Trainee Lift Engineer - Belfast
TK Elevator UK Ltd — Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Who we are
We are moved by what moves people, by what moves the world and in our ever-growing cities. Through honesty, transparency, and a commitment to colleagues and clients, they foster a culture of entrepreneurship, passion, and responsibility. With unique engineering expertise, we provide comprehensive support for urban mobility, ensuring safety and efficiency in vertical transportation throughout the lifecycle.
What we expect
We’re recruiting a Lift Engineer Trainee (Level 3) to join TK Elevator UK – an exciting chance to kick‑start a rewarding engineering career. Gain hands‑on experience with lifts across multiple sites, learn from expert engineers, and build valuable technical and customer‑facing skills.
As a Trainee Lift Engineer, you’ll spend two years learning the trade hands‑on, working alongside experienced engineers and building the skills you need to become a fully qualified Lift Engineer.
Your role will include:
- Supporting the maintenance, servicing and repair of lifts, ensuring work is completed safely and on time
- Learning how to keep sites clean, safe and operating to a high standard
- Identifying, sourcing and using the right tools and equipment for each job
- Planning and organising your work effectively while on site
- Building strong customer‑facing skills, representing TK Elevator professionally
- Travelling to a variety of customer locations and gaining experience across different environments
Who we are looking for
We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in electrical or mechanical engineering who is keen to build a long-term career as a Lift Engineer.
This role offers varied and interesting work, an excellent rewards package, and the opportunity to join one of the market leaders in lift technology, renowned for innovation and quality.
Additional Requirements
- Minimum age: 18 years
- Full UK driving licence
Skills & Personal Qualities
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- A proactive approach, with initiative and a willingness to learn
- Genuine interest in pursuing an engineering career
- Commitment to completing and achieving the full L3 NVQ
What we offer
- Competitive salary paid on a monthly basis
- 34 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
- Attractive company pension scheme
- Health cash plan provided, allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and more.
- Life Assurance Scheme - 4x annual salary
- Free access to premium health and wellbeing apps
- Subsidised gym membership
- Industry-leading enhanced maternity and paternity provision
- Multiple salary sacrifice benefits including Electric Cars and Cycle2Work
- Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Refer a friend scheme
Additional information
As an equal-opportunity employer, TK Elevator values diversity. TK Elevator welcomes applicants from all individuals and candidates will be equally assessed and selected based on objective criteria.
Job details
| Posting date: | 2026/04/17 |
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| Experience level: | Career starters (0-2 years) |
| Contract limitation: | Permanent, Full Time |
| Work Modality: | On Site |
| Job family: | Engineering and Site Operations |
| Industry: | Engineering & urban mobility |
| Job number: | UK_IRL_TKE00120 |
Application deadline: as long as the job is listed on our career page, we are looking for suitable candidates (all genders welcome). We are looking forward to receiving your application.
Unsolicited Submissions from Recruitment Agencies and Third Parties
TK Elevator does not accept candidate submissions, applications, or profiles from recruitment agencies, search firms, or other third parties unless a written agreement has been executed in advance by an authorized representative of TK Elevator.
