Night Escalator Engineer - Gatwick Airport TK Elevator UK Ltd

Who we are

We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, they foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.

What we expect

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Escalator Engineer to join our new team at London Gatwick Airport, who will be responsible for servicing and maintaining our clients' escalators across the airport.

Please note, Gatwick Airport is a 24/7/365 operation, therefore this is a shift role with hours 6pm-6am on a 4on 4off basis.

As an Escalator Service Engineer, your day to day will include:

• Servicing and maintaining customer lifts
• Repairing or replacing lift parts
• Responding to mechanical failures and breakdowns
• Carrying out safety checks and risk assessments
• Planning and managing workload around assigned jobs
• Maintaining van stock and ordering supplies through our supply chain
• Recommending parts and equipment that need to be quoted or ordered to keep the lifts compliant

Who we are looking for

• NVQ3 in Escalator Engineering or Equivalent qualifications
• Hold a full UK Driving License
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to use your initiative and work well with others
• Positive attitude and receptive to change
• Extremely organised
• Superior customer-care skills
• The ability to self-assess and take ownership of personal development
• An advocate for H&S regulations in the workplace

What we offer

• Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis
• 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
• Attractive company pension scheme
• Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
• Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary
• Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps
• Subsidised gym membership
• Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision
• Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work
• Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Refer a friend scheme

Additional information

As an equal-opportunity employer, TK Elevator values diversity. TK Elevator welcomes applicants from all individuals and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria.

Job details

Posting date: 2025/08/21

Experience level: Experienced professionals

Contract limitation:

Contract limitation: Permanent, Full Time

Work Modality:

Work Modality: On Site

Job family:

Job family: Customer Services

Job number:

Job number: UK_IRL_TKE00064

Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.

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