Field Service Engineer - Rugby

Crown Lift Trucks; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading material handling company in the UK is seeking a Service Engineer to maintain and repair electric lift trucks. The ideal candidate will have a background in mechanical or electrical engineering, hold a full UK driving licence, and possess strong problem-solving and communication skills. This position offers a company vehicle, pension plan, and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Company vehicle with fuel card

Company pension plan

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical engineering, or hydraulics is essential.
• Ability to work independently and in a team with good communication.
• High standards of accuracy and a detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspections and monitor safety of repaired trucks.
• Complete job and timesheets accurately within required timescales.
• Work to planned schedules and deadlines efficiently.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Hydraulics

Fault finding and repair

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

GCSE grade C in English and maths

Engineering qualification

Tools

Service and maintenance equipment

Job description

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 Crowns 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.

Crowns headquarters manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles.

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.

Responsibilities

The role will involve working to a planned schedule of service and maintenance jobs at our clients premises.

• 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 and Experience

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

Youwill 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.

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 multitask 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.
• Engineeringqualification.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday 08:00am to 16:30pm with 30 minutes unpaid for 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.

Pension

Company pension plan.

Benefits

• 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 UKs biggest brands.
• Employee assistance programme.

Contact

Please contact us: Crown Lift Trucks Ltd, Karen Callander, Rutherford Road, Basingstoke, RG24 8PD.