Lift Technical Engineer in Cardiff, South Glamorgan

Lift Technical Engineer

Lift Testing | Fault Finding | Technical Support | Repairs

Location: Cardiff, South Wales
Salary: £55,000–£60,000 basic
Benefits: Company vehicle • 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays • Pension 

Areas Covered: Cardiff, Rumney, Penarth, Caerphilly, Newport, Cowbridge, Porth, Church Village, Tonyrefail, and surrounding areas.

Marmon Lift Recruitment is seeking an experienced Lift Technical Engineer. This role provides advanced technical support across service operations, including complex fault-finding, technical repairs, and support for field engineers. The successful candidate will work independently, ensuring lift equipment remains safe, reliable, and compliant.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical and electrical faults.

• Provide technical support to service, repair and installation engineers.

• Attend difficult breakdowns and recurring faults requiring specialist expertise.

• Carry out repairs, adjustments and component replacements.

• Test equipment after repairs and confirm it is safe to return to service.

• Read and interpret wiring diagrams, technical drawings and manufacturers’ documentation.

• Identify defective components and recommend repairs or replacement.

• Provide technical guidance and on-site support to engineers.

• Complete job sheets, technical reports and customer documentation.

• Liaise professionally with customers, site contacts and engineering teams.

• Ensure compliance with lift & escalator regulations and health & safety requirements.

• Travel throughout Cardiff and surrounding areas.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience as a Lift Technician, Senior Lift Engineer or Technical Support Engineer.

• NVQ Level 4 in Lift Engineering or equivalent.

• Advanced mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.

• Experience resolving complex or recurring lift faults.

• Knowledge of passenger and goods lifts from multiple manufacturers.

• Experience within the UK lift and escalator industry.

• Confident interpreting wiring diagrams and technical documentation.

• Good knowledge of lift regulations and health & safety.

• Reliable, safety-conscious and able to work independently.

• Professional communication skills.

• Full UK driving licence.

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For a confidential conversation, call Adam Beckett on (phone number removed) (Option 2) (Monday-Friday). 

Marmon Lift Recruitment is committed to understanding what matters to you and representing your best interests throughout your next career move within the lift and escalator industry.