WORKSHOP SERVICE ENGINEER – DARTFORD

T H White Ltd; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crane service provider in Dartford seeks an experienced Crane Technician to perform diagnostics and repairs on Palfinger lorry cranes. This role requires strong customer focus and a relevant qualification in Plant Maintenance. Offering a competitive salary, holiday benefits, pension contributions, and ongoing technical training.

Benefits

Market leading salary

23.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme with up to 8.5% contributions

Life Assurance cover

Ongoing technical training

Staff discounts on products

Qualifications

• Experience with cranes, agricultural machinery, or hydraulic equipment.
• A recognised qualification in Plant Maintenance or a related field.
• Flexibility to work on-site at our Dartford service centre.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Experience with cranes

Hydraulic & electrical fault finding

Strong customer focus

Education

NVQ or City & Guilds in Plant Maintenance

Job description

Join our brand-new, state-of-the-art service centre in Dartford and become a Palfinger specialist crane Technician.

If you’re an experienced engineer with a passion for hydraulics, cranes or heavy plant equipment, this is your opportunity to grow your career with the UK’s largest national lorry crane provider.

It’s a great time to join us if you have one eye on future progression!

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

Hours:

Monday- Friday 08:00-17:00, with an early finish on Friday's.

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
• Thorough LOLER inspections
• Hydraulic & electrical fault finding.

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 or powered access.
• 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.
• Additional overtime, (paid at a premium) should you wish to earn more.
• Company pension scheme offering employer contributions of up to 8.5% after a qualifying period.
• Life Assurance cover.
• 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.

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