Field Service Engineer

Crown Equipment Corporation; Stockport; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van + fuel card

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension plan

Discount scheme

Job summary

Crown Equipment Corporation is seeking a field service engineer to service and repair equipment at customer sites across the region. The role requires a valid UK driving licence, strong fault-finding skills, and commitment to safety and quality procedures.

You will manage van stock, complete paperwork promptly, and work to planned schedules while collaborating with teams. Company vehicle and pension are provided; holidays are generous.

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
• Proficient in fault finding and repair.
• Educated with GCSE English and maths (grade C).
• Experience of Health & Safety requirements in workshop practice.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.
• Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.
• High standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
• Clear communication skills—oral and written.
• Flexibility to cope with diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Carry out service and repairs to equipment on customer sites, maintaining safety and quality records.
• Accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and parts paperwork within timescales.
• Maintain and monitor van stock and tooling for day-to-day operations.
• Work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.
• Ensure all equipment, van and devices are safe to use and well maintained.

Skills

Driving Licence

Fault finding

Communication

Organization

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Deadline-oriented

Independent/Team worker

Education

GCSE English and Maths (grade C)

Engineering qualification

Job description

To carry out service and repairs to 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.

• To carry out inspections and monitor the safety of the repaired and maintained trucks.
• To accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.
• To 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.
• To work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.

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

• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Hydraulics

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.

Person Specification Essential Skills:

• Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
• Proficient in fault finding and repair.
• Educated with an 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.

Desirable Skills:

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

Since its entry into the material handling industry in the 1960s, Crown Equipment Corporation has earned a reputation for exceptional product design, engineering and manufacturing of its award-winning line of electric lift trucks. From our smallest pallet truck to our highest lifting VNA truck, our goal is to always provide the user with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic forklift truck possible. Crown supports customers with a wide selection of electric forklift trucks ranging from pallet trucks to very narrow-aisle VNA trucks.

Our brand promise is: "Crown designs, manufactures, distributes, services and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value." Quality and performance are the foundation of Crown's success. Since our inception, our company culture has always been about people performing and working as a team to ensure that quality is built into every forklift truck we make. Crown's headquarters, manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday - 08:00am to 16:30pm with 30 minutes unpaid 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 plus bank holidays.

Pension: Company pension plan.

At Crown, we know that our employees are the driving force behind our success in the material handling industry. We cultivate a culture of passionate people and inspired innovation. In fact, throughout Crown's history, more than 1,000 employees have reached a 25-year milestone, and we are proud to have travelled their career paths with them. From employee training and development to competitive compensation packages, we invest in our employees, knowing that people are always at the core of what moves us forward. In addition to financial remuneration and participation, we our offer our employees various social benefits including but not limited to:

• 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.