Field Service Engineer - East Anglia

Crown Equipment Corporation; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading material handling company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Service Engineer to perform service and repairs on equipment at customer sites. Candidates should have a background in mechanical or electrical engineering and hold a valid UK Driving Licence. This role offers a company vehicle, generous holiday, and several employee benefits designed to provide superior value. The ideal candidate will be skilled in fault finding and repair, with a strong commitment to safety and quality standards.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

25 days holiday

Pension plan

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
• Experience of Health & Safety requirements in a workshop practice.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out service and repairs to equipment on customer sites.
• Complete job sheets, timesheets, and purchase paperwork.
• Monitor safety of repaired and maintained trucks.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Hydraulics

Fault finding and repair

Clear communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

GCSE grade C in English and maths

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications & Skills

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

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.

About Crown

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. 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. Crown's headquarters, manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles.

Benefits

• 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 (provided the tax is paid).
• Holidays: 25 days holiday.
• Pension: 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. Salary sacrifice options including childcare, technology, cars and parking, cycling and gyms. Employee assistance programme.