We are recruiting an electrically qualified Service Technician to be based in the areas of Lancashire - Preston, Lancaster, Burnley, Blackburn, or Blackpool.

This role reports to the Operations Manager.

The role of a Service Technician is within the department of Industrial Service, offering maintenance and service solutions for all crane brands. Your role will involve the maintenance, repair and upgrade of our customers' lifting equipment. The work we offer is varied and two days are never the same. You might be interested to learn that we are the original service provider for both Konecranes, Demag and Morris equipment.

This role is based on a 39-hour week Mon-Fri (days) with ample opportunity for generous paid overtime, paid travel time is also included.

What we offer:

A competitive base salary, with excellent OTE.
Paid travel time – to your first job of the day and on the return home in the evening.
Generous Overtime and Double Time at Weekends
Call out payment
Contributory pension + life assurance + income protection insurance
A Company van with satnav, corporate clothing and smart phone are provided
Employee Share Save Scheme
100s of discounts on high street and online purchases including retail, grocery, DIY and leisure
Employee Assistance Programme
We provide specialised training on high-quality products, provision of all equipment and PPE along with excellent company working practices and industry-leading training programme

Your main responsibilities will include:

You will perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes
Trouble- shooting equipment breakdowns.
Consult with customers on repair and safety related issues.
Complete appropriate documentation through your mobile device.

What we are looking for in you:

We ask that you are apprentice-trained or equivalent and conversant with electrical engineering disciplines.
Mechanical knowledge
Experience of maintaining/repairing cranes or industrial equipment as a minimum
Health & Safety awareness
Be personable as there is regular customer contact
You will be asked to climb a ladder and able to work at heights
Willingness to work extra hours – this attracts paid overtime - we pay double time at the weekend!
Hold a current driving licence
Willingness to work on the On-Call Rota with enhanced premium

Why Join Us?

Safety is our #1 priority and our mantra is “Life Saving Behaviours”; recognising our commitment to this we have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal Award (for 6 consecutive years Golds) for our UK company safety performance making us a market leader in employee safety.
When you join Konecranes you immediately notice a strong sense of commitment, camaraderie, and lots of opportunities to grow professionally within our organisation, as we believe that sustainable growth is a result of a strong responsible performance

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