Website Palfinger UK
Interested in becoming a specialist Service Technician, working with modern industry‑leading lorry cranes?
At Palfinger UK, we’re the exclusive UK distributor for Palfinger Lorry Loader Cranes and Epsilon Timber & Recycling Cranes.
This is a rare opportunity to join our respected aftersales team, where you’ll become a specialist Service Engineer maintaining and repairing some of the most advanced lifting equipment on the market. With structured training, ongoing technical development, and genuine support at every stage, you’ll build a career with a business that invests in its people.
If you’re interested in continual technical learning, including experience with the latest software, real career progression, and working for a company that truly values its engineers, read on.
Hours:
Our field service engineers work 40 hours a week, between our operational hours of 07:00-18:00 Monday – Friday.
Additional overtime is available should you want to earn more.
Key Duties will Include:
Travelling across the Cheshire region delivering on-site engineering support to our own brand of lorry loader cranes, including:
- Regular crane servicing.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical, hydraulic, electrical & software faults on customer sites.
- Performing LOLER inspections and safety checks to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Providing expert technical support and training to customers.
The Ideal Applicant:
- Experience as a Field Service Engineer / Plant Fitter maintaining similar hydraulic lifting equipment such as construction plant, forklifts, agricultural machinery, powered access equipment or taillifts is required.
- Applicants should hold a recognised apprenticeship, C&G or NVQ in Plant Maintenance or a similar discipline.
- A full UK driving licence is essential.
Benefits:
Palfinger UK are part of the larger T H White Group.
As a business we are committed to training, mentoring and developing our Service Engineers to enable them to achieve their maximum potential. We offer a wide range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, these include:
- A market leading salary, negotiable based on your capability & experience – benchmarked and reviewed annually so your pay remains competitive.
- Extensive overtime (paid at a premium) if you wish to increase your earnings.
- Door-to-door hourly pay.
- Formal manufacturer & ALLMI accredited training supporting your journey to becoming a product / diagnostic crane specialist.
- Fully expensed, high specification company Mercedes Sprinter.
- Cross-divisional career development plans, providing a variety of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.
- 23.5 days holiday- rising to 26.5 days with service + Bank Holidays.
- Share Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
- Competitive company pension scheme offering employer contributions of up to 8.5%, with a combined total of 12.5% when you contribute! (subject to qualifying period).
- Life Assurance cover – 5 times salary with service.
- Staff discounts on a huge variety of products including tools, workwear, household supplies and machinery at our group (T H White) store.
T H White are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Contact
For more information about this position, please contact Matt Hicks (Recruitment Partner)
Declaration
Please note that in applying for this position, you agree and confirm that all information provided within your application is accurate and up to date.
In applying, you understand that any false information or deliberate omissions will disqualify you from employment or may render you liable for dismissal. In submitting your application you also confirm that you consent to the organisation using and keeping information you provide as part of the recruitment process and/or personal information supplied by a third party (e.g. referees) relating to your application or future employment.