Maintenance Technician - Mechanical & Electrical

Ganymede Solutions Limited; Southampton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension

Sick pay and annual leave

Technical development and progression

Job summary

Ganymede Solutions Limited in Southampton is seeking a Dual Skilled Technician to maintain Liebherr lifting machinery and cranes. This permanent role covers a continental shift pattern days, nights, and weekends, with overtime opportunities.

You will join an experienced engineering team at a busy intermodal transportation hub, performing electrical and mechanical maintenance and ensuring safe, compliant operation.

Qualifications

• A relevant Level 3 engineering qualification.
• Apprentice-trained or time-served engineering experience.
• Practical experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance.
• A strong commitment to safe working practices.
• Clear communication skills and a reliable, team-focused approach.
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 shift roster.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, fault-find and repair heavy lift equipment.
• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance activities safely and to the required technical standard.
• Follow engineering procedures, health and safety requirements and local safety policies.
• Keep accurate and comprehensive maintenance, defect and repair records in line with company and legislative requirements.
• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements quickly and professionally to ensure minimal disruption to operations.
• Maintain high housekeeping standards to keep the yard and terminal clean, organised and safe.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a safety-critical, 24/7 maintenance environment.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Fault finding

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Shift flexibility

Education

Level 3 engineering qualification

Apprentice-trained or time-served

Job description

Dual Skilled Technician - Heavy Lift Equipment

Location: Southampton

Job Type: Permanent

Salary : Circa £55kpa +

Shifts - continental shift pattern covering days, nights & weekends.

Looking for a hands-on engineering role where your electrical and mechanical skills will keep vital machinery and heavy lifting equipment maintained?

Join within an experience engineering team within a busy intermodal transportation hub, working on a variety of machinery and heavy lift equipment.

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will maintain, service, fault-find and repair predominantly Liebherr lifting machinery & cranes. You will combine practical engineering expertise with disciplined safety and record-keeping standards, helping to keep machinery & equipment reliable, compliant and available for operation within this busy transportation hub.

What You Will Get

• Annual earnings of around £55,000 against your basic shifts plus additional overtime often available allowing a total earnings of £60k +pa
• Structured technical development, including industry training, t safety training and progression modules
• Long-term career opportunities, including the potential to undertake higher-grade duties and progress towards supervision
• A competitive pension and employee benefits package, together with sick pay and leave provision
• A rewarding career with an award-winning team that is committed to helping you reach your potential
• Maintain, service, inspect, fault-find and repair heavy lift equipment
• Complete electrical and mechanical maintenance activities safely and to the required technical standard
• Follow engineering procedures, health and safety requirements and local safety policies
• Keep accurate and comprehensive maintenance, defect and repair records in line with company and legislative requirements
• Respond to reactive maintenance requirements quickly and professionally to ensure minimal disruption to operations
• Maintain high housekeeping standards to keep the yard & terminal clean, organised and safe
• Work collaboratively with colleagues in a safety-critical, 24/7 maintenance environment
• A relevant Level 3 engineering qualification
• Apprentice-trained or time-served engineering experience
• Practical experience in electrical and/or mechanical maintenance
• A strong commitment to safe working practices
• The ability to fault-find methodically and complete repairs to a high standard
• Clear communication skills and a reliable, team-focused approach
• Flexibility to work across a 24/7 shift roster

What You Will Bring

Knowledge of Liebherr equipment would be advantageous, but applications are also welcomed from any dual skilled engineering maintenance background including, maritime & ports, rail, heavy industry, HGV, aviation, industrial machinery, the Armed Forces or other safety-critical reactive engineering environments.

Shift Pattern

The site operates around the clock, so this position requires a flexible approach to working hours across a 24/7 shift roster, including days, nights and weekends. Overtime is available on a points system to ensure fair offering and shift cover is allocated across the team to allow for optimal use of holidays - e.g. 1 week block off across every 8 week rotation in addition to your allotted holiday allowance.