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Engineer Crane
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Crane Engineer
Location: Erith
Hours: 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, including Speedy Work Life Balance (SWLB)
Flexible working options available, including job shares and amended hours. We are committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance.
About the Role
As a Crane Engineer, you'll be responsible for the inspection, servicing, maintenance and repair of overhead travelling cranes, hoists and associated lifting equipment across a variety of customer sites.
You'll use your technical expertise to diagnose faults, complete repairs and preventative maintenance, and ensure equipment remains safe, compliant and fully operational.
You'll also work closely with our customers, providing professional technical advice and helping them minimise downtime while meeting their statutory obligations.
Safety is at the heart of everything we do, so you'll always work to the highest engineering and health & safety standards.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Carrying out routine servicing, inspection and maintenance of overhead cranes and hoists
- Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults and completing effective repairs
- Carrying out preventative maintenance to improve equipment reliability and minimise downtime
- Undertaking fault finding, retrofits, modernisations and equipment upgrades
- Ensuring work is completed in accordance with LOLER, PUWER and relevant health & safety legislation
- Producing accurate service reports and clearly communicating technical findings and recommendations
- Providing customers with knowledgeable, professional technical advice
- Building strong and lasting relationships with customers through excellent service
- Working safely at height and following all Lloyds British safety procedures
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What We're Looking For
You'll have a strong electrical and mechanical engineering background with previous experience working on overhead cranes, hoists or similar lifting equipment.
Ideally, You'll Have
- An NVQ Level 3, HNC, HND or City & Guilds qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Previous experience servicing, maintaining or repairing overhead cranes and hoists
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills
- A good understanding of LOLER and PUWER
- Experience working safely at height
- A full UK driving licence
- Strong problem-solving and diagnostic skills
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail
- The ability to work independently while also contributing to a wider engineering team
- A strong commitment to safety, quality and delivering a first-class service
What We Offer
We want our engineers to build long-term careers with us, so you'll have access to extensive training, development and progression opportunities alongside a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- 26 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Speedy Work Life Balance (SWLB)
- Competitive pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Company vehicle, tools and specialist equipment
- Ongoing technical training through our in-house Academy, OEM partners and LEEA Advanced courses
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression
- Career Line of Sight, providing clear development and progression pathways across the Speedy Group
- 95% employee discount across the Speedy Hire Group
- My Staff Shop, providing discounts across hundreds of retailers
- Green Commute Initiative – Cycle to Work Scheme
- PAM Employee Assistance Programme, providing free and confidential wellbeing, legal and financial support
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Our Engineers
Our engineers are at the heart of our business.
At Lloyds British, you'll be joining a respected specialist engineering business where your technical knowledge is valued and where we invest in helping our people continue to develop.
Through technical training, manufacturer support, LEEA development and opportunities across the wider Speedy Hire Group, you'll have the opportunity to develop your expertise and build a long-term engineering career with us.
If you're an experienced Crane Engineer looking for your next opportunity and want to join a business where safety, quality, technical expertise and people come first, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and take the next step in your engineering career with Lloyds British.
A Fair and Inclusive Workplace
Lloyds British, part of the Speedy Hire Group, is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, neurodiversity or veteran status.
All roles require proof of the right to work in the UK before employment commences.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which may include Right to Work verification, references and, where applicable, DBS, credit or security clearance checks.
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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