Workshop Engineer
Location: Wellingborough
Salary: £38,000 - £55,000 (DOE)
We're looking for experienced and motivated Workshop Engineers to join our busy workshop in Wellingborough. If you're a skilled engineer with a mechanical background and enjoy fault finding, repairs and working with high-quality equipment, we'd love to hear from you.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business that invests heavily in its people, offering industry-leading training, excellent earning potential and genuine long-term career progression.
What's on Offer
- Salary of £35,000 - £55,000, depending on experience
- Choice of a 40-hour or 45-hour working week
- Monday to Friday working
- Shift premium available
- Overtime available:
- Time and a half Monday to Saturday and selected Bank Holidays
- Double time on Sundays and selected Bank Holidays
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Additional annual leave with long service
- Company pension with 6% employer contribution (minimum 4% employee contribution)
- Employee incentive schemes
- Employee discount scheme with access to major UK brands
- Recommend a Friend bonus scheme
- Comprehensive 6-week induction and structured training programme
- Ongoing technical development with some of the best product training in the industry
- Opportunity to gain specialist qualifications and further education, including degree-level learning for suitable candidates
- Career progression through a structured technical grading programme
- Full Forklift Truck Licence provided
- Local and national technical support
- Company laptop and mobile phone
- Specialist tooling provided, including replacement for fair wear and tear
- Full PPE and specialist workwear provided and professionally cleaned
The Role
As a Workshop Engineer, you'll be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of material handling equipment, including forklift trucks and warehouse machinery.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned servicing and preventative maintenance
- Diagnosing electrical, hydraulic and mechanical faults
- Repairing equipment to the highest standards
- Completing pre-delivery inspections
- Ensuring all work is completed safely and efficiently
- Maintaining accurate service records using modern IT systems
- Supporting the workshop team to deliver outstanding customer service
You'll work on a varied range of equipment, from electric pallet trucks through to large engine-powered counterbalance forklifts and specialist warehouse trucks, giving you exposure to the latest engineering technology.
About You
We're interested in hearing from engineers with experience in:
- Forklift trucks
- Plant machinery
- Agricultural machinery
- Powered access equipment
- HGVs or commercial vehicles
- Automotive or vehicle maintenance
- Industrial cleaning equipment
- Mechanical or electrical engineering
Ideally, you'll also have:
- NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in a mechanical or engineering discipline (preferred but not essential)
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills
- Good IT skills for recording work and ordering parts
- A full UK driving licence
- The ability to work independently as well as part of a team
- A positive, customer-focused attitude
Apply Today
If you're looking for a rewarding engineering role with excellent training, career development and long-term opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.
If this role is of interest, please contact Liam at Elite Workforce Solutions on 07962 987 483or email [email protected]
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £38,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
