Workshop Service Engineer

T H White Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in crane technology seeks a Workshop Service Engineer for its new service center in Dartford, Greater London. The role involves servicing and diagnosing Palfinger lorry cranes and requires relevant engineering experience, preferably with hydraulic equipment. The position offers competitive salary, generous holiday, pension scheme, and opportunities for career development. You will join a team focused on customer care and high-quality work in a state-of-the-art environment.

Benefits

Market leading salary

23.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance cover

Share Incentive Plan

Cross-divisional career development

Ongoing technical training

Staff discounts on various products

Qualifications

• Experience with cranes, construction plant, agricultural machinery, HGVs, or forklifts.
• Flexibility to work on-site at our Dartford service centre.
• Commitment to high-quality work.

Responsibilities

• Perform general servicing, repairs, and diagnostics on Palfinger lorry cranes.
• Conduct hydraulic and electrical fault finding.
• Execute thorough LOLER inspections.

Skills

Experience with cranes or similar hydraulic equipment

Strong customer focus

Ability to work on-site

Education

Recognised qualification such as NVQ or City & Guilds in Plant Maintenance

Job description

With customer care and aftersales support at the core of everything we do, we’re proud to be setting new standards in the industry. This is a great opportunity to join a growing business at the forefront of lorry crane technology.

Palfinger UK is hiring a Workshop Service Engineer for our brand-new, state-of-the-art service centre in Dartford.

If you’re an experienced engineer with a passion for hydraulics, cranes or heavy plant, this is your opportunity to develop your technical skills, becoming a product specialist for the UK’s largest national lorry crane provider.

Our flagship London location has only been operating for a few months and due to customer demand we need to recruit an additional Workshop Engineer.

You’ll be joining our rapidly growing aftersales division – working in our purpose build modern service centre.

No expense has been spared across the impressive 13,000 square feet premises. You’ll have pride working in this modern engineering environment! Our facilities include a fully equipped workshop that has 8 modern bays, all the latest manufacturer diagnostic equipment and the specialist tooling necessary to keep our premium cranes performing at their best.

Hours:

Monday- Friday 08:00-17:00.

Key Duties will Include:

With customer care and aftersales support at the core of everything we do, we’re proud to be setting new standards in the industry. Daily duties include:

• General servicing, repairs, and diagnostics on Palfinger lorry cranes.
• Hydraulic & electrical fault finding.
• Thorough LOLER inspections.

The Ideal Applicant:

We welcome applications from engineers of all relevant backgrounds, but you’ll need:

• Experience with cranes, or similar hydraulic equipment such as construction plant, agricultural machinery, HGVs, forklifts, powered access or Tail-lifts.
• A recognised qualification such as an NVQ or City & Guilds in Plant Maintenance (or a closely related discipline).
• A strong customer focus and commitment to high-quality work.
• Flexibility to work on-site at our Dartford service centre (Monday to Friday).

Benefits:

Palfinger UK are part of the T H White group. We believe that people are our most important and valuable asset and it is our philosophy to try to do everything we can to ensure that everyone working for us is happy and gets pleasure and satisfaction from their work.

We offer a great range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, including:

• A market leading salary, based on your capability & experience - reviewed annually.
• 23.5 days holiday, rising with service + bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme offering employer contributions of up to 8.5% after a qualifying period.
• Life Assurance cover - 5 X salary
• Share Incentive Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
• Cross-divisional career development plans, providing you with a range of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.
• Ongoing (Palfinger manufacturer & ALLMI accredited) technical training, supporting your journey to becoming a product specialist.
• Staff discounts on a huge variety of products (such as clothing, footwear, tools, household and selected machinery lines) at our online store.

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.