About the role
Service Engineer (Location: Athens, Greece )
Responsible for technical support, field service, maintenance, repairs, and inspection of marine elevator systems.
Reporting to: Senior Technical Manager
What you'll do:
- Do technical/periodic inspections of elevators
- Work with the technical team and field service engineers.
- Do planned, preventive, and corrective maintenance for elevators
- Troubleshoot and identify complex elevator malfunctions
- Do electrical and mechanical repairs and adjustments
- Do major mechanical repairs, replacements, and adjustments
- Carry out technical site surveys, modernisation and retrofits
- Work effectively as a team member and with customers to provide quality service
- Keep detailed records of your service work, parts used, and customer interactions
- Stay safe at all times
- Other tasks related to the job
What you need to know and be good at:
- Extensive experience with traction elevators; multi-brand experience is preferred
- Experience with escalators, hydraulic, and rack & pinion elevators is a plus.
- Good understanding of elevator codes, policies, and procedures
- Complete tasks independently, efficiently, and accurately
- Able to explain and demonstrate proper maintenance/inspection procedures
- Knowledge of multi-brand inverter drives and controllers
- Provide leadership to instruct, train, and review the work of junior technicians.
- Able to deal courteously with customers, co-workers, and contractors
- Knowledge of industry standards, health and safety rules for marine processes
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Eagerness to learn and adapt
- Willingness to travel within the region and internationally
Requirements
- Diploma or degree in engineering, preferably electrical, electronics or instrumentation
- Professional qualification (Bachelor's Degree, diploma or certificate in elevator engineering) or vocational qualification
- Minimum 10 years of elevator industry experience (new installation, repairs, troubleshooting and service experience is mandatory)
- Good English communication skills (verbal and written) and a second language
- This position requires travelling within and outside the country.
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Confident, engaging, and able to build relationships and take calculated risks
- Experience with common productivity tools (like Google Workspace)
- Medically fit for offshore assignments and working at heights
- Valid basic driving license - B
Key strengths:
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively without close supervision
- Able to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities and deadlines
- Independent and positive person with good attention to detail
- Thinking in solutions, not in problems
- Team player
- Dependable with a strong work ethic
- Takes the initiative and is self-motivated
- Organised
- Interpersonal communication and customer service skills
- Able to write reports and correspondence
- Flexible working schedule
Salary & benefits: As per industry standards (travel costs reimbursed)
Job type: Full-time
Job location: Athens, Greece
Local Requirements:
- Must be a Greek national or an EU resident with valid work permits.
- To be based in Athens, or willing to relocate to Athens
Alternative job titles:
- Elevator Service Technician
- Elevator Mechanic
- Lift Engineer
- Maintenance Technician or Engineer
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