Service Technician

Konecranes; Bristol; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in material handling solutions is seeking a Crane Service Engineer to maintain and repair overhead cranes in the Bristol area. Candidates should be electrically qualified with mechanical knowledge and experience in an industrial environment. The position offers a competitive salary with generous overtime, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive basic salary

Paid travel time

Generous overtime

Call out payment

33 days annual leave

Contributory pension

Employee Share Save Scheme

Retail discounts

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Buy and sell holidays

Qualifications

• Experience with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred; servicing industrial equipment is essential.
• Ability to work at height.
• Hold a current driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety issues.
• Complete documentation through your mobile device.

Skills

Electrically-qualified

Mechanical knowledge

Customer service

Health & Safety awareness

Troubleshooting

Education

Apprentice-trained or equivalent in electrical engineering

Job description

We are recruiting an electrically-qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in the Bristol area (M5 Corridor south Wales). 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 is varied and two days are rarely the same.

We offer :

• A competitive basic salary with a fantastic OTE (55k-65K)
• 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.

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 are able to work at height.
• Willingness to work extra hours this attracts paid overtime.
• Hold a current driving licence.

Additional Information :

• We have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal (for 6 consecutive years Golds) Award for ourUK 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.

Why join us

We pride ourselves on having a broad portfolio of customers who operate across multiple industries; these include Container Handling Automotive Aerospace Construction Rail Ports Power Waste to Energy Mining and General Manufacturing to name but a few.

Konecranes moves what matters . We are a global leader in material handling solutions serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most because we know we can always find a safer more productive and sustainable way. Thats why with 16 000 professionals in over 50 countries we are trusted every day to lift handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment which is free from any form of discrimination.

Remote Work : No

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Mechanic Experience,Pest Control,Customer Service,Hand Tools,HVAC,Mechanical Knowledge,Automotive Repair,Service Technician Experience,Maintenance,Heavy Lifting,Equipment Repair,Troubleshooting

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1