On-Site Forklift Service Engineer

Crown Lift Trucks Ltd; Daresbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van & fuel card

Discount scheme

Tell Us Health

Tooling support

Company pension

Job summary

Crown Lift Trucks Ltd. is seeking a Resident Service Engineer to operate from Daresbury, England, covering on-site and occasional off-site forklift service and repairs. You will work to planned service schedules, maintain stock, and ensure safety of repaired fleets while completing all required paperwork.

A full UK driving licence is essential. The role emphasizes fault finding, repair expertise, and the ability to work independently or in a team, with opportunities for training and development.

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
• Proficient in fault finding and repair.
• Educated with an ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths at GCSE.
• Experience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.
• Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
• Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.
• A high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritising workloads to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently or in a team.
• Clear communication skills – oral and written.
• Consultation and negotiation skills.
• Flexibility to cope with diverse needs of the post.
• Highly motivated and possessing a resilience to work under pressure.
• Positive, personable and optimistic with a can do attitude.
• Recent and relevant experience of working in the forklift truck service environment, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out service and repairs to equipment on customer sites in a safe, professional and cost effective manner, maintaining documentation of all works carried out in line with Health and Safety and Quality procedures.
• The role will involve working to a planned schedule of service and maintenance jobs at our client’s premises. As well as on site work, there may occasionally be requirements to work off site also.
• To ensure site stock is monitored / counted, and sufficient for the day to day maintenance of the fleet.
• To carry out inspections and monitor the safety of the repaired and maintained trucks.
• To accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.
• To take responsibility for all equipment and tooling (including van/laptop/printer etc.) and ensure that it is in a safe condition for the type of work being undertaken.
• To work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.

Skills

Fault finding

Repair

Communication

Organisation

Teamwork

Health & Safety

Education

GCSE English & Maths (C)

Job description

Crown Lift Trucks Ltd. is seeking a Resident Service Engineer to operate from Daresbury, England, covering on-site and occasional off-site forklift service and repairs. You will work to planned service schedules, maintain stock, and ensure safety of repaired fleets while completing all required paperwork.

A full UK driving licence is essential. The role emphasizes fault finding, repair expertise, and the ability to work independently or in a team, with opportunities for training and development.