Forklift Service Engineer

Toyota Material Handling Europe; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global manufacturer of materials handling equipment as a Forklift Service Engineer. This exciting role offers the chance to work independently, servicing and repairing a range of products while providing exceptional after-sales support to customers. With a focus on continuous improvement and a supportive work environment, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and advance your career. Enjoy a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and the satisfaction of working with a company that values its employees and fosters a culture of excellence. If you are passionate about mechanical engineering and customer service, 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 in maintaining and repairing forklift trucks and material handling equipment.
• Strong mechanical engineering background with customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair forklift trucks and material handling equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and provide after sales support.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Basic Electrical Knowledge

Planning and Organisational Skills

Customer Rapport Building

Initiative

Education

Experience as Forklift Engineer

Experience as Plant Fitter/Technician

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:

• Service, maintain, overhaul, fault find and resolve faults on company products.
• Respond to breakdowns
• Provide local after sales support to customers.
• To deal promptly with customer enquiries, problems, or complaints.
• To 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.

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

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

What we offer

• Attractive company pension
• Company vehicle (if applicable)
• Fuel card (if applicable)
• Full tool kit (if applicable)
• Company sick pay
• Voluntary critical illness cover
• Free eye tests
• Free flu jabs
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• 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.