Lift Service Engineer

Wessex Lifts are a domestic lift manufacturer with nearly 50 years of experience in helping our customers achieve mobility in their homes and business with our lift solutions. We now have an opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Lift & Stair Lift Service Engineer to join our team, helping people in person and making a real impact by servicing lifting equipment such as stairlifts, through floor lifts, hoists and platform lifts, vital to the everyday life of our users

We're looking for a skilled and customer-focused Lift & Stair Lift Service Engineer to join our expanding team. If you have strong mechanical and electrical knowledge and enjoy working independently while delivering outstanding service, we'd love to hear from you.

Working from home, you'll be responsible for servicing, repairing, and maintaining a range of mobility and lifting equipment across your local region. Every day brings variety, technical challenges, and the satisfaction of helping customers stay safe, mobile, and independent.

• Service, maintain, and repair stairlifts, hoists, and lifting equipment
• Manage a planned schedule of service and repair visits across your region
• Respond to emergency breakdowns and callouts when required
• Participate in an out-of-hours standby rota
• Complete and submit service documentation accurately and on time
• Build positive relationships with customers through excellent service
• Opportunity to develop your skills and progress into installation work

• Experience with in the mobility, lifting, access, or related engineering industry is preferred
• NVQ Level 2 in an engineering discipline or equivalent hands‑on experience
• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills
• A proactive, self‑motivated approach to work
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence
• Ability to pass an Enhanced DBS check (cost reimbursed by the company)

In addition to a competitive basic salary, you'll benefit from:

• Door-to-door pay
• Overtime opportunities
• Standby payments
• Emergency call-out payments
• Installation bonus opportunities following training

• Base Salary: £2,575
• Overtime (approx. 30 hours): £650
• Additional Standby Payments: £60
• Emergency Callouts (5): £125

Potential Monthly Total: £3,410

Following training and progression to lead installations, you can earn up to an additional £6,000 per year on top of your basic salary.

• Fully expensed, modern company van
• Paid door-to-door travel
• Additional paid overtime available
• Company pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Paid sickness scheme (subject to qualifying period)
• Employee referral programme
• Branded workwear provided
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service