Service Technician

Konecranes Demag UK Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crane services company based in the United Kingdom is seeking an electrically qualified Crane Service Engineer to join their team in the Bristol area. The role involves maintenance, repair, and upgrade of lifting equipment, particularly overhead gantry cranes. The position offers a competitive basic salary with a fantastic OTE of £55K-65K, paid travel time, generous leave, and various employee benefits including a company vehicle. Ideal candidates are apprentice-trained in electrical engineering with good mechanical knowledge and customer interaction skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid travel time

Generous overtime

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Previous experience with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred.
• Ability to work at height.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.
• Consult customers on repair and safety issues.

Skills

Electrical engineering disciplines

Mechanical knowledge

Communication skills

Health & Safety awareness

Customer interaction

Education

Apprentice-trained or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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.

What 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
• Other benefits include :
• Paid O / T and Travel Time
• 25 days A / L + BHs
• Pension
• Life Cover.
• A Company van with satnav
• Corporate clothing and smart phone are provided

Your main responsibilities

• 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

• What makes us special :
• We have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal (for 6 consecutive years Golds) Award for our UK 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.

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