Field Service Engineer (Electric Vehicles)

Alexander James Recruiting Ltd.; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established supplier of electric vehicles seeks a Service Engineer to service their clients across the South East of England. The ideal candidate will have experience servicing electric vehicles or material handling equipment, strong customer-facing skills, and a full UK driver's license. This position offers a competitive salary, a company van, and various benefits including 25 days holiday and overtime opportunities.

Benefits

Company van

Overtime at time and a half

25 days holiday + statutory + birthday off

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing electric vehicles or material handling equipment.
• Good customer facing skills and initiative.
• Full UK driver's license is essential.

Responsibilities

• Servicing electric trucks and related specialist vehicles.
• Fixing and servicing other specialist equipment.
• Providing excellent customer service and representation.

Skills

Customer service skills

Ability to work independently

Strong pneumatics experience

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a well-established supplier of various types of electric vehicles and specialist lifting equipment who are looking for a new field-based service engineer to service their client base around the South East of England. With a competitive salary & overtime opportunity, this is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer from electric vehicles, material handling, sweepers or related sectors interested in a new role.

Responsibilities

• Servicing a client base across the South East of England with a focus on servicing electric trucks, road vehicles, tuggers and other specialist vehicles
• Fixing and servicing other, related material handling & specialist equipment
• Ensuring excellent customer service and representing the company in the right way
• Attending the workshop from time to time for meetings and training
• Working closely with the service team in surrounding areas and management across the country
• Staying away when necessary for work on larger projects

Requirements

The company have a preference for an individual from a similar background either in electric vehicles or material handling background due to the requirements of the role. Given that they also supply cleaning equipment, they would also consider an individual from this sector as a possibility, as would individuals from other sectors with strong pneumatics experience. You will be able to work well on your initiative, have good customer facing skills and be willing to travel across the South East of England and further afield when required. It is also essential that you hold a full UK driver’s license.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company van
• Overtime opportunity paid time and a half over 40 hours
• Paid door to door
• 25 days holiday + statutory + extra day off for birthday

The Company

Over 20 years old, the company are a well-established provider of various electric vehicles, materials handling and other specialist equipment. They provide various products to include road vehicles, multi passenger & pedestrian controlled vehicles. as well as other various handling products. With a well-established client base they now require an experienced Service Engineer to cover their client base across the South of England.