Mobile Forklift Engineer

Holt-Recruitment; Preston; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt-Recruitment seeks an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a leading material handling business, servicing forklift trucks on customer sites across Warrington, Liverpool and Preston.

The role is for a mechanically biased engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and dealing directly with customers, with 40 hours per week and overtime paid as required.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification is required.
• Proven hands-on engineering experience is essential.
• Strong IT literacy and problem-solving abilities are important.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on forklift trucks
• Attending breakdowns and completing repairs
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective fault finding
• Completing service and repair reports accurately
• Ordering parts as required
• Managing your own diary and workload
• Working professionally and positively at customer sites
• Maintaining high standards of customer service and engineering quality

Skills

Mechanically biased

Field service engineering

Fault diagnosis

IT literacy

Full UK driving licence

Customer service

Independent working

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification

Job description

Location: Warrington, Liverpool, Preston & surrounding areas
Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 depending on experience
Hours: 40 hours per week, approximately 8:00am – 4:30pm
Overtime: Available when required and paid in addition to salary

Field Service Engineer We are currently recruiting for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join a leading material handling business, working across customer sites throughout the Warrington, Liverpool and Preston areas.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a mechanically biased engineer who enjoys working independently, solving technical problems and dealing directly with customers.

You will be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing a range of forklift trucks, including gas, diesel and electric models. The majority of trucks will be between 1.5 and 3 tonnes, although you may also work on larger trucks up to 10 tonnes.

The Role As a Field Service Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on forklift trucks
• Attending breakdowns and completing repairs
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out effective fault finding
• Completing service and repair reports accurately
• Ordering parts as required
• Managing your own diary and workload
• Working professionally and positively at customer sites
• Maintaining high standards of customer service and engineering quality

About You To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent engineering qualification
• A mechanically biased engineering background
• Several years of hands-on engineering experience
• Strong IT literacy
• A full UK driving licence
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A proactive, enthusiastic and reliable approach to work
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload

Experience Considered Forklift truck experience is highly desirable, particularly experience working on gas, diesel or electric trucks.

However, engineers from other mechanical engineering backgrounds will also be considered, including:

• Plant
• Agricultural machinery
• Automotive
• Material handling

Experience with hydraulics and/or electrical systems would also be highly advantageous.

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