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About The Role
The Service Engineer role, based in Leicester, involves the installation, maintenance, and repair of cranes, goods lifts, and bespoke machinery. This full-time, permanent position follows a 39-hour week, Monday to Friday, with no weekend or evening callouts. Working for a firm holding a Royal Warrant, the successful candidate will apply their mechanical and electrical expertise to solve complex engineering challenges. Key skills include fault-finding, planned maintenance, and a commitment to safety standards. A competitive salary is offered, alongside 24 days of holiday, a company bonus, and a pension scheme. This employee-owned business provides clear routes for personal development, making it an ideal setting for a dedicated engineer to progress.
An excellent opportunity for a Service Engineer to join a well-established company
- Salary: Competitive
- Contract: Permanent 39hr week Mon – Fri. No weekend or evening callouts
- Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays. Company Bonus, Company pension, Opportunities for personal development.
Company Profile
The company has a 50-year history and is a thriving firm, which has recently become employee owned. The company designs, manufactures, installs, and services cranes, goods lifts, tyre presses, lighting winch systems, forklift trucks, and bespoke machinery for the nuclear decommissioning industry. Its products tend to be unique in the marketplace due to the deliberate strategy of finding innovative designs to solve customer problems.
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The Company sells worldwide and holds a Royal Warrant of Appointment to The King. As an employee-owned business, its focus is on sustainability and long-term commitments to customers, staff, and suppliers. As a successful and growing business, it has recently been recognized in the LSE Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ list.
Job Profile
The role is based from home and using a company van you will maintain the company’s own products at customers’ sites across The Midlands and Central England. Candidates should be happy to work in an independent manner and organize their own work schedules. Candidates will ideally be situated in Leicester or Northampton.
Candidates should be experienced in general mechanical engineering skills and a basic understanding of DC electrical circuits. Previous lift maintenance experience is not essential. The role will involve maintenance and service of our lifting equipment and occasional project work onsite carrying out new installations.
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The Role
- Responsible for preventative maintenance of the company’s range of goods lifts and cranes.
- A large proportion of these items are hoists used in pubs for delivering beer barrels through cellar hatches.
- Attending breakdowns on the same products.
- Set out work on site in accordance with RAMS issued.
- Liaise with the site manager or operator of the premises.
- Liaise with parts department to ensure correct stock levels in company van.
Candidate Specifications
- In-depth mechanical experience including strong diagnostic skills.
- Experience with electro-hydraulic circuits useful but not essential.
- Use of computer apps to log on and off customer jobs.
- Early starts and flexibility required to beat the traffic.
- Good verbal, visual, and written communication skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now!
The employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
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