Lifting Equipment Fitter

Lifting Equipment Fitter

If you’re a quality focused LEEA certified professional ready to take the next step in your career, don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to make your mark as part of a well-established and reputable international brand. Following ten years in the wilderness, the UK division of Lifting Gear Hire has recently re-launched with tremendous plans for rapid expansion.

Established for over 40 years, LGH (Lifting Gear Hire) is the world’s leading, specialist lifting equipment rental provider. The brand offers more than 100,000 items for every kind of lifting, shifting and transportation task, ensuring that even the most individual and complex lifting project requirements are met. Operating in Germany, Holland, Belgium and the USA, LGH now boasts over 500 employees.

The UK division LGH UK (Lifting Gear Hire UK) has a growing number of warehouses throughout the UK, supported by a national rental centre in Manchester. The business provides a comprehensive range of service solutions dominated by rental and sales of products within six key categories - hoisting, pulling, jacking, rigging, material handling and safety equipment to meet virtually every conceivable lifting or moving need.

Working as part of the LGH UK team, as a Lifting Equipment Fitter your initial focus will be to assist the NRC Manager in setting up a remote warehouse in Rainham. Your ongoing responsibilities will be to service, repair and prepare for hire all ranges of lifting and material handling equipment, operating within a quality, highly accredited process led environment. Your duties will include although not be limited to:

• Ensuring all equipment repairs and servicing meets quality standards
• Proactively responding to all hire desk requirements
• Supporting remote warehouses in line with the business plan
• Ensuring the workspace is clean and tidy at all times
• Attending requisite training courses as required
• Ensuring health, safety and environmental policies and procedures are complied with

To be considered for this Lifting Equipment Fitter role you MUST have the following experience, knowledge, skills and attributes:

• Proven experience with lifting equipment and LEEA certified
• Excellent communication skills
• A positive and determined ‘can do’ attitude
• Committed and self-motivated
• High personal work standards with strong attention to detail
• Superb problem solving and organisational skills
• Flexibility towards tasks
• Full UK driving licence

In return;

As part of this ambitious company you will have excellent opportunities and be supported to develop your career further.

Salary:                          £22,000 - 30,000 per annum, level dependent on experience and qualifications

Additional Benefits:       15% annual bonus attainable, pension scheme, 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, and comprehensive training        

Hours of Work:             Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. Flexibility will be required to support business and customer needs.

Contract Type:              Permanent

Location:                      Rainham (East London). Although there may be requirement for travel around London area.           

This Lifting Equipment Fitter vacancy is advertised by JVP Jobs on behalf of the employer LGH UK. At JVP Jobs we believe in providing complete transparency for you the job seeker to help you make informed decisions. By applying for this role you are submitting your CV directly to our above named client. Please note that we DO NOT operate as a recruitment agency, all applications will be reviewed directly by the employer LGH UK, and should they wish to progress your application further they will be in contact with you.

LGH UK requests for no recruitment agency contact please.

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