Engineer Crane
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Electrical Engineering
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.
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Crane EngineerLocation: 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.
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 preventive 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
You’ll have a strong electrical and mechanical engineering background with previous experience working on overhead cranes, hoists or similar lifting equipment
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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
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
Our engineers are at the heart of our business.
At Lloyds British,…
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