Escalator Service & Repair Engineer

TK Elevator GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobility solutions provider is seeking an experienced Escalator Service & Repair Engineer to join their London division. The role involves servicing and maintaining escalators, responding to breakdowns, and ensuring all safety standards. Ideal candidates will possess an NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering and a full UK driving license. The company offers competitive salary, generous holiday, and a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and health cash plan.

Benefits

Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis

34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays

Attractive company pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary

Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps

Subsidised gym membership

Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision

Multiple salary sacrifice benefits

Long Service award scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering or equivalent qualifications.
• Hold a full UK Driving License and able to travel.
• Extremely organised with superior customer-care skills.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining customer escalators.
• Responding to mechanical failures and breakdowns.
• Carrying out safety checks and risk assessments.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Customer-care skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work well with others

Initiative

Education

NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Health and Safety regulations

Job description

Overview

We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, we foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Escalator Service & Repair Engineer to join our London & South division based in London, who will be responsible for servicing our clients' escalators across their region.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and maintaining customer escalators
• Servicing escalator parts
• Responding to mechanical failures and breakdowns
• Carrying out safety checks and risk assessments
• Planning and managing workload around assigned jobs
• Maintaining van stock and ordering supplies through our supply chain
• Recommending parts and equipment that need to be quoted or ordered to keep the escalators compliant
• Out of hours work on a pro rata basis

Qualifications

• NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering or equivalent qualifications
• Hold a full UK Driving License and able to travel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to use your initiative and work well with others
• Positive attitude and receptive to change
• Extremely organised
• Superior customer-care skills
• The ability to self‑assess and take ownership of personal development
• An advocate for H&S regulations in the workplace

Benefits

• Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis
• 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
• Attractive company pension scheme
• Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
• Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary
• Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps
• Subsidised gym membership
• Industry‑leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision
• Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a friend scheme