Service Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company van with satnav

Travel time paid

Overtime pay

33 days annual leave

Pension + life assurance

Share Save Scheme

Discounts (retail, groceries, DIY)

Job summary

Konecranes is seeking an electrically-qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in the Lancashire area, ideally Preston/Blackburn/Blackpool. You will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes, troubleshoot breakdowns, and consult with customers on repair and safety issues.

The role reports to the Operations Manager. A company van, paid travel time, generous overtime, and 33 days leave are provided as part of a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Apprentice-trained or equivalent with electrical engineering disciplines.
• Mechanical knowledge required.
• Experience with overhead cranes/hoists preferred; essential to service equipment in industrial settings.
• Based on 39 hours per week, Mon-Fri; weekend OT paid at double time.
• Must be personable due to regular customer contact.
• Health & safety awareness is essential.
• Must be able to work at height.
• Willingness to work extra hours with paid overtime.
• Hold a valid driving licence and be willing to join on-call rota with enhanced premium.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Electrical engineering

Overhead cranes

Apprentice-trained

Driving licence

Health & Safety awareness

Work at height

On-call rota willingness

Customer contact

Job 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 an electrically-qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in the Lancashire area, ideally you'll be located in Preston/Blackburn/Blackpool.

We offer:

• A competitive basic salary, with a fantastic OTE (£55k-65K, this includes paid over time and travel time).
• 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.

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 we offer is varied and two days are rarely the same.

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.
• 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.
• Willingness to work on the on-call rota with an enhanced premium.

Additional Information

What makes us special:

• 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

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.