Job Description:

Lift Technical Engineer

Lift Testing | Fault Finding | Technical Support | Repairs

Location: Bristol
Salary: £55,000–£60,000 basic
Benefits: Company vehicle • 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays • Pension 

Areas Covered: Bristol, Long Ashton, Keynsham, Saltford, Yate, Bath, Nailsea, Yatton, Portishead, Filton, and surrounding areas.

Marmon Lift Recruitment is seeking an experienced Lift Technical Engineer. This role provides advanced technical support across service operations, including complex fault-finding, technical repairs, and support for field engineers. The successful candidate will work independently, ensuring lift equipment remains safe, reliable, and compliant.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex mechanical and electrical faults.

• Provide technical support to service, repair and installation engineers.

• Attend difficult breakdowns and recurring faults requiring specialist expertise.

• Carry out repairs, adjustments and component replacements.

• Test equipment after repairs and confirm it is safe to return to service.

• Read and interpret wiring diagrams, technical drawings and manufacturers’ documentation.

• Identify defective components and recommend repairs or replacement.

• Provide technical guidance and on-site support to engineers.

• Complete job sheets, technical reports and customer documentation.

• Liaise professionally with customers, site contacts and engineering teams.

• Ensure compliance with lift & escalator regulations and health & safety requirements.

• Travel throughout Bristol and surrounding areas.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience as a Lift Technician, Senior Lift Engineer or Technical Support Engineer.

• NVQ Level 4 in Lift Engineering or equivalent.

• Advanced mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills.

• Experience resolving complex or recurring lift faults.

• Knowledge of passenger and goods lifts from multiple manufacturers.

• Experience within the UK lift and escalator industry.

• Confident interpreting wiring diagrams and technical documentation.

• Good knowledge of lift regulations and health & safety.

• Reliable, safety-conscious and able to work independently.

• Professional communication skills.

• Full UK driving licence.

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For a confidential conversation, call Adam Beckett on (phone number removed) (Option 2) (Monday-Friday). 

Marmon Lift Recruitment is committed to understanding what matters to you and representing your best interests throughout your next career move within the lift and escalator industry.