T H WHITE Group
WORKSHOP SERVICE ENGINEER – DARTFORD

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Tired of being called out on an evening? Working every other Saturday? Not knowing your working pattern or just feeling like your skills are being taken for granted?
Join the official UK dealer of the world leading Palfinger lorry-loader and Epsilon construction cranes!
This is a workshop-based role with structured hours, in our state-of-the-art engineering facility. We're offering the genuine opportunity to become a specialist in world-class crane technology without sacrificing your evenings, weekends, or family life to get there.
You'll be joining a secure and established UK business that is actively investing for the future.
With customer care and aftersales support at the core of everything we do, we’re proud to be setting new standards in the industry. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious engineer to join a growing business at the forefront of lorry crane technology.
Hours
- 40 hours per week.
- Monday to Friday 08:00-17:00.
Key Duties Will Include
- General servicing, repairs, and diagnostics on Palfinger lorry cranes.
- Hydraulic, electrical and software fault finding.
- Thorough LOLER inspections.
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The Ideal Applicant
We welcome applications from engineers with all relevant backgrounds, (as specialist product training is provided) but to be considered you’ll need:
- Experience with cranes, or similar hydraulic equipment such as construction plant, agricultural machinery, HGVs, forklifts, material handling, powered access or tail-lifts.
- A recognised qualification such as an NVQ or City & Guilds in Plant Maintenance (or a closely related discipline).
- A strong customer focus and commitment to high-quality work.
- Flexibility to work on-site at our Dartford service centre (Monday to Friday).
Benefits
Palfinger UK are part of the T H White group. We believe that people are our most important and valuable asset and it is our philosophy to try to do everything we can to ensure that everyone working for us is happy and gets pleasure and satisfaction from their work.
We offer a great range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, including:


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- A market leading salary, based on your capability & experience - reviewed annually.
- 23.5 days holiday, rising with service + bank holidays.
- Company pension scheme offering joint contributions of 12.5%
- Perkbox high street retail discounts, wellbeing support and online GP access
- Life Assurance cover - 5 X salary
- Share Incentive Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
- Cross-divisional career development plans, providing you with a range of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.
- Ongoing (Palfinger manufacturer & ALLMI accredited) technical training, supporting your journey to becoming a product specialist.
- Staff discounts on a huge variety of products (such as clothing, footwear, tools, household and selected machinery lines) at our online store.
We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
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