Senior Hoist Engineer

GAP Group Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

GAP Group Limited is seeking a Regional Hoist Engineer to service, maintain, and repair a wide range of lifting equipment across GAP depots and customer sites in the region. The role involves regular travel and working from a home depot with regional responsibility.

You'll diagnose faults, install and dismantle hoists, and provide additional technical support to reduce downtime while ensuring hire fleet readiness across the region.

Qualifications

• Experience as hoist engineer or lifting equipment engineer with relevant qualification.
• Strong diagnostic, mechanical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently across depots and customer sites.
• Willingness to travel regularly across the region.
• Full valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining, and repairing lifting and hoist equipment across GAP fleet.
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs at depots and customer sites across the region.
• Install, dismantle and maintain hire fleet of construction hoists.
• Providing additional technical support at depots where backlogs, capacity, or skills gaps exist.
• Completing planned servicing, repairs, and refurbishments to support equipment availability and minimise downtime.
• Checking, testing, and tagging equipment, accurately completing service records, test certificates, and associated paperwork.

Skills

Hoist engineering experience

Diagnostic skills

Mechanical skills

Independent work across depots

Full driving licence

Education

Relevant qualification or time-served experience

Job description

About the role

Ready to take your skills on the road and make an impact across an entire region?

We're looking for a skilled and flexible Regional Hoist Engineer to support our high performing Lifting division. If you're experienced in hoist maintenance, enjoy variety in your work, and thrive in a role where no two days are the same, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Based from a “home” depot, you'll work across a defined region, supporting multiple GAP depots and customer sites as required. You'll provide additional fitting resource where demand is highest, helping to reduce downtime, clear backlogs, and keep equipment hire ready across the region.

Please note, this role involves regular travel across the region.

What You'll Be Doing

• Servicing, maintaining, and repairing a wide range of lifting and hoist equipment across the GAP fleet
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs at depots and customer sites across the region
• Instal, dismantle and maintain our hire fleet of construction hoists
• Providing additional technical support at depots where backlogs, capacity, or skills gaps exist
• Completing planned servicing, repairs, and refurbishments to support equipment availability and minimise downtime
• Checking, testing, and tagging equipment, accurately completing service records, test certificates, and associated paperwork

About You

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience as a hoist engineer or experienced lifting equipment engineer with a relevant qualification, or time-served background in an industry with transferable skills is welcomed
• Strong diagnostic, mechanical, and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently across different depots and customer sites
• A flexible approach to travel and changing regional priorities
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• A proactive, safety focused mindset and commitment to high standards
• A full valid driving licence

About Us

You'll be joining an industry leader that's growing and genuinely committed to your success. At GAP, we're proud to be the UK's leading equipment hire provider—supporting projects big and small across construction, infrastructure, events, and more. With nearly 200 locations nationwide and a wide range of specialist divisions, we offer exciting opportunities in everything from Plant and Tools to Lifting, Survey, Pumps, Power and Environmental, and Event Services.

As a family-run business with over 50 years of experience, we believe in doing things the right way. That means:

• More investment in our equipment than anyone else in the industry, so you work with the best tools in the game
• Remaining fully independent, which lets us make agile, long-term decisions that support your success
• Offering real career growth, training, and development from day one
• Support that values you – from generous holidays to Life Assurance and Health & Wellness Support

We're proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer and embrace the unique contributions each individual brings.