Field Service Engineer - Manchester/Oldham

Crown Equipment Corporation; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment engineering firm in Greater Manchester is seeking a technician to perform service and repairs on customer sites. The ideal candidate will have knowledge in mechanical or electrical engineering and hold a full UK driving licence. Responsibilities include carrying out safety inspections, maintaining accurate documentation, and ensuring all tools are safe. Working hours are Monday to Friday, with benefits including a company vehicle, generous holidays, and a pension plan.

Benefits

Company van plus fuel card

Company pension plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee assistance programme

Excellent discount scheme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical engineering, or hydraulics.
• Must hold a full UK Driving Licence.
• Experience in Health & Safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections and monitor safety of equipment.
• Complete job sheets and parts paperwork accurately.
• Ensure equipment and tooling are in safe condition.
• Work to strict schedules and deadlines.

Skills

Fault finding and repair

Organisational skills

Clear communication skills

Ability to multi-task

Negotiation skills

Ability to work independently

Flexibility

Education

Grade C in English and Maths at GCSE

Job description

Job 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

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

Requirements

Knowledge of at least one of the following areas and willingness for additional training:

• Mechanical engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Hydraulics

Must hold a full UK Driving Licence.

Essential Skills

• 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.

Company Profile

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.

Crown’s 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.

Work Schedule & Benefits

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.

Additional benefits include:

• 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.
• Excellent discount scheme with access to the best perks from some of the UK's biggest brands.
• Employee assistance programme.