SERVICE ENGINEER – DERBY

T H White Ltd; Wollaton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crane service provider in Wollaton is looking for a Service Technician to provide on-site support for advanced lorry loader cranes. The role offers extensive training and a competitive salary, with opportunities for overtime. The ideal candidate has experience as a service engineer or plant fitter and holds relevant qualifications. Apply now to join a dynamic team committed to your professional development.

Benefits

Market leading salary

Extensive overtime opportunities

Company vehicle

23.5 to 26.5 days holiday

Competitive pension scheme

Life Assurance cover

Staff discounts on products

Qualifications

• Essential experience maintaining and repairing lorry loader cranes or similar equipment.
• Recognized qualifications in Plant Maintenance.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Travel to customer sites for crane servicing.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical issues.
• Perform LOLER inspections and safety checks.
• Provide technical support and training.

Skills

Experience as a Service Engineer/Plant Fitter

Mechanical issue diagnosis

Hydraulic system repair

Electrical system troubleshooting

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in Plant Maintenance

Job description

Are you interested in training to become a specialist Service Technician, working on our advanced LORRY-LOADER cranes?

We are Palfinger UK. We’re the exclusive UK distributor for Palfinger Lorry Cranes and Epsilon Timber & Recycling Cranes.

This is a great opportunity to join our prestigious aftersales division, where you’ll be servicing and repairing some of the world’s most advanced and innovative lifting machines.

If extensive training, technical development and a company that has your best interest at heart is important to you, then read on…

Hours:

Our engineers work 40 hours a week, between our operational hours of 07:00-18:00 Monday – Friday.

Additional overtime is available should you want to earn more.

Key Duties will Include:

Travelling across the Derby, Nottingham and north Birmingham areas delivering on-site support to our own brand of lorry loader cranes, including:

• Regular crane servicing.
• Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical issues on customer sites.
• Performing LOLER inspections and safety checks to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Providing technical support and training to customers.

The Ideal Applicant:

• Experience as a Service Engineer / Plant Fitter maintaining and repairing lorry loader cranes, or similar hydraulic lifting equipment such as construction plant, forklifts, agricultural machinery, access equipment or taillifts is essential.
• Applicants should hold a recognised apprenticeship, C&G or NVQ in Plant Maintenance or a similar discipline.
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

Benefits:

Palfinger UK are part of the T H White Group.

As a business we are committed to training, mentoring and developing our Service Engineers to enable them to achieve their maximum potential. We offer a wide range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, these include:

• A market leading salary, negotiable based on your capability & experience – benchmarked and reviewed annually so your pay remains competitive.
• Extensive overtime (paid at a premium)if you wish to increase your earnings.
• Door-to-door hourly pay.
• Formal manufacturer & ALLMI accredited training supporting your journey to becoming a product specialist.
• Fully expensed, high specification company Mercedes Sprinter.
• Cross-divisional career development plans, providing a variety of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.
• 23.5 days holiday- rising to 26.5 days with service + Bank Holidays.
• Share Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
• Competitive company pension scheme offering employer contributions of up to 8.5%, with a combined total of 12.5% when you contribute! (subject to qualifying period).
• Life Assurance cover providing up to 5 times salary with service.
• Staff discounts on a huge variety of products including tools, workwear, household supplies and machinery at our group (T H White) store.

T H WHITE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.