Forklift Engineer

Zoom Recruitment; London Borough of Barking and Dagenham; In loco; GBP 40.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company van

Mobile phone & PDA

Pension scheme

Long service awards

Seasonal bonuses

Descrizione del lavoro

Zoom Recruitment is seeking a Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover sites around Dagenham, Essex. You will service, maintain and repair a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment in busy distribution centres.

The role requires hands-on fault finding on diesel, LPG and electric systems, with knowledge of hydraulics, electrics and control systems. A clean UK driving licence is required and a company van is provided.

Competenze

• Time-served forklift/plant/materials handling engineer
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic experience
• Good knowledge of hydraulics, electrics and control systems
• Experience on counterbalance, reach trucks or similar MHE
• Full UK driving licence; van provided for site work

Mansioni

• Planned servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on forklift trucks
• Fault finding and diagnostics on diesel, LPG and electric equipment
• Work with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems
• Complete 3–6 jobs per day depending on complexity
• Maintain accurate service and repair records
• Provide professional customer-focused on-site service
• Manage workload across assigned customer sites

Conoscenze

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Hydraulics

Electrics

Control systems

Counterbalance forklifts

MHE experience

Strumenti

Mobile phone & PDA

Company van (on-site use)

Descrizione del lavoro

Field Service Forklift Engineer - Dagenham - £40,000 - £42,000 Basic DOE + Overtime & Benefits

An established and UK leading Logistics supplier are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover their customer sites closely located in Dagenham, Essex.

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

• £40,000 - £42,000 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