Crane Service Engineer

Overview

Konecranes is committed to delivering great customer experience through passionate teams. We value diversity and believe it strengthens our community and growth. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves.

Job Description

We are recruiting an electrically-qualified Crane Service Engineer to join our team based in northeast Scotland.

What we offer

• A competitive basic salary, with a fantastic OTE (£55k-65K)
• 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 smart phone are provided
• Employee Share Save Scheme
• Retail, grocery, DIY and leisure discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Buy and sell holidays

Your main responsibilities

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

Role details

This role reports to the Operations Manager. The role involves maintenance, repair and upgrade of customers\’ lifting equipment, primarily overhead gantry cranes. The work is varied and two days are rarely the same.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

• Apprentice-trained (or equivalent) and conversant with electrical engineering disciplines
• Mechanical knowledge
• Previous experience with overhead cranes and hoists is preferred, but maintenance, repair and servicing in an industrial environment is essential
• Based on 39 hours per week, Mon-Fri; weekend overtime earns double time
• Great communication skills
• Personable with 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 an enhanced premium
• Due to customer locations in Scotland, expect to be away ~30 nights per year; accommodation and subsistence provided

Additional Information

• RoSPA Gold Medal Award for safety performance
• Opportunities to grow professionally within the organisation
• Specialised training on high-quality products, provision of equipment and PPE, with industry-leading training

Konecranes moves what matters. We are a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. With 16 000+ professionals in over 50 countries, we lift, handle and move what the world needs. Konecranes is committed to fair treatment of all employees and job applicants in environments free from discrimination.