Powered Access Engineer

Miller’s Recruitment; Ovingdean; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is looking for a Powered Access Workshop Engineer to maintain, repair, and inspect powered access equipment such as scissor lifts. The ideal candidate will possess a Level 3 NVQ in Mechanical Engineering and have strong attention to detail and communication skills. Excellent training opportunities are provided in a state-of-the-art workshop environment.

Benefits

Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy

Job Specific Uniform & tooling

Incremental holiday allowance (up to 32 days per year)

Qualifications

• Technical expertise required for maintenance and repair of powered access equipment.
• Understanding of hydraulic and mechanical systems is essential.
• Knowledge of workshop health and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough inspections of scissor lift machines.
• Perform standard diagnostic tests on machine components.
• Overhaul, repair, or refurbish scissor lifts.

Skills

Flexibility

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Powered Access Workshop Engineer to join our dynamic workshop team. You will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and inspection of powered access equipment, such as scissor lifts. This role requires technical expertise and a focus on safety to ensure that all equipment operates efficiently and meets regulatory standards.

Duties

• Conduct thorough inspections of scissor lift machines to assess repair, replacement, or refurbishment needs, utilising initial field inspection reports.
• Perform standard diagnostic tests on machine components to determine their condition.
• Compile a detailed list of required parts and materials for machine preparation work.
• Perform overhaul, repair, or refurbishment tasks on scissor lifts in accordance with the agreed scope of work, which involves the removal of components, as well as the installation of original or replacement parts.
• Inspect and test completed machines to ensure they operate at expected performance levels.

Specific Skills

• Flexibility, organisational skills, and effective time management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team.
• Communication and interpersonal skills, fostering positive relationships.
• Organisational abilities, capable of working efficiently and meeting tight deadlines.
• Effective problem-solving skills.

Knowledge

• Level 3 NVQ / City & Guilds Mechanical Engineering, Electrical knowledge would be an advantage.
• Understanding of hydraulic, and mechanical systems.
• Familiarity with workshop Health and Safety practices.

Internal training in the aspect of Powered Access / Scissor lifts will be given to the successful Candidate.

Company Information

Who are we?
Miller’s Vanguard are proud to have been supporting all the UK’s Supermarket chains for over 40 years, in brief, we are the people in the background ensuring that supermarkets keep the Nation fed! Maintaining a wide and varied range of assets from food production equipment through to loading bay lifts.

Our service are as follows:

• Nationwide reactive maintenance
• Hygienic Deep cleaning & Planned maintenance services
• Refurbishment, logistics and installation of equipment

We do all of this with the firm foundations of being owned by the global Ali Group, whose turnover is in excess of £4 billion p.a.

Our people
Despite being a large operation here at Miller’s Vanguard we still firmly believe in running the business like we have done for the last 40 years, by valuing our biggest asset we have YOU…the employee.

Our team of over 500 employees have the advantage of working in state-of-the-art working environments: –

• New (2021) Technical response centre
• Award Winning research, Innovation, and recycling facility
• Industry leading Mercedes Benz fleet

We believe in providing you with the very best environment and tools to do the job.

Career Development

Training is also a huge part of our culture here at Miller’s Vanguard and our City and Guilds accredited training centre is where we coach and develop our employees regardless of your position or your length of service, we want to make sure that our staff can progress and keep pace with ever changing equipment technologies.

Why Join Us

• Training in our City & Guilds accredited academy
• Job Specific Uniform & tooling for all roles
• Company wide fun days and charity events
• Company Pension
• Incremental holiday allowance (up to 32 days per year)
• Regular staff ‘treats’ for employees and their families