Lift Service Engineer - Bristol

James Grace

Lift Service Engineer

Location: Bristol & Surrounding Areas
Territory: Dedicated Service Route – Bristol & Surrounding Areas
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + Overtime + Night Call Payments

The Role

An established and growing lift engineering business is looking to recruit an experienced Lift Service Engineer to take responsibility for a service route covering Bristol and the surrounding areas.

This is a field-based position focused on planned preventative maintenance, breakdown response, fault-finding and minor repairs across a portfolio of lift equipment.

You will manage your own route, ensuring lifts remain safe, reliable and compliant while providing a high standard of service to customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance across your allocated lift portfolio

  • Attend breakdowns and diagnose electrical and mechanical faults

  • Aim to achieve a high first-time fix rate and minimise equipment downtime

  • Complete minor repairs where required to maintain lift operation

  • Manage your service route effectively and ensure scheduled visits are completed

  • Identify and report additional repair, upgrade or modernisation requirements

  • Accurately record completed works using electronic field management systems

  • Provide professional communication and customer service while on site

  • Support neighbouring service territories when required

  • Participate in the night-call rota

  • Maintain high standards of health & safety, compliance and workmanship at all times

Experience & Qualifications
  • NVQ Level 3 in Lift Engineering – Service, Maintenance or Repair – essential

  • Minimum 2 years' experience working as a Lift Service / Callout Engineer

  • Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding ability

  • Good technical knowledge across a range of lift equipment

  • Previous experience managing an allocated service route/portfolio

  • Strong understanding of lift industry health & safety requirements

  • Comfortable working independently and managing your own workload

  • Customer-focused with good communication skills

  • Confident using digital field management systems

  • Full UK driving licence – essential

Package & Benefits

Night Call
Average 1 in 4 night-call rota, with additional payments made in line with the company's Variable Pay Policy.

Overtime
Overtime calculated against your own hourly salaried rate:

  • Monday–Saturday: 1.5x hourly rate

  • Sundays & Bank Holidays: 2x hourly rate

Company Vehicle
Company van and fuel card provided, including pre-approved parking applications on the van.

Holiday
25 days' annual leave (January–December), plus the option to purchase an additional 5 days each year.

Pension
Aviva pension scheme:

  • Employee contribution: 5%

  • Employer contribution: 4%

Death in Service
Canada Life cover from day one, providing 3x base salary.

Why Apply?

This is a strong opportunity for an experienced Lift Service Engineer looking for a dedicated route across Bristol and the surrounding areas with an established lift engineering business.

You'll have the opportunity to manage your own portfolio while benefiting from paid overtime, additional night-call earnings, a company van and fuel card, generous holiday allowance and company pension.

Interested? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion about the position.

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