Crane Fitter / Engineer

An excellent opportunity for a Crane Fitter / Engineer to join a well-established company

Salary: Competitive Salary – Depending on Experience.

Contract: Permanent 39hr week Mon – Fri + Overtime Opportunities.

Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays. Company Bonus, Company pension, Opportunities for personal development.

Location: Chesterfield S43.

Company Profile

The company has a 50-year history and is a thriving firm, which has recently become employee owned. The company designs, manufactures, installs and services cranes, goods lifts, tyre presses, lighting winch systems, forklift trucks and bespoke machinery for the nuclear decommissioning industry. Its products tend to be unique in the marketplace due to the deliberate strategy of finding innovative designs to solve customer problems.

The Company sells worldwide and holds a Royal Warrant of Appointment to The King. As an employee-owned business its focus is on sustainability and long-term commitments to customers, staff and suppliers. As a successful and growing business, it has recently been recognised in the LSE Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ list.

Job Profile

The applicant will have good general engineering skills and ideally experienced in assembly or repair & maintenance of industrial machines. A basic understanding of hydraulics and DC electrics is required. The successful candidate will be well supported within the manufacturing team and undergo comprehensive training but will be expected to meet deadlines from the outset and their performance will be monitored. The company has high expectations of all employees.

The Role

• Assembly and testing of our range of lorry loader cranes.

• Maintenance of cranes both at the factory and at customer sites.

• The majority of work is based at Clowne but roughly 1 day per week will be spent servicing at customer sites.

• A good attention to detail is required and once trained, the capability to sign-off lifting equipment as safe to use.

• The role requires a willingness to work both in a team and independently. The role also requires a degree of flexibility to move between different tasks within the crane department.

Candidate Specifications

• Good mechanical engineering experience

• Hydraulic experience preferred

• Experience with electrical assembly

• Willingness to work independently and travel to customer sites in the UK.

• Good communication skills

• Full UK driving licence

If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now!

The employer fully supports Equality in Employment. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need