Lifting Engineer

  • Rainham
  • Sunbelt Rentals Careers
About The Role Are you an experienced Lifting Engineer ready for your next career move to a Company that really values your contribution and can offer you award-winning training opportunities? People truly are at the heart of our business and we believe in empowering our colleagues to develop their skills, make decisions and take on new responsibilities. As a Lifting Equipment Engineer you’ll be responsible for carrying out on-site inspection, testing, adjustment and maintenance of mechanical and electrical aspects of lifting and handling equipment. Maintaining and repairing equipment within the range, from Block Grabs and Hoists to Lanyards and Rescue Winches, along with a dedicated repair and inspection service. You’ll carry out fault finding procedures, recognise the defective items, conduct the necessary repairs effectively and restore the equipment to a safe working condition. You’ll also have the capability, when designated, to organise, progress and carry out major installations and have responsibility for the day-to-day running of the workshop.We are looking for candidates who are motivated and keen to learn about our specialist products and build their industry knowledge.What can we offer you in return?  You’ll be joining a highly successful FTSE100 company, the UK’s largest equipment rental provider. We provide an Industry leading flexible rewards package including generous holiday allowance (with the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave), life assurance, retail discount scheme, employee recognition awards and a great Company pension scheme. About You If you join the team we’ll provide you with everything you need and ensure you are equipped for success. We’ll talk to you about your training and personal development needs and what you’d like to do to further your career and support your future aspirations. To succeed as a Lifting Engineer you will bring the following skill-set and behaviours Experienced working within a testing environment Experience of using heavy lifting gear or with a strong mechanical engineering background Have good communication skills and experience of working within a customer site Good time management skills Driving licence Be a strong ambassador for the company LEEA Qualification would be advantageous