Why This Role Stands Out
As a Powered Access Engineer at Speedy Hire, you'll gain invaluable experience maintaining a diverse fleet of equipment with a company renowned for its industry leadership, enjoying a stable, permanent role with a competitive salary and the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This hands-on position is perfect for experienced engineers with strong diagnostic skills who are eager to contribute to a dynamic team and ensure top-tier equipment readiness for clients. Apply today to join a supportive environment and advance your engineering career!
Quick Overview
Job Description
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Powered Access Engineer Wellington
Location: Wellington
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:3017:00
Contract: Permanent | 45 hours per week
Role: Depot Based
Speedy are the UKs leading hire provider, offering a wide range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services everything for every job.
Were looking for an experienced Powered Access Engineer to join our team at our Wellington depot.
This is a hands-on engineering role where youll be responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing and refurbishing our powered access fleet, ensuring our equipment is safe, reliable and ready for our customers.
Working alongside our experienced engineering team, youll take responsibility for maintaining our powered access equipment to the highest standards.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing powered access equipment
- Diagnosing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic faults
- Completing refurbishment work and preparing equipment to go back on hire
- Carrying out inspections and identifying required repairs
- Accurately estimating repair requirements
- Reading and interpreting electrical and hydraulic drawings
- Ensuring equipment meets required safety and quality standards
- Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation
- Working closely with the wider depot team to ensure equipment is available when our customers need it
- Maintaining a safe, organised and professional workshop environment
What we're looking for
Youll ideally have previous engineering experience working with powered access equipment and be confident fault finding across electrical and hydraulic systems.
Experience working with manufacturers such as Niftylift, Skyjack, Genie and JLG would be particularly useful.
Were also looking for:
- Previous engineering experience within powered access or a closely related equipment environment
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- An understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems
- The ability to read electrical and hydraulic drawings
- Good attention to detail when identifying and estimating repairs
- A strong approach to health and safety
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy engineering team
CAP registration would be an advantage, but it isn't essential. If you have the right engineering experience and attitude, we'll support your development and invest in helping you progress to the next level.
What we offer
Joining Speedy means more than joining a workshop. We want our Engineers to continue developing their skills and have opportunities to progress their careers across the wider Speedy Group.
Our benefits include:
- 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Company pension scheme
- Training, development and career progression opportunities
- Career Line of Sight, providing clear routes for progression and growth within the Speedy Group
- Voluntary Health Cash Plan
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential wellbeing, legal and financial support
- My Staff Shop, providing access to a wide range of employee discounts and offers
- Green Commute Initiative
If you're an experienced Engineer looking for a hands-on role where you can develop your technical skills and work with a varied powered access fleet, we'd like to hear from you.
Speedy reserves the right to close vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date where we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore recommend applying as soon as possible.
Some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check.
The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity in all its forms and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can do the best work of their lives.
All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability.
All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of the right to work in the UK by the start of employment.
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