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Lift Installation Engineer - Southampton /Reading

🏒 Otis β€’ πŸ“ Remote β€’ πŸ•’ Sep 14, 2026
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Position Overview & Specifications

Date Posted: REPLACEMENT_STRING01-06-08:00 Country: United Kingdom Location: UK Home Based, Home Based, United Kingdom Installation Engineer – Lift / Elevator Industry Southampton / Reading and surrounding areas Otis Elevator Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. We employ more than 60,000 people, offer products and services in more than 200 countries and territories and maintain more than 1.35 million lifts and escalators worldwide. The Role…
  • We are currently recruiting for a number of Installation Engineers to work within our New Equipment Division covering Andover and surrounding regions.
  • You will travel to sites to install Otis lift equipment across Southampton , Reading and surrounding areas
  • This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Installation Engineer who is looking to develop their career with a world renowned company
The Skills We Need…
  • You will be qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 in Lift Engineering
  • You must be an experienced Lift Engineer with in-depth knowledge of a variety of different brands of equipment
  • Previous experience and a comprehensive knowledge of Otis equipment would be beneficial
What We Offer… A competitive basic salary and bonuses which can equate to high annual earnings
  • Benefits which include pension, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), Life Assurance, Childcare Vouchers, Paid Maternity, Paternity and Sick leave, reduced rate private medical insurance, and access to the Otis Rewards Scheme
  • Employee Scholarship Scheme - Otis will support you through your studies if you wish to gain further qualifications including Bachelors and Masters Degrees
  • The opportunity to work for the world’s leading lift manufacturer, with some of the most prestigious customers
We are interested in receiving applications from Lift/Elevator Installation Engineers or Modernisation Lift Engineers who have a valid Driving Licence. Otis is an Equal Opportunity Employer Please note that due to the high volume of responses that we receive for opportunities across the UK, we are unfortunately no longer able to respond to each application directly or to provide further individual feedback. We will however contact you should we select you to attend an interview. Should you not receive a reply from us within 4 weeks, please assume that your application on this occasion has proved unsuccessful. Otis is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com.

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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