Lift Service Engineer

April 9, 2019 | Comments Off on Lift Service Engineer

Lift Service, Call-Out Engineer

Lift Industry

Central London

Commutable from: Edgeware, Stratford, Wembley, West End, Enfield, Finsbury Park, Hampstead Heath

Reporting to: Service Manager

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 + Benefits

If you are a proven Lift Engineer, Lift Repair Engineer, Lift Service Repair Engineer, Service Call-Out Engineer, Lift & Escalator Engineer, Senior Engineer - we want to hear from you!

The Role:

To ensure that lift breakdowns are responded to and services are carried out efficiently on various sites on your assigned route whilst providing a high quality of customer service. Attend all breakdowns within contractual time frames, ensuring that all maintenance is carried out in a professional, competent and timely manner. To take responsibility for any paired mate to instruct on a technical level, maintain and Health & Safety best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

    Professionally answer all lift queries to the relevant site representatives.

    Relay all paperwork (e.g. timesheets, report sheets) accurately and timely to the Service Department, returning completed and signed works electronically.

    Advise the Service Manager and Administrator of daily activities and keep them updated with current field based issues.

    Liaise with on-site lift inspectors on all ongoing job-related matters including technical issues and outstanding works.

    Carry out Service and Maintenance when required to do so.

    Demonstrate fault finding skills and knowledge of various types of lift equipment.

    Provide completed repairs on breakdowns with a minimum number of callbacks.

    Follow lift manuals and diagrams accurately when necessary.

    Adhere to quality assurance; health and safety and environmental standards

    Complete service, repair and breakdown report accurately when required.

    Be able to maintain and balance the accuracy of lift services, repairs, and breakdowns.

The Candidate

    NVQ3 or equivalent in Lift Engineering

    GCSE level (English & Maths) or equivalent

    Minimum of five years of experience of working on a variety of lift equipment.

    Previous working experience for local authorities

    Possess practical skills preferably from a lift engineering background

    Ability to follow lift manuals and diagrams and to adhere to health and safety requirements

    Excellent customer care with confidence to professionally handle sensitive situations

    Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a variety of people

    Ability to use initiative and work under pressure with honesty and integrity

Benefits/Package:

    Company Pension

    All expenses paid

    25 days paid holiday

    All power tools and hand tools provided

    Company training scheme

    Overtime available.

    Call-out rota

Interested in this Lift Service Engineer role reference Job I.D - 50559 Get in touch today!

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About Precision People

This role is posted by Precision People, specialists in Technical, Engineering, Consultancy, Sales and Executive Search Recruitment. Operating since 2004, we have placed hundreds of technical candidates in fantastic new roles. Precision covers the whole spectrum of technical roles from Design Engineers, Service Managers, Mechanical Service Engineers, up to Maintenance and Production Managers. We have many technical roles both in the Midlands and throughout the UK, so get in touch today.