Lift Safety Inspector

Job Title: Lift Safety Inspector
Location: Flexible - able to travel within our operating region
Salary: £48,000 per annum subject to experience
Job type: Permanent, Full Time. 37 hours per week.
Closing Date: 11th October 2026.
We have an opportunity to join the Property Services team as a Lifts Safety Inspector. You'll be responsible for carrying out surveys and safety inspections of passenger, personal lifts and for providing technical advice on lift replacement, remedial faults and making improvements.
Within the service the team provide, you will be ensuring;
* That the quality of services provided to all customers is always legislatively compliant and meets the requirements set out by governing bodies and wider good industry practice.
* The delivery of servicing, works and maintenance activity meets all required standards of performance, including time, cost, quality and customer satisfaction.
* That all certification and documentation is produced in accordance with agreed procedures.
* Assistance is provided to complete regular audit and reconciliation of data for Aster's systems.
You will be carrying out periodic equipment and asset inspections, as well as carrying out unplanned inspections following alterations or repair to ensure that all relevant findings are documented and action is taken where required.
About you:
You will hold qualifications in Safe Working on Lifts and release of trapped passengers (BS7255, LOLER & SAFed).
You will have experience of repairing and or installing lifts and lifting equipment.
You'll have received training in and have relevant experience in the requirements of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).
You will understand the current issues concerning legislative requirements in social housing. And will have a working knowledge of service charge principles.
You will have the ability to read and understand technical specifications, with a creative approach to problem solving.
Good customer service will be extremely important to you and you'll feel passionate about the service the team provide.
This is primarily a field-based role covering our portfolio across the South of England.
We will provide you with a company vehicle, so you'll need to have full UK manual driving licence and be comfortable driving across the region.
What's in it for me:
We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:
* Flexible working - whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs
* A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
* We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
* Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
* Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
* Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
* Enhanced leave
* We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives
Ready to apply?
Successful applicants will be required to complete a Basic DBS check.
We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.
All candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.
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