Lift Service Engineer

JLD Recruit Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

Pension scheme

Mobile phone

On-call standby payment

Job summary

JLD Recruit Ltd. is seeking an experienced Lift Service Engineer to service and maintain commercial lifts across London. You will handle planned servicing, breakdown response and fault finding, with a local route wherever possible.

The position is permanent with a competitive salary, Monday–Friday 8 hours, a 1 in 4 on-call rota, and a managed benefits package including a company van and pension. Training and ongoing support are provided to grow within the role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Lift Service Engineer.
• NVQ Level 3 in Lift Servicing & Repair or LEIA modules or equivalent qualification.
• Candidates working towards the relevant qualification may be considered.
• Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience.
• Good customer service and communication skills.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance and servicing.
• Attending breakdowns and diagnosing faults.
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Carrying out minor repairs where required.
• Ensuring lifts are operating safely and reliably.
• Building good relationships with customers on site.
• Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation.

Skills

5+ years lift experience

Fault finding

Customer service

Full UK driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Lift Servicing & Repair

LEIA modules

Job description

Lift Service Engineer

Location: London – local patch wherever possible
Salary: £42,500 – £50,000 depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
On Call: 1 week in 4
Company Van Provided

JLD Recruit is currently recruiting for an experienced Lift Service Engineer to join a well-established and growing independent lift company covering London.

This is a permanent position offering a competitive basic salary, a local service route wherever possible, flexible working hours and a strong overall benefits package.

The Role

As a Lift Service Engineer, you'll be responsible for planned servicing, routine maintenance and breakdown response across a range of commercial lift equipment.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance and servicing
• Attending breakdowns and diagnosing faults
• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Carrying out minor repairs where required
• Ensuring lifts are operating safely and reliably
• Building good relationships with customers on site
• Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation

Where possible, engineers are allocated a service route close to where they live, helping to reduce unnecessary travelling.

Salary & Benefits

• £42,500 – £50,000 basic salary, depending on experience and qualifications
• Monday to Friday
• 8-hour working day
• Flexible start and finish times
• Core hours between 10am and 3pm
• 1 in 4 on-call rota
• £250 standby payment for your on-call week, plus enhanced call-out payments
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company van
• Mobile phone
• Pension scheme
• Income protection scheme, subject to qualifying period
• Ongoing technical training and development
• Support from an experienced London-based operations team

Flexible working hours are available, with engineers able to work patterns such as 7:00am–3:30pm, 8:00am–4:30pm, 8:30am–5:00pm or 9:00am–5:30pm.

What We're Looking For

To be considered for this position, you should have:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Lift Service Engineer
• NVQ Level 3 in Lift Servicing & Repair, relevant LEIA modules or equivalent qualification
• Candidates working towards the relevant qualification may also be considered
• Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience
• Good customer service and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence