Forklift Engineer

Zoom Recruitment; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van (business use)

Mobile phone & PDA

Pension scheme

Death in Service

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Zoom Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover the North East region. The role involves servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on forklift trucks and materials handling equipment at customer sites.

A hands-on engineer with hydraulics, electrics and control systems knowledge is ideal, with a full UK driving licence and door-to-door overtime opportunities. Salary is £35,000–£40,000 DOE, with overtime payments and a company van provided.

Qualifications

• Time served forklift / plant / materials handling engineer.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic engineer experience.
• Good knowledge of hydraulics, electrics and control systems.
• Experience working on counterbalance, reach trucks and other MHE.
• Full UK driving licence (Van provided for company use only).

Responsibilities

• Planned servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on forklift trucks in a large distribution centre.
• Fault finding and diagnostics on diesel, LPG and electric equipment.
• Working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Completing typically 3-6 jobs per day, depending on complexity.
• Maintaining accurate service and repair records.
• Providing a professional, customer-focused service on site.
• Managing workload efficiently across assigned customer sites.

Skills

Forklift engineering

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Hydraulics

Electrical systems

Driving licence

Job description

FIELD SERVICE FORKLIFT ENGINEER - NORTH EAST - £35,000 - £40,000 Basic DOE + Overtime at T&H Paid door to door & Benefits

An established and UK leading Logistics supplier are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover their customer sites across NE, SR, DH, GH locations in the North East.

This is a hands on Engineer role suited to someone with experience in forklift mechanics, car mechanics or machine fixing you will be responsible for carrying out servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment. The company offers strong job security, realistic workloads and a supportive engineering environment.

Forklift Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Planned servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on forklift trucks in a large distribution centre
• Fault finding and diagnostics on diesel, LPG and electric equipment
• Working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems
• Completing typically 3-6 jobs per day, depending on complexity
• Maintaining accurate service and repair records
• Providing a professional, customer-focused service on site
• Managing workload efficiently across assigned customer sites

About You as a Forklift Engineer

• Time served forklift / plant / materials handling engineer
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic engineer experience
• Good knowledge of hydraulics, electrics and control systems
• Experience working on counterbalance, reach trucks and other MHE ideal
• Full UK driving licence (Van provided for company use only)
• Well organised, reliable and professional
• Hands on, practical approach to problem solving

Forklift Engineer Competitive Salary & Benefits

• £35,000 – £40,000 basic salary DOE
• Paid overtime & call out payments Plus Seasonal Bonuses £££
• Company van (business use between sites)
• Mobile phone & PDA
• Enhanced 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension scheme & Death in Service
• Long service awards

Why Join Our Team

• Monday to Friday schedule 08:30 - 5pm with potential flexibility on hours
• Stable employer with long serving engineers, competitive salary and well rewarded with regular bonus and rewards.
• Supportive management and realistic workloads
• Strong continuity of work
• Engineers are trained, trusted and well supported

Please note that due to the high level of applicants we are not able to respond to unsuccessful candidates, and if you have not been contacted within seven days please assume you have not been selected on this occasion.