Speedy Hire
Powered Access Engineer
Powered Access Engineer at Speedy Hire, based in Wellington, South West. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Wellington, South West
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- DBS check
Reference 22065
About the role
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Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Full Time (Permanent) Contracted Hours: 45 Salary: Competitive Working Hours: 07:30 - 17:00 Location: Wellington Closing Date: 25/10/2026 Job Category: Engineering Region / Division: Powered Access Business Unit: Powered AccessJob Introduction
ID1Powered Access Engineer – WellingtonLocation: Wellington
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30–17:00
Contract: Permanent | 45 hours per week
Role: Depot Based
Speedy are the UK’s leading hire provider, offering a wide range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services – everything for every job.
We’re looking for an experienced Powered Access Engineer to join our team at our Wellington depot.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll be responsible for maintaining, servicing, repairing and refurbishing our powered access fleet, ensuring our equipment is safe, reliable and ready for our customers.
Working alongside our experienced engineering team, you’ll take responsibility for maintaining our powered access equipment to the highest standards.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing powered access equipment
- Diagnosing electrical, mechanical and hydraulic faults
- Completing refurbishment work and preparing equipment to go back on hire
- Carrying out inspections and identifying required repairs
- Accurately estimating repair requirements
- Reading and interpreting electrical and hydraulic drawings
- Ensuring equipment meets required safety and quality standards
- Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation
- Working closely with the wider depot team to ensure equipment is available when our customers need it
- Maintaining a safe, organised and professional workshop environment
What we're looking for
You’ll ideally have previous engineering experience working with powered access equipment and be confident fault finding across electrical and hydraulic systems.
Experience working with manufacturers such as Niftylift, Skyjack, Genie and JLG would be particularly useful.
We’re also looking for:
- Previous engineering experience within powered access or a closely related equipment environment
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- An understanding of electrical and hydraulic systems
- The ability to read electrical and hydraulic drawings
- Good attention to detail when identifying and estimating repairs
- A strong approach to health and safety
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy engineering team
CAP registration would be an advantage, but it isn't essential. If you have the right engineering experience and attitude, we'll support your development and invest in helping you progress to the next level.
What we offer
Joining Speedy means more than joining a workshop. We want our Engineers to continue developing their skills an
Reference: 22065 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Speedy Hire
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