Forklift Service Engineer

Toyota Material Handling Europe; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading manufacturer of materials handling equipment as a Forklift Service Engineer. This role offers a chance to work within the After Sales department, focusing on servicing and maintaining a range of products. You will be responsible for resolving faults, responding to breakdowns, and providing exceptional customer support. With a commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement, this innovative firm offers a competitive salary, attractive pension, and numerous opportunities for career progression. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality service and want to be part of a supportive team, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Attractive Company Pension

Company Vehicle

Fuel Card

Full Tool Kit

Company Sick Pay

Voluntary Critical Illness Cover

Free Eye Tests

Free Flu Jabs

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits Platform with Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience as a forklift engineer or similar role is essential.
• Basic electrical knowledge is beneficial for this position.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain forklift trucks and material handling equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and provide after sales support to customers.
• Deal with customer enquiries and maintain vehicle stock.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Knowledge

Planning Skills

Organisational Skills

Customer Rapport

Initiative

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

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

1. Service, maintain, overhaul, fault find and resolve faults on company products.
2. Respond to breakdowns.
3. Provide local after sales support to customers.
4. Deal promptly with customer enquiries, problems, or complaints.
5. Keep control of vehicle stock/deliveries.
6. 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.

Here is a quick tick list for the other skills we are looking for:

1. Experience in mechanical engineering.
2. Basic electrical knowledge would be beneficial.
3. Effective planning and organisational skills.
4. Able to work on your own initiative.
5. Build good rapport with customers.
6. Full UK driving licence.

What we offer

1. Attractive company pension.
2. Company vehicle (if applicable).
3. Fuel card (if applicable).
4. Full tool kit (if applicable).
5. Company sick pay.
6. Voluntary critical illness cover.
7. Free eye tests.
8. Free flu jabs.
9. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
10. Benefits platform with instant discounts and offers.

Plus, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

Why choose Toyota

Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number one manufacturer of materials handling equipment providing quality sales and service support across the UK. We foster a culture where our team members are encouraged to continually improve their processes and strive to provide the highest quality in service for our customers. We aim to create a safe environment where our team members feel valued, fulfilled, engaged and happy. We want to attract the best talent and develop our team so that they achieve their full potential.

Our commitment is to read each application carefully; however, due to the high volume of applications we receive, regrettably only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Toyota Material Handling UK is an equal opportunities employer.