Service Manager - Industrial Lifting Equipment

Merit Careers Limited

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Rochester, Kent, gb on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description

Service Manager
Industrial Lifting Equipment Industry
Rochester, Kent
Permanent

50k + HUGE BENEFITS

My client a Global leading specialist within Industrial Lifting Equipment believe that great customer experience is built on the people behind the name – people committed to providing their customers with lifting equipment and services that lift their businesses. Everything they do, they do with passion and drive. This is what makes their Company a unique place to work.

They have an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join the team in Rochester, Kent on a full time, permanent basis.

The hours of work will be 37.5 hours per week.

This is a key management role within the Branch. The ideal candidate needs to be absolutely trustworthy, committed to achieving results and self-motivating, you should have people management experience and be an extremely good team builder. Satisfying customers is the absolute key to success in this business and any applicant must be flexible and customer focused.

Both practical and theoretical engineering experience is necessary, as is an understanding and at least three years’ relevant experience of the maintenance service business/ crane industry/electrical knowledge. Basic financial and business understanding is also beneficial.

Your duties will include:

  • Development of Health and Safety Culture including branch and workplace safety.
  • Employee management, performance and development.
  • Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction is achieved and maintained.
  • Customer business reviews.
  • Resource planning.
  • Recruitment.
  • Budget management, analysis and reporting.
  • Forecasting.
  • Project Management.
  • Productivity review and management.
  • Leadership and direct all operational field activities and resources including safety.
  • Operationally derived quoting/customer consultation,
  • Material requisition/preparation
  • Vehicle and equipment management and service request execution.

What is on offer:

They are committed to the personal development of all its employees and can proudly confirm that this position includes a host of benefits. An attractive remuneration/benefits package is offered including a good base salary (dependent on experience) and bonus


About this role

Summary

Manage operations, safety, customer satisfaction, team, and resources in industrial lifting equipment.

Job title

Service Manager - Industrial Lifting Equipment

Experience level

3+ years

Industry

industrial lifting equipment

Location requirements

Rochester, Kent; on-site; flexible for local candidates

Salary

50k + HUGE BENEFITS

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

practical engineeringtheoretical engineeringmaintenance servicecrane industryelectrical knowledgefinancial understanding

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

industrial liftingmaintenancecrane industryelectrical
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Rochester, UK

On-site City