Posted 20 July, 2026
Lift Services Manager
APT TALENT SOLUTIONS LTD
Maidstone, ENG, GB
Full Time
Job Description
Lift Services Manager
\nLocation: Medway
\nSalary: £65,000
\nBenefits: Company Car/ Car Allowance, 25 days annual leave + Birthday off
\nDue to growth, my client are looking for a Lift Services Manager to join their team based in Medway. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a solid history in Lift Engineering and Management to join a growing organisation.
\nThe Role
\nOperational Leadership
·Lead the Service Department and ensure effective day-to-day operation and resourcing. ·Manage all service contracts and repair activities (planning, allocation, close-out). ·Own the out-of-hours/night-call rota; publish monthly and whenever changes occur. ·Maintain the Lift Shutdown/Out-of-Service board and ensure statuses are current. \nCustomer & Stakeholder Communication
·Primary point of contact for clients; provide timely updates on out-of-service lifts and progress. ·Escalate technical, safety, or commercial risks to the appropriate managers. ·Handle and resolve service/repair complaints; ensure root cause and corrective actions are communicated. \nFinancial & Commercial Control
·Liaise with and oversee agreed interfaces with the Finance Department and finance procedures. ·Prepare and process small-works/service quotations; raise POs; control materials and stock purchases. ·Track job costings and margins; review quote conversion and approve invoices within delegated authority. \nPeople, Safety & Assets
·Deliver toolbox talks; carry out site audits and van inspections with engineers. ·Ensure company stores are organised, labelled and stock-checked; verify that safety-critical parts are recorded in the repairs safety log and are serviceable. ·Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards (LOLER, PUWER, EAWR, BS/EN 81, company H&S procedures). \nQuality & ISO Management
·Review engineers' service and repair reports for accuracy, quality and close-out evidence. ·Inspect service and repair works for quality control; raise NCR/CAPA where needed. ·Maintain controlled documents, forms and logs; support internal audits and management reviews. ·Maintain training/competence records and the qualifications matrix. \nReporting & KPIs
·Issue weekly and monthly KPI updates and client-specific KPI packs ·Monthly: reconcile and issue spreadsheets for services, callouts and KPIs for LSEC, Alliance, WeWork and other bulk contracts. ·Monitor at minimum: PPM completion %, first-time-fix %, MTTR/restore time, callback rate, contract profitability, stock accuracy, near-misses/accidents, LOLER TE schedule adherence, night-call performance.\n\n
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