Modernisation Technician

TBA Group; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Modernisation Technician to join their team, responsible for delivering large scale projects across the UK and Ireland. This role combines electrical and mechanical skills with excellent communication and safety awareness, offering opportunities for professional growth and generous benefits including paid travel and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Generous overtime and double time at weekends

Paid travel time

Contributory pension + life assurance + income protection insurance

Employee Share Save Scheme

Retail, grocery, DIY and leisure discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days A/L + bank holidays

Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Electrical and mechanical skills are essential.
• Good communication skills for customer interaction.
• Health & Safety awareness and ability to self-manage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver large modernization works across the UK.
• Liaise with project managers and customers.
• Ensure documentation is complete for each project.

Skills

Electrical skills

Mechanical skills

Good communication

Health & Safety awareness

Computer literate

Confident working at height

Self-management

Job description

Company Description

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive.We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Modernisation Technician to join the Modernisation Team.

This role reports to the Project Manager (Mods) and will cover the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Within the Modernisation team, we work alongside the Branches to help deliver all the large modernisation projects. Our Projects can range from installing new gantry and cranes to carrying out a complete overhaul consisting of new panels, new electricals, new trolley unit, Inverter upgrades, waste crane festoon replacement, and hoist general overhauls, to WTE upgrades, mechanical upgrades and so on …….

We are looking for a technician to join our team to help deliver our projects. We cover the whole UK & Ireland and all the offshore islands. This is an excellent opportunity to expand your skills and participate in exciting projects.

Flexible UK location.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Delivering large modernisation works across the UK.
• Working away for extended periods
• Liaising with the project manager/engineer/ site supervisor and the customer, ensuring every job is delivered to the highest standard.
• Making safety a priority
• Working within a team
• Consult with customers before/during, and after projects.
• Carrying out commissioning of plant and complete handover
• Complete appropriate documentation throughout each project
• Good Self-management

Qualifications

What we are looking for in you:

• Electrical and mechanical skills
• Good communication skills
• Based on 39 hours p/w Mon-Fri. Weekend overtime working will earn double time.
• Good command of the English language
• Be personable, as there is regular customer contact.
• Health & Safety awareness
• Computer literate asreports will be needed to be completed after every installation
• Confident workingat height.
• Willing to work away for long periods.
• Able to work in a close team environment.
• Able to self-manage.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• A good base salary
• Working away expenses
• Paid travel time – from your home in the morning and on the return home from your last job of the day.
• Generous overtime and double time at weekends
• Contributory pension + life assurance + income protection insurance
• A Company van with satnav, corporate clothing and a smartphone are provided.
• Employee Share Save Scheme
• Retail, grocery, DIY and leisure discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days A/L + bank holidays
• Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave

What makes us special:

• We have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal (for 6 consecutive years Golds) Award for our UK company safety performance!
• When you join Konecranes you immediately notice a sense of commitment, camaraderie, and lots of opportunities to grow professionally within our organisation.
• We provide specialised training on high-quality products, provision of all equipment and PPE along with excellent company working practices and industry-leading training programme.

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.