At a Glance
- Tasks: Maintain and service lifts, ensuring safety and reliability for customers.
- Company: Established independent lift company with a focus on employee well-being.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, company van, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Enjoy a local service route and excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Join a growing team and make a real difference in lift safety and service.
- Qualifications: 5 years experience as a Lift Service Engineer and relevant qualifications.
The predicted salary is between 35253 - 43087 £ per year.
Location: London local patch wherever possible
Salary: £42,500 - £50,000 depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
On Call: 1 week in 4
Company Van Provided
JLD Recruit is currently recruiting for an experienced Lift Service Engineer to join a well-established and growing independent lift company covering London. This is a permanent position offering a competitive basic salary, a local service route wherever possible, flexible working hours and a strong overall benefits package.
The Role
As a Lift Service Engineer, you'll be responsible for planned servicing, routine maintenance and breakdown response across a range of commercial lift equipment. Your day-to-day duties will include:
- Planned preventative maintenance and servicing
- Attending breakdowns and diagnosing faults
- Electrical and mechanical fault finding
- Carrying out minor repairs where required
- Ensuring lifts are operating safely and reliably
- Building good relationships with customers on site
- Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation
Where possible, engineers are allocated a service route close to where they live, helping to reduce unnecessary travelling.
Salary & Benefits
- £42,500 - £50,000 basic salary, depending on experience and qualifications
- Monday to Friday 8-hour working day
- Flexible start and finish times
- Core hours between 10am and 3pm
- 1 in 4 on-call rota
- £250 standby payment for your on-call week, plus enhanced call-out payments
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Company van
- Mobile phone
- Pension scheme
- Income protection scheme, subject to qualifying period
- Ongoing technical training and development
- Support from an experienced London-based operations team
- Flexible working hours are available, with engineers able to work patterns such as 7:00am-3:30pm, 8:00am-4:30pm, 8:30am-5:00pm or 9:00am-5:30pm.
What We're Looking For
To be considered for this position, you should have:
- Minimum 5 years experience as a Lift Service Engineer
- NVQ Level 3 in Lift Servicing & Repair, relevant LEIA modules or equivalent qualification
- Candidates working towards the relevant qualification may also be considered
- Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience
- Good customer service and communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
If you're an experienced Lift Engineer looking for a strong basic salary, flexible working hours and the opportunity to work a more local service route, we'd be happy to have a confidential conversation. Apply with your CV and James at JLD Recruit Ltd will be in touch to discuss the position in more detail.
Lift Service Engineer in Barnet employer: JLD Recruit Ltd
As a family-run business located in Royston, Hertfordshire, we pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and collaborative work culture that values each employee's contributions. With competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and a commitment to work-life balance, we offer our Automation Engineers not just a job, but a fulfilling career with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
