Powered Access Engineer

Speedy Hire; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Training & progression

Career progression

Health cash plan

Employee assistance

Staff discounts

Green commute

Job summary

Speedy Hire in Wellington is seeking an experienced Powered Access Engineer to join our depot-based team. This hands-on role covers servicing, repairing and refurbishing our powered access fleet, ensuring equipment is safe, reliable and ready for hire.

You will diagnose faults across electrical and hydraulic systems, read drawings, and work with the depot team to maintain high safety and quality standards. A background in powered access equipment and a proactive attitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous engineering experience with powered access equipment
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• Reading electrical and hydraulic drawings
• Understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems
• Attention to detail when identifying and estimating repairs
• Health and safety focused
• Team player in a busy engineering environment

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing powered access equipment
• Diagnosing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic faults
• Completing refurbishment work and preparing equipment to go back on hire
• Carrying out inspections and identifying required repairs
• Accurately estimating repair requirements
• Reading and interpreting electrical and hydraulic drawings
• Ensuring equipment meets safety and quality standards
• Completing maintenance documentation
• Collaborating with depot team to ensure equipment availability
• Maintaining a safe, organized workshop environment

Skills

Powered access equipment

Fault finding

Electrical systems

Hydraulic systems

Drawings

Job description

ID1 Powered Access Engineer – Wellington

Location: Wellington
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30–17:00
Contract: Permanent | 45 hours per week
Role: Depot Based

Speedy are the UK's leading hire provider, offering a wide range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job.

We're looking for an experienced Powered Access Engineer to join our team at our Wellington depot.

This is a hands‑on engineering role where you'll be responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing and refurbishing our powered access fleet, ensuring our equipment is safe, reliable and ready for our customers.

Working alongside our experienced engineering team, you'll take responsibility for maintaining our powered access equipment to the highest standards.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities will include:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing powered access equipment
• Diagnosing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic faults
• Completing refurbishment work and preparing equipment to go back on hire
• Carrying out inspections and identifying required repairs
• Accurately estimating repair requirements
• Reading and interpreting electrical and hydraulic drawings
• Ensuring equipment meets required safety and quality standards
• Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation
• Working closely with the wider depot team to ensure equipment is available when our customers need it
• Maintaining a safe, organised and professional workshop environment

What we're looking for

You’ll ideally have previous engineering experience working with powered access equipment and be confident fault finding across electrical and hydraulic systems.

Experience working with manufacturers such as Niftylift, Skyjack, Genie and JLG would be particularly useful.

We're also looking for:

• Previous engineering experience within powered access or a closely related equipment environment
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
• An understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems
• The ability to read electrical and hydraulic drawings
• Good attention to detail when identifying and estimating repairs
• A strong approach to health and safety
• The ability to work effectively as part of a busy engineering team

CAP registration would be an advantage, but it isn't essential. If you have the right engineering experience and attitude, we'll support your development and invest in helping you progress to the next level.

What we offer

Joining Speedy means more than joining a workshop. We want our Engineers to continue developing their skills and have opportunities to progress their careers across the wider Speedy Group.

Our benefits include:

• 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Company pension scheme
• Training, development and career progression opportunities
• Career Line of Sight, providing clear routes for progression and growth within the Speedy Group
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential wellbeing, legal and financial support
• My Staff Shop, providing access to a wide range of employee discounts and offers
• Green Commute Initiative

If you're an experienced Engineer looking for a hands‑on role where you can develop your technical skills and work with a varied powered access fleet, we'd like to hear from you.

Speedy reserves the right to close vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date where we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore recommend applying as soon as possible.

Some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check.

The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do the best work of their lives.

All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability.

All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of the right to work in the UK by the start of employment.