Field Service Engineer (Forklift Trucks)

Alexander James Recruiting; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading material handling manufacturer seeks a field-based forklift service engineer to join their team. This role involves servicing clients, ensuring high standards of service, and offers a competitive salary of up to £34k, overtime opportunities, and various benefits like a company van and generous holiday leave.

Benefits

Company van

Paid door to door

Monthly contribution to home broadband

26 days holiday + statutory

Overtime paid time and a half

Up to 5% annual bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in forklift trucks preferred, open to other backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently.
• Good customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Servicing clients in the Basingstoke area.
• Installing aftermarket parts and supporting PDIs.
• Ensuring excellent customer service.

Skills

Customer-facing skills

Initiative

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading material handling manufacturer who are looking to recruit a new field-based forklift service engineer to service their client base around Basingstoke. With a competitive salary & overtime opportunity plus numerous other benefits, this is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer interested in a new role.

Responsibilities

• Servicing a client based around the Basingstoke area
• Supporting with PDIs and installing aftermarket parts at the customer s request
• Travelling nationally and supporting teams across England & Wales when required
• Ensuring excellent customer service and representing the company in the right way when servicing & repairing forklifts & other equipment
• Reporting to the Regional Service Manager

Requirements

The company have a preference for an individual from a forklift truck background, but this is not essential. The company is open to considering candidates from other backgrounds including plant, powered access, automotive/commercial vehicles or cranes. You will be able to work well on your own with your own initiative and have good customer-facing skills. Ultimately, the company are after an individual with the right attitude and work ethic. In terms of location, you can be based anywhere around Basingstoke.

Benefits

• Competitive salary - up to GBP34k (dependant on experience)
• Overtime paid time and a half
• Up to 5% annual bonus
• Company van
• Paid door to door
• Monthly contribution to home broadband
• 26 days holiday + statutory

The Company

The company is an international manufacturer of forklift trucks, thus operating in the material handling industry. Part of a wider group, they re also involved in supplying various other types of warehouse equipment and are one the most well-known brands within the material sector, being a true market leader. Having obtained consistent growth for the last 30 years, they re expecting this to continue and are therefore looking to bring in new engineers to service the consistently expanding client base.

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