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Lifting Equipment Engineer (Overhead Crane Specialist)

Get Staffed Online RecruitmentMansfield, Nottinghamshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 4 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers an exciting opportunity to leverage your expertise in overhead cranes, contributing to critical safety and maintenance operations for a reputable company. You'll thrive here if you possess strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills and enjoy problem-solving in diverse industrial settings, with a hybrid work model offering flexibility. Don't miss the chance to apply and advance your career in a vital engineering field.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Posted
1 week ago

Job Description

Lifting Equipment Engineer (Overhead Crane Specialist)

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled and dedicated Lifting Equipment Engineer with specialised experience in overhead gantry cranes to join our expanding field service team. In this role, you will be the face of their company, delivering high-quality maintenance, statutory inspections, and emergency repair services to a diverse portfolio of industrial clients.

If you are a self-motivated Engineer who prides themselves on safety, technical precision, and solving complex mechanical and electrical problems, our client wants to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct statutory examinations, testing, and certification of overhead cranes and lifting gear in strict accordance with LOLER and PUWER regulations.
  • Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair complex electrical and mechanical faults on various crane types, hoists, and lifting attachments.
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) to minimise client downtime.
  • Assist with the installation, commissioning, and modernisation of new lifting systems.
  • Complete detailed digital inspection reports and safety certificates accurately and promptly.
  • Participate in a rotating on-call breakdown rota to support our client's key clients.

What They Are Looking For:

  • A time-served apprenticeship or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Proven hands-on experience working specifically on overhead gantry cranes, jib cranes, and wire rope hoists.
  • Strong electrical fault-finding skills, including the ability to read and interpret complex wiring diagrams.
  • LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) qualifications are highly desirable.
  • Comfortable working at heights and in heavy industrial environments.
  • Full UK Driving Licence (essential).

What They Offer:

  • Highly competitive base salary with excellent overtime earning potential.
  • Fully expensed company service vehicle.
  • Premium specialist tools, uniform, and high-quality PPE provided.
  • Ongoing professional development and funding for industry-recognised certifications (including LEEA courses).
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Generous annual leave allowance.

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