Auto Electrician

Looking for greater job security and the chance to use your electrical skills on highly specialised machinery?

Join Palfinger UK as an Auto Electrician and play an important part in building and electrically integrating our market-leading lorry-loader cranes with commercial vehicles.

Based at our Falkirk production facility, you'll work on specialist vehicle builds, connecting the crane, controls and associated electrical equipment with the truck chassis. You'll see each installation come together as a complete Palfinger lorry-loader vehicle, ready to go to work for our customers.

Whether you're already a Vehicle Electrician, Auto Electrician or Electrical Fitter, this is an opportunity to take your existing skills into a more specialised engineering environment.

With stable Monday to Friday hours, specialist training and the backing of a long-established UK engineering group, you can build a secure career around valuable technical skills.

Palfinger Company Benefits:

Salary up to £16.50 per hour, depending on your experience

Additional overtime available at time X1.5

Flexible start / finish times

Annual pay reviews

Company pension with up to 12.5% joint contributions

Life assurance up to 5X salary

Perkbox high street retail discounts, wellbeing support and online GP access

Extensive manufacturer and technical training

Company share plan and staff discount scheme

Real career progression within a large, established UK engineering group

37.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am - 4.30pm

Friday: 8.00am - 2.15pm

About Palfinger UK

Palfinger UK is the official UK distributor for Palfinger lorry cranes and Epsilon construction, recycling and forestry cranes.

Part of the T H WHITE Group, we are the UK's largest national lorry crane provider, offering in-house assembly, bespoke body-building and servicing throughout the working life of our equipment.

We work with major truck manufacturers to produce specialist commercial vehicle builds, installing cranes and associated equipment onto vehicle chassis to meet individual customer requirements.

Duties:

As an Auto Electrician / Vehicle Electrician, you'll play an important part in electrically integrating Palfinger lorry-loader cranes and associated equipment with commercial vehicle chassis.

You'll

Electrically connect Palfinger lorry-loader cranes with commercial vehicle chassis from a range of manufacturers

Use the relevant vehicle body-builder interface or connection points to connect the crane and associated equipment to the truck

Carry out wiring installations accurately from electrical diagrams and technical information

Route, connect and secure wiring to a high standard, including producing safe and reliable crimped connections

Install and connect electrical equipment associated with the crane and body build, including cameras, lighting, safety systems and electrical connections for VBG couplings where specified

Install and connect crane controls, sensors and wired or wireless remote-control equipment where required by the build

Carry out electrical and functional checks on completed installations

Identify and rectify electrical faults found during installation or testing

Work alongside mechanical, hydraulic, body-building and quality colleagues to complete each installation

Complete work safely, accurately and within the required production timescales

Requirements:

To apply for this Auto Electrician / Vehicle Electrician role you'll need to have:

A recognised electrical, auto-electrical, electrotechnical or relevant qualification

Demonstrable electrical installation or wiring experience in a similar or associated role

The ability to read and work accurately from electrical wiring diagrams

Good wiring, crimping and electrical connection skills

A practical understanding of electrical fault-finding

Can produce safe, neat and high-quality work

Proficient at working both independently and as part of a production team to set production schedules

Experience with 24V commercial vehicle electrics, HGVs, specialist vehicle builds, mobile machinery or truck-mounted equipment would be useful, but isn't essential if you have the right electrical background and transferable skills.

If you’re looking for something more specialised, this is a chance to develop valuable technical skills while building a long-term career within a growing engineering business.

Palfinger UK are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse, positive and inclusive workplace.

Pay: Up to £16.50 per hour

Expected hours: 37.75 per week

Benefits

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Employee stock purchase plan
• On-site parking
• * Sick pay

Work Location: In person