Overhead Crane Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

33 days annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Income protection

Employee Share Save Scheme

Discounts

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Holiday buy/sell

Job summary

Konecranes Demag UK Ltd is seeking an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to work across Liverpool, Warrington or Manchester. You will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on overhead cranes, diagnose faults, and advise customers on safety matters.

The role reports to the Operations Manager and includes paid overtime, travel time, and a company van. We offer a competitive salary with OTE (£55k-65K), generous leave, pension and life assurance, and employee perks.

Qualifications

• apprentice-trained or equivalent, conversant with electrical engineering disciplines
• Mechanical knowledge
• Experience with overhead cranes/hoists preferred but essential in industrial environments
• 38-hour week, Mon-Fri, weekend overtime at double time
• Strong communication and safety awareness

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes
• Trouble-shoot equipment breakdowns
• Consult with customers on repair and safety-related issues
• Complete documentation via mobile device

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

Customer contact

Health & Safety awareness

Driving licence

Working at height

Education

Apprentice-trained or equivalent

Tools

Overhead cranes and hoists familiarity

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