Trainee Lift Engineers - London & Home Counties

Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric company car scheme

Private medical healthcare

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Performance bonus

Job summary

Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd is recruiting Trainee Lift Engineers for London and the Home Counties. You will begin with around six months of comprehensive training and mentoring to develop the technical knowledge and practical skills required to work safely and effectively in the lift industry.

After training you may specialise as Lift Technician, Repair Engineer, Service Engineer or Installation Engineer, taking ownership of your geographic area and pursuing a long-term engineering career with

Qualifications

• Solid mechanical or engineering background.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong understanding of workplace Health & Safety.
• Attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Proactive, self-motivated approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Undergo six months of structured training and development to gain technical knowledge and hands-on experience.
• After training, specialise in Lift Technician, Repair Engineer, Service Engineer or Installation Engineer.
• Take responsibility for your own geographical area with increasing independence and workload ownership.
• Build a long-term engineering career with clear progression into more senior roles.

Skills

Mechanical background

Fault-finding

Independent work

Teamwork

Communication

Health and Safety

Attention to detail

Proactive attitude

Flexible

Job description

Trainee Lift Engineers (301jc) – London & Home Counties - £30 – £35k starting salary + excellent benefits and increasing to circa £40,000 following successful training

Turn Your Engineering Skills into a Long-Term Career

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

Are you mechanically minded, technically capable and looking for an engineering career where your skills, attitude and ability can take you further?

Our client, an established engineering business with more than 30 years’ experience, is expanding its team and is looking for a number of Trainee Lift Engineers across London, the Home Counties and surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with a solid mechanical or engineering background who want to develop specialist skills within the lift industry.

If you're accustomed to fault-finding, maintaining equipment, following technical procedures, working independently and taking responsibility for getting the job done properly, many of your existing skills will transfer well into this role.

Previous lift industry experience is not required comprehensive training and mentoring will be provided.

The Opportunity

You’ll initially undertake approximately six months of structured training and development, giving you the technical knowledge and practical experience required to work safely and effectively within the industry.

Following your initial training, you’ll have the opportunity to specialise in an area suited to your strengths and abilities, including:

• Lift Technician
• Repair Engineer
• Service Engineer
• Installation Engineer

Once trained and competent, you’ll take responsibility for your own geographical area, giving you considerable independence and ownership of your workload.

This isn’t simply a trainee position; it’s an opportunity to build a long-term engineering career with genuine scope to progress into more senior positions.

What We’re Looking For

• A strong mechanical or engineering background
• Electrical knowledge or experience advantageous but not essential
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving abilities
• The confidence to work independently as well as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• A strong understanding of workplace Health & Safety
• The ability to work towards targets without compromising standards
• Good attention to detail, including completing documentation accurately
• A proactive, self-motivated approach to your work
• A flexible attitude and genuine enthusiasm for developing your technical skills

Location

The company is recruiting across a wide geographical area and is interested in candidates based in or around:

London | Home Counties | Kent | Essex

Salary & Benefits

The package includes:

• £30,000–£35,000 starting salary
• Salary increasing to circa £40,000 following successful completion of training
• Annual performance bonus of up to 10%
• Electric company car scheme with no personal tax implication
• Private medical healthcare
• 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Company pension – 4% employer / 4% employee contribution
• Full initial training and mentoring as well as ongoing development and training.
• Opportunities to specialise and progress into more senior engineering roles

If you’ve got a solid engineering foundation and want to turn those skills into a well-paid, specialist career with excellent progression prospects, we’d like to hear from you.

No previous lift industry experience is required, your engineering ability, attitude and willingness to learn are what matters.