Job Title: Workshop Forklift Truck Engineer
Basic Salary: Up to £37,000 (dependent on experience)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (40 hours per week, including 1-hour lunch)
Location: Lopenhead
We are recruiting for a full Forklift Truck Engineer to join a well-established, employee-focused forklift and material handling company due to an increasing workload.
This is a hands-on engineering role, requiring strong experience across the servicing, maintenance, diagnostics and repair of forklift trucks. You will be responsible for ensuring equipment is maintained to a high standard and kept safe, reliable and compliant.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Performing servicing, maintenance and repair work on a broad range of forklift trucks and material handling equipment
- Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic issues
- Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure all equipment remains fully compliant
- Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections
- Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to reduce customer downtime
- Effectively organising and managing your workload and service schedule
- Accurately completing service reports and job sheets
- Communicating with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed
What you’ll need:
- Proven experience as a Forklift Engineer / Forklift Truck Engineer
- Strong knowledge and experience working on forklift trucks
- Proven experience of diesel engines
- Strong mechanical, electrical and hydraulic diagnostic skills
- Experience carrying out servicing, maintenance and repairs
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
- A professional, reliable and customer-focused attitude
- Technical qualification (City & Guilds / NVQ) desirable
- Full UK driving licence
Your Package:
- Basic Salary: Up to £37,000, dependent on experience
- Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Company pension scheme
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
Next steps:
If this sounds of interest - please contact Celi on 0330 440 2323 or apply today.
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Pay: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
