Heanor Shift Engineer

WB Power Services Ltd is recruiting a Shift Engineer to join our team at our Heanor head office, working 5 days out of 7 (predominantly Monday to Friday). This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a thriving, family-run business at the forefront of generator hire, sales, and maintenance across the UK.

As a Shift Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining and supporting our fleet of Rehlko and Kohler generators (20–1500kVA), helping to ensure essential infrastructure remains operational across the region.

The Role

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on diesel generators.
• Diagnose faults and complete breakdown repairs.
• Support mobile engineers in the field on occasion using a company vehicle.
• Work closely with Coordinators to ensure smooth scheduling and effective handovers.
• Collect parts from local suppliers when required.
• Maintain accurate job records using our in-house system.
• Always follow company health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.

What We’re Looking For

• NVQ Level 3 (or time-served) in a mechanical or electrical discipline.
• Previous hands-on experience with generators (20–1500kVA) is highly desirable.
• Strong fault-finding skills with the ability to work independently.
• Full UK driving licence (max 6 points) – towing experience is an advantage, with training available.
• Confident communicator with the ability to work both within a team and unsupervised.
• Capable of completing risk assessments and adhering to safe systems of work.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive salary (Engineering Levels 1–4 DOE)
• Overtime paid after 40 hours
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Death in Service cover
• Company vehicle (from yard)
• Comprehensive internal systems and product training
• Access to our Outstanding Employee Assistance Programme