Mobile Forklift Engineer - Northampton

Kemp Recruitment Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Overtime pay

Job summary

Kemp Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Field Service Engineer to service, maintain and repair forklift trucks and materials handling equipment across Northampton and surrounding areas. The role includes a Monday–Friday on-site schedule, a basic salary up to £36,000 and an OTE up to £56,250 with overtime, plus a company van and fuel card.

Responsibilities include fault diagnosis across mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems, LOLER inspections, safety checks and PPm, with travel to

Qualifications

• Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience on forklifts or related equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Performing servicing, maintenance and repairs on a broad range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
• Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
• Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains fully compliant.
• Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections.
• Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to minimise customer downtime.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Completing service reports and job sheets accurately.
• Organising and managing your workload and service schedule effectively.
• Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed.
• Working across multiple equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase.
• Travelling to customer sites across Northampton and the surrounding areas.

Skills

Diesel engines servicing

Plant/machinery experience

Electrical & hydraulic fault diagnosis

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join an established, family-run materials handling business covering Northampton and the surrounding areas.

The role involves servicing, maintaining and repairing a range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.

Offering a basic salary of up to £36,000, an OTE of up to £56,250 with overtime, a company van and fuel card, and Monday to Friday working hours.

Daily responsibilities

• Performing servicing, maintenance and repairs on a broad range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
• Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
• Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains fully compliant.
• Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections.
• Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to minimise customer downtime.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Completing service reports and job sheets accurately.
• Organising and managing your workload and service schedule effectively.
• Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed.
• Working across multiple equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase.
• Travelling to customer sites across Northampton and the surrounding areas.

Experience you will need

• Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines
• Experience working on plant machinery, forklifts or LCVs would be beneficial.
• Full UK drivers licence

Package

• Monday to Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (40hrs)
• Basic: upto £36,000
• OTE: 5 hours overtime £42,750
• OTE: 10 hours overtime £49,500
• OTE: 15 hours overtime £56,250
• Company van and fuel card.
• Overtime paid at 1.5x.
• Plenty of overtime available!
• 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays with a Christmas shutdown.