Installation Engineer, Barnsley

Installation Engineer – Vehicle Lifting Equipment

Location: Barnsley (regional travel)

Salary: £30,000 basic per annum + overtime

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Contract: Permanent, full-time

The Role

We are recruiting an Installation Engineer to join a specialist engineering team installing 2-post and 4-post vehicle lifts into automotive workshops and garages.

This is a hands-on, site-based role suited to someone with a strong mechanical background who enjoys practical work, problem-solving and working as part of a small installation team.

You’ll start each day from the Barnsley office, where the van and trailer will be pre-loaded, before travelling to customer sites to deliver and install equipment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Installing and commissioning vehicle lifting equipment (2-post & 4-post lifts) at customer sites
• Meeting at the Barnsley office each morning before travelling to site
• Using company van and trailer to deliver equipment and complete installations
• Carrying out mechanical installation work using hand tools and drills
• Completing installation paperwork, checks and site sign-off documentation
• Working safely and to a high standard at all times
• Mentoring or supporting trainee engineers when required
• Regional travel only – maximum radius approx. 2 hours / 150 miles from Barnsley
• Occasional overnight stays, but this is not the norm

Pay & Working Hours

• £30,000 basic salary (based on 45 hours per week)
• Door-to-door pay
• Overtime paid at time and a half, calculated monthly
• Monday to Friday only – no regular weekends

What We’re Looking For

• Strong mechanical background (installation, plant, fitting, mechanical engineering or similar)
• Confident using hand tools and drills – someone who can genuinely “hold a spanner”
• Comfortable working on customer sites and taking ownership of installations
• Physically fit and happy with hands-on, practical work
• Experience towing a trailer (essential)
• Full UK driving licence
• Own basic hand tools (specialist tools provided)
• Reliable, professional and able to start ASAP

What’s on Offer

• Stable, permanent role with a specialist engineering company
• Regional travel only – no long-distance national work
• Consistent weekday hours
• Clear overtime structure and door-to-door pay
• Supportive team environment with training on specialist equipment

How to Apply:

• Call Charlie on 0333 99 66 988 (Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm)
• Email your CV to: apply@essentialrecruitment.co.uk

(This vacancy is being advertised by Essential Recruitment, a recruitment agency.)