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Lift Service Engineer

JLD Recruit LtdBorough, South East London🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 5 Sept 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£42.5k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Borough, South East London, United Kingdom
Posted
1 week ago

Job Description

Lift Service Engineer

Location: London local patch wherever possible
Salary: £42,500 £50,000 depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
On Call: 1 week in 4
Company Van Provided

JLD Recruit is currently recruiting for an experiencedLift Service Engineerto join a well-established and growing independent lift company covering London.

This is a permanent position offering a competitive basic salary, a local service route wherever possible, flexible working hours and a strong overall benefits package.

The Role

As a Lift Service Engineer, youll be responsible for planned servicing, routine maintenance and breakdown response across a range of commercial lift equipment.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

  • Planned preventative maintenance and servicing
  • Attending breakdowns and diagnosing faults
  • Electrical and mechanical fault finding
  • Carrying out minor repairs where required
  • Ensuring lifts are operating safely and reliably
  • Building good relationships with customers on site
  • Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation

Where possible, engineers are allocated a service route close to where they live, helping to reduce unnecessary travelling.

Salary & Benefits
  • £42,500 £50,000 basic salary, depending on experience and qualifications
  • Monday to Friday
  • 8-hour working day
  • Flexible start and finish times
  • Core hours between 10am and 3pm
  • 1 in 4 on-call rota
  • £250 standby paymentfor your on-call week, plus enhanced call-out payments
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Company van
  • Mobile phone
  • Pension scheme
  • Income protection scheme, subject to qualifying period
  • Ongoing technical training and development
  • Support from an experienced London-based operations team

Flexible working hours are available, with engineers able to work patterns such as7:00am3:30pm, 8:00am4:30pm, 8:30am5:00pm or 9:00am5:30pm.

What Were Looking For

To be considered for this position, you should have:

  • Minimum5 years experience as a Lift Service Engineer
  • NVQ Level 3 in Lift Servicing & Repair, relevant LEIA modules or equivalent qualification
  • Candidates working towards the relevant qualification may also be considered
  • Strong fault-finding and breakdown experience
  • Good customer service and communication skills
  • Full UK driving licence
Interested?

If youre an experienced Lift Engineer looking for a strong basic salary, flexible working hours and the opportunity to work a more local service route, wed be happy to have a confidential conversation.

Apply with your CV andJames at JLD Recruit Ltdwill be in touch to discuss the position in more detail.


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