Forklift Service Engineer

Toyota Material Handling Manufacturing; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading material handling company in the UK is seeking a Forklift Service Engineer to join their After Sales department. The successful candidate will maintain and repair forklift trucks and provide after sales support. Ideal candidates will have mechanical engineering experience and good customer rapport skills. This role offers a competitive salary, company pension, and opportunities for career progression.

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 and offers

Qualifications

• Experience working as a forklift engineer, plant fitter, plant technician, or similar role.
• Ability to service, maintain, and repair various material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair forklift trucks and other material handling equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and provide after sales support to customers.
• Deal promptly with customer inquiries and complaints.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Basic electrical knowledge

Effective planning and organisational skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Customer rapport building

Full UK driving licence

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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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.