Electrical Service Technicians - Lifting Equipment

Electrical Service Technicians - Lifting Equipment

Service Technician
Crane Industry
Andover
28k-32k + Vehicle, Paid from door to door and Overtime

Due to expansion in the UK, we are looking for experienced electrical engineers to join our existing successful field service teams who are involved in the repair, maintenance and service of our customers' lifting equipment, service inspection contracts, refurbishment and modernisation projects, installation, testing and certification of overhead cranes and hoists.

The business area of maintenance service offers service solutions and maintenance for all crane brands, for port equipment and machine tools. We are looking for experienced electrical engineers to join our existing field service team, who are involved in the repair, maintenance and service of our customers’ lifting equipment, service inspection contracts, refurbishment and modernisation projects, installation, testing and certification of overhead cranes and hoists.

• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs on electric overhead travelling cranes.
• Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
• Consult with customers on repair and safety related issues.
• Complete appropriate documentation.

• Must be apprentice-trained or equivalent and fully conversant with electrical engineering disciplines.
• Electrical engineering experience: 415 V AC 3 phase motor contactor control circuits (both squirrel cage and wound rotor), understanding of 110/48 V relay and contactor circuits, some frequency speed control device experience. Mechanical:
  Medium to large drive couplings, brakes and reduction gearboxes.
• Knowledge of the above tasks and the associated risks when working at height.
• Experience with overhead cranes and hoists preferred; full product training will be given.
• Willingness to work a rostered day shift pattern (5 days out of 7, 39 hours over 5 days). Scheduled weekend working will attract enhanced premiums – working one weekend every month.
• Good grasp of the English language (verbal and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills due to extensive customer contact.
• Proven commitment to safety.
• Physically fit and able to work at heights.