Overhead Crane Engineer

Konecranes Demag UK Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE £55k-£65k

Travel time paid

Overtime weekend rate

Call out pay

33 days leave

Pension & life assurance

Company van

Share Save

Discounts

Assistance programme

Enhanced parental pay

Holiday buy/sell

Job summary

Konecranes Demag UK Ltd is seeking an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to cover Liverpool, Warrington or Manchester. The role focuses on maintenance, repair and upgrades of overhead gantry cranes with on-site customer contact and a strong emphasis on safety and quality.

You will work a 39-hour week (Mon-Fri) with paid overtime, a company van, satnav and a generous benefits package including pension, life assurance and training.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or equivalent with electrical engineering knowledge.
• Mechanical knowledge and experience with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred.
• Industrial environment maintenance, repair and servicing experience is essential.
• 40-hour workweek with paid overtime; weekend double time applies.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety-related issues.
• Complete documentation through a mobile device.

Skills

Apprentice-trained

Electrical engineering

Mechanical knowledge

Overhead cranes

Customer contact

Health & safety

Possess driving licence

On-call readiness

Education

Apprentice-trained or equivalent

Job description

We are recruiting an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in the areas of Liverpool, Warrington or Manchester .

We offer:

• A competitive basic salary, with a fantastic OTE (£55k-65K, this includes paid overtime and travel time).
• 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
• Call out payment.
• 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays)
• Contributory pension + life assurance + income protection insurance
• A Company van with satnav, corporate clothing and smart phone are provided.
• Employee Share Save Scheme
• Retail, grocery, DIY and leisure discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Buy and sell holidays

Your main responsibilities will include:

• You will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Trouble- shooting equipment breakdowns.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety related issues.
• Complete appropriate documentation through your mobile device.

This role reports to the Operations Manager.

The role of a Crane Service Engineer will involve the maintenance, repair and upgrade of our customers' lifting equipment, primarily overhead gantry cranes. The work we offer is varied and two days are rarely the same.

Qualifications

What we are looking for in you:

• We ask that you are apprentice-trained (or equivalent) and conversant with electrical engineering disciplines.
• Mechanical knowledge
• Previous experience working with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred, but maintaining, repairing, and servicing equipment in an industrial environment is essential.
• Based on 39 hours p/w Mon-Fri. Weekend overtime working will earn double time.
• Great communication skills
• Be personable as there is regular customer contact.
• Health & Safety awareness
• You can work at height.
• Willingness to work extra hours – this attracts paid overtime.
• Hold a current driving licence.
• Willingness to work on the on-call rota with an enhanced premium.

Additional information

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 our company, 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