Mobile Engineer in Bedfordshire

CP20530

Mobile Hydraulics / HIAB Engineer

Location: Watford
Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 Basic + Overtime
OTE: Circa £65,000
Hours: Monday to Friday | Overtime at 1.5x
Type: Full-time, Permanent

Alecto Recruitment is recruiting for a growing specialist engineering business looking for a Mobile Hydraulics / HIAB Engineer to join its team.

With over 30 years' industry experience, the company specialises in the maintenance, repair and aftersales support of truck-mounted hydraulic equipment, including HIAB cranes, lorry loaders, truck-mounted forklifts, hook loaders and skip loaders.

This role would suit an experienced HIAB Engineer, Lorry Loader Engineer, Crane Engineer, Mobile Crane Engineer, Hydraulic Engineer, Hydraulic Fitter, Truck-Mounted Crane Engineer, Crane Technician, Plant Engineer, Forklift Engineer, Access Engineer or Agricultural Engineer looking to develop their career within a specialist hydraulic environment.

What's on offer?

• £37,000 - £40,000 basic
• OTE circa £65,000
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Monday to Friday
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays
• Full manufacturer training
• Product-specific training and ongoing development
• Career progression to Senior Engineer
• Hotel and food provided for manufacturer training
• Full-time, permanent position

The Role

Working across the South East, you'll visit customer sites to carry out servicing, maintenance, LOLER inspections and breakdown repairs on truck-mounted hydraulic and lifting equipment.

You'll work on:

• HIAB cranes / HIAB loaders
• Lorry loaders / loader cranes
• Truck-mounted cranes
• Hydraulic loader cranes
• Moffett / truck-mounted forklifts
• Hook loaders
• Skip loaders
• Roll-on roll-off equipment
• Recovery bodies
• Hydraulic attachments and ancillary equipment

Your duties will include:

• Servicing, maintenance and repairs
• LOLER inspections and overload testing
• Hydraulic fault finding and hose repairs
• Electrical and pneumatic fault finding
• Emergency breakdown assistance
• Diagnosing mechanical and hydraulic issues
• Completing service paperwork and reports
• Providing technical support and advice to customers

About You

You'll ideally have experience working on HIABs, lorry loaders, cranes, forklifts, plant, access equipment, agricultural machinery or similar mobile equipment.

Essential:

• Mechanical engineering experience
• Good understanding of hydraulic systems
• Electrical fault-finding knowledge
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently
• Good customer service and communication skills

Desirable:

• HIAB / lorry loader experience
• LOLER inspection experience
• Crane maintenance experience
• Welding experience
• Commercial vehicle experience
• Full UK driving licence
• Full Training Provided

You don't need previous experience on every type of truck-mounted equipment.

Training includes workshop-based development, shadowing experienced mobile engineers, on-the-job product training and manufacturer courses at specialist training centres.

INDCP If you would like to know more about this position, then please forward your CV to (url removed) immediately. If you would like to discuss this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Chloe.

Please note Alecto Recruitment are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.