Job Description
Job Description Field Service Engineer
Our client is an innovative British business in the lifting equipment sector.
They offer maintenance, breakdowns, repair, modernisation, and certification of lifting equipment.
The Role
* Dealing with preventative maintenance contracts, breakdowns on a 24-hour 7 day basis, service follow up work, spare parts, crane modernisation and all after sales activities.
* Overtime and weekend working as required dependant on job and location
* Product training will be provided as well as LEEA accreditations and any other applicable accreditations necessary
Duties of the Role
* Refurbishment/Modernisation of overhead cranes, hoists and lifting equipment
* Overhead crane and gantry installation, inspection, testing and commissioning
* Jib crane installation, inspection, testing and commissioning
* To carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance, and identify potential mechanical and electrical problems with our reporting system
* To carry out Service Follow Ups and/or project modernisation work related to crane conversion or refurbishment
* To attend emergency breakdowns, identify faults and carry out effective repairs. These will generally be electrical problems, possibly PLC related.
Skills Required
* Previous specialist experience of OHTCs is essential, ideally with knowledge of cranes supplied by major global manufacturers (Tower crane experience alone would not be sufficient)
* Must be a competent industrial electrician and/or mechanically biased and apprentice trained (NVQ level 3 or above)
* Must be able to work on your own, as part of the Service Department or lead a team of engineers depending on the nature of the jobs, duration, and location
* The individual should be self-motivated, responsible, prepared to travel throughout the UK and will be expected to work some unsociable hours
* Willingness to undergo security clearance if required
What's on offer
* Competitive Commission scheme
* 33 Holidays (including bank holidays)
* Free Holiday on your Birthday
* Flexi-time policy
* 2 x basic wage death in service benefit
* Opportunities for development
* Private on-site gym facilities
* Healthcare insurance
* Eye Test Vouchers
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