Lift Repair Engineer

 

Main characteristics

Location

Enderby, Leicestershire

Company

Otis

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Construction / Skilled Trades

Job summary

Lift Repairs Engineer Overtime + Callout
Leicester / Northampton / Coventry

If you live in a city, chances are we give you a lift or play a role in keeping you moving every day. Otis is the worlds leading manufacturer, installer and servicer of elevators, escalators and moving walkways.

Every day we move more than 2 billion people. 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 looking for a Repair Engineer.

As a qualified Repairs Lift Engineer you will be expected to:

* Use your technical ability to read drawings

* Be responsible for planned repair work, ranging from minor to major repairs and small modifications to larger refurbs

* Problem solve and find effective solutions

* 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 can we offer you?

* Competitive salary, van, overtime & call out payments and additional benefits

* The opportunity to work with key customers, working on a wide range of technology, meaning no two days are the same.

* A real commitment to your career progression and development

* A culture which encourages innovative ideas and appreciates our talent is the key to our success

To be successful in this role you will:

* Be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3, J-Module or equivalent

* Have in-depth knowledge of a variety of different makes of equipment, demonstrating that you can apply lift engineering principles to achieve continual lift operation

* Ideally have experience with Escalators (or a willingness to learn)

* Have experience of being part of a call-out rota and be willing to join our out-of-hours rota

* Possess a full UK driving license

Otis is the world leader in reliable, efficient and technologically advanced elevators, escalators and people-moving systems. Our revolutionary Gen2® elevators, energy-saving ReGen drives and NCE green escalator have clearly set the industry standard for innovation, safety and performance. More than 2.4 million Otis elevators and escalators are currently in operation throughout 200 different countries. We are proud to have a global team that continues to rise to the challenges of a fast-moving company. Together, the people of Otis are creating new ideas and opportunities by collaborating across time zones, geographies and cultures. So just imagine where we can take you!

We are a company with a big commitment to the continuing development of everyone who works for us, strongly supporting career progression and facilitating a culture which encourages innovative ideas and appreciate that our talent is the key to our success.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion helps ensure the ideas, perspectives and experiences of individual employees support a culture of learning and attract world-class talent. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria