Mobile Forklift Engineer - Dewsbury

Kemp Recruitment Ltd; Ossett; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Van

Fuel card

Door-to-door travel

Commission on parts

Private healthcare

Pension

25 days + BH

Job summary

Kemp Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Field Service Engineer to service and repair electric forklift trucks across Leeds, Huddersfield and surrounding areas. You will travel to customer sites, diagnose breakdowns, perform preventative maintenance, and contribute to safety and reliability of equipment, with full training provided.

The role offers a van, fuel card, door-to-door travel, commission on parts, private healthcare, pension, and 25 days + bank holidays. Monday to Friday, 40 hours.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with forklifts / forklift trucks is preferred.
• Experience in servicing, repairing or maintaining material handling equipment would be advantageous.
• Good mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge is essential.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Comfortable working independently at customer sites.
• A customer-focused and professional approach.
• Full training will be provided, including up to one month of training.

Responsibilities

• Attending customer sites to diagnose and repair forklift breakdowns.
• Carrying out planned servicing and preventative maintenance.
• Repairing and maintaining electric forklift trucks.
• Working predominantly with lithium-powered and EP electric trucks.
• Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Completing service reports and relevant engineering paperwork.
• Advising customers on repairs and replacement parts where required.
• Identifying opportunities to upsell and generate additional commission.
• Maintaining good customer relationships while representing the company professionally.

Job description

Field Service Engineer

Location: Leeds, Huddersfield and surrounding areas

Job Description:

This is a field-based engineering role, primarily servicing and repairing electric forklift trucks, with around 90% of the work involving electric lithium-powered trucks and EP electric trucks.

You will be responsible for attending customer sites to diagnose breakdowns, carry out servicing and maintenance, and complete repairs to ensure customers' equipment remains safe, reliable and operational.

The company is continuing to grow and has a strong team of 9 engineers, with full training provided for the right candidate.

You will receive full training to get you fully up to speed with the company's products, systems and processes.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Attending customer sites to diagnose and repair forklift breakdowns.
• Carrying out planned servicing and preventative maintenance.
• Repairing and maintaining electric forklift trucks.
• Working predominantly with lithium-powered and EP electric trucks.
• Diagnosing electrical and mechanical faults.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Completing service reports and relevant engineering paperwork.
• Advising customers on repairs and replacement parts where required.
• Identifying opportunities to upsell and generate additional commission.
• Maintaining good customer relationships while representing the company professionally.

Experience You Will Need:

• Previous experience working with forklifts / forklift trucks is preferred.
• Experience in servicing, repairing or maintaining material handling equipment would be advantageous.
• Good mechanical and electrical engineering knowledge is essential.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Comfortable working independently at customer sites.
• A customer-focused and professional approach.
• Full training will be provided, including up to one month of training, so candidates with the right engineering background may also be considered.

Hours:

Monday to Friday – 40 hours per week

Leave home: approximately 7:30am

Customer/site start: approximately 8:00am

Finish: approximately 4:30pm

30-minute lunch break

Guaranteed 2.5 hours overtime per week, starting from 7:30am paid at 1.5x

Benefits:

• Van
• fuel card
• door-to-door travel
• commission opportunity on parts
• private healthcare
• pension
• 25 days + bank holidays