Service Technician

TBA Group; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Crane Service Technician in London, where you will maintain and repair overhead cranes. This role offers a competitive salary with generous overtime, paid travel, and a supportive work environment. Experience diverse challenges daily and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including a company van and employee discounts. If you are passionate about safety and customer service, this is the perfect opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic industry.

Benefits

Paid travel time

Generous overtime

Call out payment

33 days annual leave

Contributory pension

Employee Share Save Scheme

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Buy/Sell Holidays

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or equivalent in electrical or mechanical fields.
• Experience in maintaining and repairing industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns and consult with customers.

Skills

Electric overhead travelling cranes maintenance

Troubleshooting equipment breakdowns

Customer consultation

Health & Safety awareness

Education

Apprentice-trained (or equivalent)

Job description

Company Description

At Konecranes, we believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the Konecranes name. Everything we do, we do with passion and drive.We believe diversity drives business success and is the foundation for our growth. We welcome different backgrounds and skills that enrich our community and we promote a place where we can ALL be ourselves. This is what makes Konecranes a unique place to work.

Job Description

We are recruiting a Crane Service Technician to be based in the Southeast area of the UK (Kent, Essex, East Sussex, London)

We offer an OTE of £55K-65K, this includes your basic salary as well as paid travel time and paid overtime.

This role reports to the Operations Manager.

The role of a Service Technician will involve the maintenance, repair and upgrade of our customers' lifting equipment, primarily overhead gantry cranes. The work we offer is varied and two days are rarely the same.

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.

We offer:

• A good base salary.
• 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
• Buy/Sell Holidays
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Qualifications

What we are looking for in you:

• You are apprentice-trained (or equivalent), electrically or mechanically
• Previous experience working with overhead cranes and hoists is great, but maintaining, repairing, and servicing equipment on an industrial environment is essential.
• Based on 39 hours p/w Mon-Fri. Weekend overtime working will earn double time.
• Good command of the English language
• Be personable as there is regular customer contact.
• Health & Safety awareness
• You will be asked to climb a ladder and able to work at heights.
• Willingness to work extra hours – this attracts paid overtime.
• Hold a current driving licence.
• Willingness to work on the on-call rota with enhanced premium.

Additional Information

What makes us special:

• We have received a Gold rating from EcoVadis for a fourth year in a row.Our actions, policies and reporting putting us in the top 1% of its general-purpose machinery peers, and in the top 2% of all rated companies globally.
• We have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal (for 6 consecutive years Golds) Award for their 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.

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. That's 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.