Mobile Forklift Engineer - Wellingborough

Kemp Recruitment Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

23 days holiday

Door-to-door pay

On-call allowance

Job summary

Kemp Recruitment Ltd is looking for a Field Based Forklift Engineer to service and maintain a fleet of forklift equipment across Wellingborough and surrounding areas. You will work on a range of leading brands, ensuring high standards of safety and service.

The role involves visiting customer sites, diagnostics, and on-call duties as required, with a Monday–Friday schedule and overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Forklift engineer or agricultural technician.
• Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines.
• Confident working with electrics, hydraulics and diagnostic equipment.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out servicing, maintenance and repairs on a range of equipment.
• Working on scissor lifts, reach trucks and counterbalance forklifts.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and engineering issues.
• Travelling to customer sites to complete planned and reactive work.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation.
• Participating in an on-call rota when required, with volunteers sought where possible.

Skills

Forklift maintenance

Diesel engines

Electrical systems

Diagnostics

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Job title: Forklift Engineer

Location: Wellingborough and surrounding areas

Basic Salary: £35,000 - £40,000

OTE: £45,000 - £51,500+

We are recruiting for a Field Based Engineer to join a busy team based in Wellingborough.

Due to an increase in workload, the successful candidate will be responsible for servicing and maintaining a range of equipment across a fleet of brands.

You’ll work across a range of leading forklift and materials handling brands, including Yale, Hyster, JCB, Combilift and Aisle-Master.

Daily responsibilities

• Carrying out servicing, maintenance and repairs on a range of equipment.
• Working on scissor lifts, reach trucks and counterbalance forklifts.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and engineering issues.
• Travelling to customer sites to complete planned and reactive work.
• Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
• Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation.
• Participating in an on-call rota when required, with volunteers sought where possible.

Experience you will need

• Experience as a Forklift engineer or agricultural technician
• Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines
• Confident working with electrics, hydraulics and diagnostic equipment
• Full UK driving licence

Package

• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
• Basic salary: £35,000 - £40,000
• OTE: £45,000 - £51,500+ (based on 5 hours overtime a week)
• Overtime paid at 1.3x Monday-Friday, 1.5x Saturday and 2x Sunday.
• Company van and fuel card.
• Door-to-door pay.
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• 2-week Christmas shutdown.
• Company tablet and Work phone.
• Occasional on-call allowance/rota.