Ports Service Technician Southern England

Role Overview

The Port Service Technician is responsible for the commissioning, inspection, maintenance and repair of cranes and lifting equipment within ports and harbours. Reporting to the Port Service Manager, the role involves diagnosing and resolving electrical, hydraulic and mechanical faults, supporting rigging and lifting activities, identifying spare parts and producing accurate service reports. Working independently and as part of a team, the technician maintains high standards of safety, quality and customer service to support reliable equipment operation. The position is home based, with travel to client sites and occasional overseas assignments or training.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out the commissioning, maintenance, inspection and servicing of client cranes and lifting equipment, in ports and harbours.
• Carry out repairs and inspection on a range of electrical equipment and systems.
• Carry out fault finding and repairs of hydraulic and mechanical equipment and systems.
• Carry out the commissioning, maintenance, inspection and servicing of a range of client mechanical equipment.
• Assist with spares identification and procurement.
• Produce clear factual documented reports for all jobs.
• Rigging and lift planning
• Comply with site HSEQ requirements
• Work safely with all site staff to ensure a safe working environment
• Minimise any environmental risks which may occur when undertaking the tasks required and ensure all available controls are utilised.
• Travel outside of UK/Ireland to assist other departments or for training.

Essential requirements

• Working within the marine, port & harbour crane industry. Preferably on Liebherr, Gottwald and Kalmar is an advantage.
• Commissioning and fault finding on electro-mechanical and/or hydro-mechanical systems.
• Work on your own or within a team.
• Work at heights.
• An in-depth knowledge of preventative maintenance on harbour cranes
• Harbour crane service experience minimum of 6 years.
• Experience with load monitoring equipment
• IT literate and be able to write reports.
• UK driving licence.
• Have the ability to read schematics and engineering drawings then translate this into practice.
• Leadership/supervisory experience