Forklift Service Engineer

TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING UK Careers; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading material handling company in the UK is seeking a Forklift Service Engineer to maintain and repair forklift trucks and material handling equipment. The role involves servicing, responding to breakdowns, and providing after-sales support. Ideal candidates will have experience in mechanical engineering and be able to build rapport with customers. This position offers a competitive salary along with a company vehicle and pension.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension

Company vehicle

Qualifications

• Experience working as a forklift engineer or similar role.
• Able to work on your own initiative.
• Build good rapport with customers.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, overhaul, fault-find and resolve faults on products.
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Provide local after-sales support to customers.
• Deal promptly with customer enquiries and complaints.
• Keep control of vehicle stock / deliveries.
• Achieve agreed targets.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Basic electrical knowledge

Planning and organisational skills

Communication skills

Customer relationship building

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Forklift Service Engineer (Service Technician)

We are looking for a Forklift Service Engineer (Service Technician) to work within our After Sales department to maintain, repair, service and modify the company's range of products. This role comes with a competitive salary, an attractive company pension, a company vehicle, and the opportunity to work for a great company.

About the role

The role involves servicing, maintaining, and repairing forklift trucks and other material handling equipment. On a day‑to‑day basis this is what you would be doing:

• Service, maintain, overhaul, fault‑find and resolve faults on company products.
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Provide local after‑sales support to customers.
• Deal promptly with customer enquiries, problems, or complaints.
• Keep control of vehicle stock / deliveries.
• Achieve agreed targets.

We are looking for somebody who has experience working as a forklift engineer, plant fitter, plant technician, industrial equipment, or a similar type of role.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in mechanical engineering.
• Basic electrical knowledge would be beneficial.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Able to work on your own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Build good rapport with customers.
• Full UK driving licence.

What we offer…