Battery Engineer - Birmingham – B, WS & WV postcodes

Crown Equipment Corporation; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Pension plan

25 days holiday

Door to door payment

Tooling provided

Discount scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Crown Lift Trucks Ltd. is seeking a Battery Service Engineer to carry out service and repairs on customer battery equipment across client sites in a safe, professional manner.

You will work to planned maintenance schedules, manage van stock, complete paperwork accurately, and diagnose faults to component level. A UK driving licence and relevant engineering knowledge are required; training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK driving licence.
• Knowledge of Battery, Charger & Battery Change systems.
• Proficient in fault finding and repair.
• Educated with the ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths at GCSE.
• Experience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.
• Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
• Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the repair, inspection and quotation of customer battery equipment and associated accessories.
• Accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.
• Take responsibility for all equipment and tooling (including van, laptop, tablet etc.) and ensure that it is in a safe condition for the type of work being undertaken.
• Work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.
• Diagnose faults to a component level.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Independent worker

Team communication

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

Battery systems

Job description

Job Description

To carry out service and repairs to all battery equipment on customer sites in a safe, professional and cost effective manner, maintaining documentation of all works carried out in line with Health and Safety and Quality procedures.

The role will involve working to a planned schedule of service and maintenance jobs at our client’s premises.

To ensure van stock is monitored / counted, and sufficient for the day to day maintenance of the fleet.

• Carry out the repair, inspection and quotation of customer battery equipment and associated accessories.
• Accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.
• Take responsibility for all equipment and tooling (including van, laptop, tablet etc.) and ensure that it is in a safe condition for the type of work being undertaken.
• Work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.
• Diagnose faults to a component level.

To be considered for the role you will need to have knowledge of at least two of the following areas, and be willing and able to accept additional training to excel within Crown Lift Trucks Ltd.

• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Hydraulics
• Battery, Charger & Battery Change systems

You will have the ability to work independently and in a team, hold good communication skills, work to a high standard and be able to work to timescales as required.

We need someone who can be product trained and then take the Battery Service Engineer role on straight away.

Ideally the candidate should live in East or West Midlands.

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
• Knowledge of Battery, Charger & Battery Change systems.
• Proficient in fault finding and repair.
• Educated with the ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths at GCSE.
• Experience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.
• Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
• Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.
• A high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritising workloads to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.
• Clear communication skills – oral and written.
• Consultation and negotiation skills.
• Flexibility to cope with diverse needs of the post.
• Highly motivated and possessing a resilience to work under pressure.
• Positive, personable and optimistic with a can do attitude.

• Recent and relevant experience of working in the forklift truck service environment, but not essential.
• Engineering qualification.

Vacancy Details

• Hours of Work: Monday to Friday – 08:00am to 16:30pm with 30 minutes lunch.
• Company Vehicle: A company van and fuel card are provided with the option for private use (subject to tax regulations).
• Holidays: 25 days holiday.
• Pension: Company pension plan.

Benefits

• Company van plus fuel card – private use of company vehicle (subject to tax regulations)
• Company pension plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Door to door payment.
• Support with tooling.
• Excellent discount scheme with access to the best perks from some of the UK’s biggest brands.
• Employee assistance programme.