Overhead Crane Engineer

Konecranes; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Company van and satnav

Pension + life assurance + income保护

Employee Share Save Scheme

Discounts (retail, grocery, DIY, leisu

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

RoSPA Gold Medal safety recognition

Job summary

Konecranes is seeking an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team in northwest England. You will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes, and troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.

You will consult with customers on repair and safety issues, complete documentation via your mobile device, and work under the Operations Manager. The role involves regional travel and enhanced overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or equivalent in electrical disciplines.
• Mechanical knowledge.
• Experience with overhead cranes and hoists preferred.
• Able to work 39 hours per week Mon-Fri; overtime on weekends.
• Good communication and customer-facing skills.
• Driving licence required.
• Willingness to work on-call rota with enhanced premium.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety issues.
• Document work using mobile device.

Skills

Apprentice-trained

Electrical engineering

Overhead cranes experience

Driving licence

Communication skills

Health & safety awareness

Education

Apprentice-trained or equivalent

Job description

We are recruiting an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in northwest England., 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.

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.

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, 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