Service Technician

About the Role

We are recruiting an electrically‑qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in the East Midlands area.

• A competitive basic salary with a fantastic OTE (55k‑65K includes basic salary, paid travel time and paid overtime).
• Paid travel time from your home in the morning and on the return home from your last job of the day.
• Generous overtime and double time at weekends.
• Call out payment.
• 33 days annual leave (includes bank holidays).
• Contributory pension, life assurance, income protection insurance.
• A company van with satnav, corporate clothing and smartphone are provided.
• Employee Share Save Scheme.
• Retail grocery, DIY and leisure discounts.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Buy and sell holidays.

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment breakdowns.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety related issues.
• Complete appropriate documentation through your mobile device.

Report to the Operations Manager.

The role involves the maintenance, repair and upgrade of our customers' lifting equipment, primarily overhead gantry cranes. Work is varied; two days are rarely the same.

• Apprentice‑trained (or equivalent) and conversant with electrical engineering disciplines.
• Mechanical knowledge.
• Previous experience with overhead cranes and hoists preferred; maintaining, repairing and servicing equipment in an industrial environment is essential.
• 39 hours per week Monday‑Friday; weekend overtime earns double time.
• Great communication skills; personable as there is regular customer contact.
• Health & Safety awareness.
• Ability to work at height.
• Willingness to work extra hours (paid overtime).
• Hold a current driving licence.
• Willingness to work on the on‑call rota with enhanced premium.

• We have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal (for 6 consecutive years) Award for our UK company safety performance.
• When you join our company you immediately notice a sense of commitment, camaraderie and many opportunities to grow professionally within our organisation.
• We provide specialised training on high‑quality products, provision of all equipment and PPE along with excellent company practices and an industry‑leading training programme.

We pride ourselves on having a broad portfolio of customers who operate across multiple industries; these include Container Handling, Automotive, Aerospace, Construction, Rail, Ports, Power, Waste‑to‑Energy, Mining and General Manufacturing, to name but a few.

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That’s why with 16 000 professionals in over 50 countries we are trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs.

Konecranes is committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly in an environment that is free from any form of discrimination.

Yes

Full‑time

Mechanic Experience, Pest Control, Customer Service, Hand Tools, HVAC, Mechanical Knowledge, Automotive Repair, Service Technician Experience, Maintenance, Heavy Lifting, Equipment Repair, Troubleshooting

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