Workshop Engineer

Are you an experienced Workshop Engineer with a strong mechanical and electrical engineering background? Do you have at least five years' engineering experience and enjoy fault finding, maintenance and hands‑on repair work? This could be an excellent opportunity to join a family‑run business offering specialist equipment training and the chance to develop your skills within the crane industry.

Impact Recruitment are currently working with a family‑run business specialising in the hire and sale of pedestrian‑operated tower cranes for the UK construction industry. They are looking for a Workshop Engineer to join their team at their Rushden depot, supporting the maintenance and reliability of their crane fleet. This is a permanent, hands‑on engineering role involving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic fault finding, scheduled servicing and crane installation and dismantling, with occasional customer site visits and overnight stays.

Location:

Rushden, Northamptonshire

Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 17:30 | Friday, 08:00 - 16:30

Salary:
Up to £40,000 per annum, depending on relevant experience and technical skills

Contract:

Permanent

• Carry out scheduled maintenance and servicing of self‑erecting and city tower cranes.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
• Install and dismantle pedestrian‑operated tower cranes, including self‑erecting cranes.
• Support the maintenance and reliability of the company's crane fleet.
• Carry out engineering checks and ensure equipment is safe and ready for use.
• Follow health and safety procedures when carrying out maintenance, repairs and lifting‑related activities.
• Work independently at the depot and visit customer sites when required.
• Support site‑based work, including occasional overnight stays.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure equipment is maintained to a high standard.

• Hold an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Have at least five years' experience in a similar engineering or maintenance role.
• Have strong multi‑skilled engineering ability, with both mechanical and electrical knowledge.
• Be confident diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Be comfortable working at heights and undertaking physically demanding tasks.
• Be able to work safely under their own initiative and follow health and safety procedures.
• Be flexible, reliable and comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team.
• Be willing to undertake customer site visits and occasional overnight stays.

• Previous crane engineering, crane maintenance or lifting equipment experience.
• PLC knowledge.
• Experience working at heights.
• Experience with hydraulic systems and specialist industrial machinery.

• Permanent position within a family‑run business.
• Monday to Friday working pattern, with an early finish on Fridays.
• Full training provided on the company's crane equipment and working procedures.
• Opportunity to develop specialist engineering skills within the crane industry.
• Varied, hands‑on work across mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems.
• Overtime opportunities.
• Supportive team environment where employees are valued.

Impact Recruitment is an employment agency working on behalf of our client.