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Full-time
5-10

Field Service Manager

2/17/2026

The Field Service Manager will lead a team of Lift & Escalator Engineers, driving operational excellence to meet business targets for Planned Preventative Maintenance, LOLER defects, and call-outs within the designated area. Responsibilities include planning workloads, managing team performance, ensuring Health and Safety compliance, conducting risk assessments, and maintaining customer relationships.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
A fifth‑generation British family business, Stannah has been moving people and goods since 1867. For over 150 years, we’ve helped people move more freely, confidently, and safely. From Joseph Stannah’s early cranes and hoists on London’s docks, we’ve grown into a global family company recognised for trusted lift solutions that enhance everyday life. Today, we are world leaders in stairlifts and homelifts, and a major UK provider of passenger lifts, platform lifts, goods and service lifts, escalators, and moving walkways. Our teams design, install, maintain, modernise, and care for lift products across homes, workplaces, public buildings, and transport hubs—keeping people and goods moving, wherever they need to be. What sets Stannah apart is our commitment to quality engineering, genuine customer care, and the family values that have guided every generation. As an independent British business, we invest for the long term—innovating, adapting, and partnering with customers in more than 50 markets worldwide. Our purpose is simple: to make life easier, safer, and more accessible for everyone. With millions of products installed globally and a reputation built on trust, we proudly stand by our promise: always true to our word.
About the Role

Company Description

Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.

Joseph Stannah founded the business in 1867. A lot has happened since then and today Stannah is a global business. The family is in their fifth generation and plays a hands-on role in running the business. Most people know us for our stairlifts. Our range of products includes lifts, escalators, and homelifts. We also provide maintenance and repair services.

Job Description

Field Service Manager Jobs in Brackley at Stannah - Join Our Team!

Stannah is a proud leader of the global lift market. We are focused on the future; keeping our products at the cutting edge of safety and innovation. Evolving to meet the ever-changing demands the world presents.

As the Field Service Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and exceeding business goals.

Day to day, you'll lead a team of skilled Lift & Escalator Engineers working on industrial lifts. Guiding them towards successfully achieving our Business Plan targets for Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), LOLER defects, and call-outs within our branch's designated area.

You'll have the opportunity to shape and inspire your team. Ensuring that they consistently deliver exceptional service that aligns with our company values and Health and Safety standards.

This job is a great opportunity for an experienced Lift Engineer looking to progress into a management role.

The successful candidate will be based from our Brackley Service Branch, however, travel throughout Brackley is to be expected therefore a full UK driving licence is essential.

Working hours: Monday-Thursday 08.00-16.45 and Friday 08.00-15:45

Field Service Manager Job Responsibilities:

  • Efficiently plan Lift and Escalator Engineers workloads
  • Manage absence, performance, and appraisals for the team.
  • Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety procedures. Conduct risk assessments and method statements
  • Carry out regular site monitoring
  • Maintain relationships with customers, addressing any queries and complaints
  • Maintain credit control logs and CRM

Please see here for full Job Description: Field Service Manager job description

Qualifications

Field Service Manager Job Requirements:

  • Previous experience working within the lift and Escalator industry or similar service industry with transferable skills is essential
  • Relevant technical or management qualifications would be desirable
  • NVQ Level 3 / NVQ Level 4 in Lift Engineering

Additional Information

If you’re an experienced Lift Engineer with a solid technical background and are looking for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

This Lift Manager job would be suitable for someone who has previously worked as a Field Service Manager, Lift Service Manager, Lift Repair Manager, Lift Service Supervisor or similar

Benefits Include:

  • Market Aligned Salary, paid on a monthly basis
  • Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
  • Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
  • SimplyHealth Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
  • Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
  • Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity provision
  • Car allowance

#LDS

Stannah Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We treat all our job applicants fairly and with respect. Our employees are the heart of our business.

We take great care to create a working environment where everyone feels valued. Join our team and be a part of our diverse and inclusive community! 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high numbers of applications for the role.

Appropriate right to work must be held by applicants. Sponsorship is not available.

  • Business Division: Lifts Distribution and Service - Maintenance and Repairs
  • Employment Type : Permanent
  • Referral Bonus: No
  • Key Skills
    Team LeadershipOperational ExcellencePlanned Preventative MaintenanceLOLER Defects ManagementCall-Out ManagementHealth and Safety ComplianceRisk AssessmentMethod StatementsSite MonitoringCustomer Relationship ManagementCredit ControlCRMLift EngineeringEscalator EngineeringPerformance ManagementAppraisals
    Categories
    Management & LeadershipEngineeringManufacturingTrades
    Benefits
    Profit Share Bonus SchemeHoliday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leavePension SchemeSimplyHealth Cash PlanLife Assurance SchemeLong Service award schemeCompany Benefits Discount Rewards SchemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeEnhanced maternity and paternity provisionCar allowance
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