Forklift Service Engineer

Travail Employment Group; Chipping Sodbury; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established recruitment agency is searching for a Forklift Engineer for a permanent role in Chipping Sodbury. The successful candidate will be responsible for the service, repair, and maintenance of material handling equipment. The position offers a salary of £32,000, with potential bonuses and overtime, and includes benefits such as up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension plan. Applicants should have relevant technical experience and a full driving license.

Benefits

22 rising to 25 days holidays

Pension

Overtime at time and a half

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing and repairing forklifts or plant or an Agricultural engineering background.
• General service engineering experience with similar equipment or vehicle mechanic background.
• Time served experience is suitable.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose equipment faults and problem solve on forklifts.
• Repair, service, and maintain equipment.
• Prepare customer reports and paperwork.

Skills

Diagnosing equipment faults

Mechanical experience

Hydraulic experience

Basic 12v Electrical experience

Loler knowledge

Education

Recognised qualifications in engineering

Job description

Forklift Engineer
£32,000 + OT, Permanent,Chipping Sodbury, BS37, 8am -4:30pm/3:30pm on a Fri, M-F, , 22 days hols rising to 25 + bank holidays, pension.

The forklift Service engineer or forklift engineer role is working in a service and repair role for an established and successful business. The position involves the service, repair and planned maintenance of material handling equipment and could be either a combination of field service and workshop based work. A company vehicle would be provided for the field service work, so a full driving licence is required.

Key tasks for the forklift Service engineer or forklift engineer role

• The ability to diagnose equipment faults and problem solve on forklifts
• Repair, service and planned maintenance of the equipment
• Field service and workshop based work
• Requires the ability to work on your own in the field after full product training or as part of a team in the workshop.
• Preparing customer reports and paperwork on the equipment
• In addition the forklift Service engineer or forklift engineer is likely to have good Mechanical, Hydraulic and if possible basic 12v Electrical experience relating to this type of equipment.
• Any Loler knowledge would also be advantageous.

Candidates suited to this role are likely to have the following

• Ideally you will have experience in servicing and repairing forklifts or plant or an Agricultural engineering background with related knowledge.
• However general service engineering of similar equipment or a vehicle mechanic background may be suitable and product training for successful candidates would be provided.
• Any recognised qualifications are useful but time served experience will also be suitable.

This forklift Service engineer or forklift engineer is a permanent role with a friendly, established company and team who specialise in material handling equipment.

Job title: forklift Service engineer or forklift engineer

Salary: £32k + Bonus up to £2,500 per annum + overtime at time and a half
Location: Chipping Sodbury BS37
Duration: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8.00 - 4.30pm and 3.30pm on Fridays 39 hours per week
Benefits: 22 rising to 25 days holidays + bank holidays, pension

Please apply for this role through the job board or apply direct to [e-mail] or for further information, please call Adam on 0117 934 9770.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.