Field Service Engineer

AMF Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Overtime pay at time and a half

Bonus scheme

Job summary

AMF Recruitment is assisting in a Field Service Engineer role based in the Dewsbury Area (Base). The position is permanent and offers a 40-hour week (8am - 4:30pm) with a base salary and progression.

The role involves routine and emergency maintenance of forklifts at customer premises across Yorkshire and the Humber region. The ideal candidate will have electrical knowledge, mechanical aptitude, and organisational skills, with experience in servicing or similar engineering work.

Qualifications

• Experience with forklifts or similar machinery is desirable.
• Strong electrical knowledge and safety awareness.
• City & Guilds in mechanics or equivalent is ideal but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and repair as directed by the Service Manager.
• Diagnosing the nature of each query and repair with a proactive approach.
• Completing a service report for each job on a PDA system.
• Reporting to the Service Manager.

Skills

Forklift experience

Electrical knowledge

Organised

Problem solving

Time management

Education

City & Guilds in mechanics

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Dewsbury Area (Base)

Permanent

My client is a leading and fast-growing provider of maintenance support, services and hire of electrical forklifts to commercial industry and business. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Field Service Engineer to provide routine and emergency maintenance, service and support in the Yorkshire and Humber region, onsite at customer premises.

Duties Include:

• Servicing and repair as directed by the Service Manager.
• Diagnosing the exact nature of each query and repair with a friendly, efficient, can-do attitude.
• Completing a service report for each job on a PDA system.
• Reporting to the Service Manager.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and qualities:

• Experience with Forktrucks (Desirable but not essential).
• Confident Electrical knowledge.
• City & Guilds in mechanics or equivalent qualification is ideal but not essential, this could be time served
• Be well-organised, methodical and process-driven.
• Ability to think outside the box, adept at finding solutions.
• Good at managing own workload and able to cope with pressure.

Whilst it would be ideal for applicants to have experience of servicing and maintaining forktrucks, we welcome applicants with experience of mechanical and electrical engineering with some fault disgnostics experience.

This is a permanent position where you will work a standard 40 hour week (8am - 4:30)

In return you can expect a base salary of £34320 (£16.50p/h), rising to £36400 (£17.50 p/h) after successful completion of a 6 month probation. On top of this, any overtime is paid at time and a half, there is a bonus scheme and company van.