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Lift Repairs Engineer

OtisSouth Bank, South East London🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 13 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a globally respected company, working with cutting-edge technology and making a real impact on passenger safety across London. You'll thrive here if you're a skilled engineer with a passion for problem-solving and building strong customer relationships, supported by intensive training and a highly competitive compensation package. Apply today to advance your career with Otis!

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Role Overview

Would you like to join a truly international, talent driven company that values Safety, Ethics, Quality, Innovation and Employee Opportunity?

Otis is growing and is looking for Lift Repair Engineers to cover the London region within the North and South Circular. You will ensure the safety of passengers by safely maintaining a portfolio of lifts and escalator units.

On a typical day you will:
  • be responsible for planned repair work across a territory, ranging from minor to major repairs and small modifications to larger refurbs
  • work on a mixture of contractual repairs and quoted repair work
  • liaise directly with the customer whilst on site and build a good working relationship

What you will need to be successful.
  • Hold an NVQ level 3 in Escalator service, maintenance, or repair.
  • Hold a driver's license and within 1 hour commute of London
  • You have at least 24 months of experience in the elevator sector.
  • You have good skills in electricity and electrical engineering
  • You are a committed professional, with safety as your priority
  • You are comfortable communicating to others
  • You are curious, adaptable, and you know how to work alone or in a team
  • You are comfortable using electronic and digital tools.

What's In it For Me;
  • The opportunity to work on site with some of our key clients.
  • Working with and on market leading tech.
  • Highly competitive salary along with over time.
  • Company van and mobile phone will be provided.

We will train you intensively in the areas of technology, processes & soft skills and you can exchange ideas with experienced colleagues at any time.

If you live in a city, chances are we will give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day.

Otis is the world's leading elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. We move 2.4 billion people every day and maintain approximately 2.4 million customer units worldwide, the industry's largest Service portfolio.

You may recognize our products in some of the world's most famous landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Twin Towers! We are 72,000 people strong, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. We are proud to be a diverse, global team with a proven legacy of innovation that continues to be the bedrock of a fast-moving, high-performance company.

When you join Otis, you become part of an innovative global industry leader with a resilient business model. You'll belong to a diverse, trusted, and caring community where your contributions, and the skills and capabilities you'll gain working alongside the best and brightest, keep us connected and on the cutting edge.

We provide opportunities, training, and resources, that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects and our Employee Scholar Program is a notable point of pride, through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs.

Today, our focus more than ever is on people. As a global, people-powered company, we put people - passengers, customers, and colleagues - at the centre of everything we do. We are guided by our values that we call our Three Absolutes - prioritizing Safety, Ethics, Quality in all that we do. If you would like to learn more about environmental, social and governance (ESG) at Otis click here .

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