Role Overview:
As a Lifting Inspection Technician, you will play a vital role in ensuring that lifting equipment and accessories remain safe, compliant and fully operational for our customers. You will carry out statutory inspections, testing, examinations and certification in line with LOLER and PUWER standards, while delivering a professional and safety-focused service across a wide range of industries.
You will also act as a trusted advisor, identifying potential safety improvements and providing expert recommendations to customers to ensure legal compliance and safe lifting operations.
Key Responsibilities of Role:
- Conduct statutory thorough examinations and inspections of lifting equipment, accessories and machines in accordance with LOLER and PUWER requirements.
- Inspect and test a wide variety of lifting accessories and equipment, including but not limited to racking, chain slings, wire rope slings, shackles, hooks and eyebolts.
- Complete accurate inspection reports and certification records, ensuring compliance and traceability via our digital system, Core.
- Identify and report defects, unsafe conditions or non-compliance issues to customers promptly.
- Provide advice and guidance to customers on remedial actions, safe use and maintenance of lifting equipment.
- Liaise with customers on-site to explain findings, ensuring they understand compliance requirements.
- Support the service team in maintaining equipment standards and contribute to audits when required.
- Promote safe lifting practices and uphold the company’s safety, quality and compliance standards.
Day to Day Tasks:
- Travelling to customer sites in a company vehicle.
- Carrying out planned thorough examinations and statutory inspections.
- Recording inspection findings clearly in accordance with company and legal requirements.
- Tagging and identifying inspected equipment as compliant or quarantined.
- Supporting repairs, replacements or follow-up inspections where required.
- Advising customers on improvements to lifting operations and compliance obligations.
- Ensuring documentation is up to date and submitted promptly for compliance records.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in lifting equipment inspection, service or maintenance.
- Strong understanding of LOLER, PUWER and relevant industry legislation.
- Knowledge and practical experience of lifting equipment, accessories and associated safety standards.
- Familiarity with LEEA codes of practice and willingness to work towards or hold a LEEA Diploma/qualifications.
- Competence in identifying defects and non-compliance in lifting equipment.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills, with the ability to explain inspection outcomes clearly.
- High attention to detail and strong record-keeping skills.
- Valid UK Driving Licence (essential).
Additional Desirable Qualifications & Training:
- Abrasive Wheels
- EMSS Safety Passport
- Harness Training
- IPAF
- LEEA (Lifting Equipment General, Lifting Accessories or Lifting Machines).
- Working at Height
Person Specification:
- Safety-focused, with a thorough knowledge of compliance obligations under LOLER and PUWER.
- Customer-oriented, with a professional and approachable manner.
- Strong organisational and time-management abilities, able to prioritise inspections efficiently.
- Integrity and professionalism in reporting and certification.
- Adaptable, proactive and committed to continuous improvement.
- A team player with the confidence to work independently on customer sites.
Benefits
- Salary £35,000-£40,000/annum, depending on experience
- 40 hours per week, working Monday to Friday, 8am-4.30pm with a 30 minutes unpaid lunch (please note Monday has a start time of 7.30am and Friday a finish time of 4.00pm)
- 33 days annual holiday including statutory bank holidays
- Contributory pension
- Life Assurance
- Healthcare Cashback Plan
- Company vehicle and fuel, including personal allowance
- Ongoing technical training
- Structured path for career growth
- Company mental and financial wellbeing support package including OnDemand GP and EAP
- Discounts, Cycle2Work Scheme and Electric Vehicle Scheme
RS Industrial Services
We are the leading experts who are passionate about our people who always “go one step further”. We deliver outstanding service through our one stop shop services.
With over 20 years’ experience, we inspect, service, maintain and repair overhead cranes and lifting equipment. In addition, we have large Trade Counters across the region providing a diverse range of products across all industries. Our dedicated in-house Training Centre provides on-site and off-site training to help our customers stay compliant.
Our people deliver outstanding service and are proud to provide a genuine one stop shop.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Application question(s):
- Please list any relevant qualifications you hold.
Experience:
- lifting inspection: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
