Site Engineer (Rotating Day Shifts) (Forklift Trucks)

Alexander James Recruiting; Coleshill CP; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift allowance

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Alexander James Recruiting are seeking a Site Engineer to maintain a fleet of forklift trucks for a leading materials handling manufacturer on a customer site in Coleshill. The role operates on a rotating early/late shift pattern and offers a competitive base salary plus benefits.

You will service and fix a range of equipment, ensuring high safety and customer-service standards on site. The company values teamwork and independent initiative and supports overtime opportunities and a strong

Qualifications

• Forklift truck experience preferred, but not essential.
• Background in plant equipment, automotive, or related industries considered.

Responsibilities

• Servicing a fleet of Material Handling equipment on a customer site in Coleshill focusing on forklift trucks
• Fixing and servicing other, related & specialist equipment as and when required
• Ensuring excellent customer service and representing the company in the right way on customer site
• Adhering to both the company’s and customer’s health & safety policies whilst working on site
• Reporting back to the team leaders and service manager in the region
• Working on rotating early and late day shifts

Skills

Forklift experience

Team working

Independent worker

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting are currently working with a leading manufacturer of Material Handling equipment looking to on board a new Site Engineer to maintain a fleet of trucks on a customer site in Coleshill on a rotating shift pattern. With a competitive basic salary and a number of other benefits, this is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to get into a new company.

Responsibilities

• Servicing a fleet of Material Handling equipment on a customer site in Coleshill focusing on forklift trucks
• Fixing and servicing other, related & specialist equipment as and when required
• Ensuring excellent customer service and representing the company in the right way on customer site
• Adhering to both the company’s and customer’s health & safety policies whilst working on site
• Reporting back to the team leaders and service manager in the region
• Working on rotating early and late day shifts

Requirements

The company have a preference for an individual from a forklift truck background due to the requirements of the role, however this is not essential. They will also consider candidates with a background working within a closely related industry such as plant equipment, automotive, commercial vehicles or similar. You will be able to work well as part of a team as well as working on your own initiative. In terms of location, you will need to be based within commutable distance of Newport. It is essential that you are ready to work both rotating day shifts.

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (up to £40k)
• Shift allowance of 15% of base salary
• 25 days holiday + statutory
• Competitive pension scheme
• Overtime opportunity

The Company

The company are an international manufacturer of forklift trucks, thus operating in the material handling industry. Part of a wider group, they’re also involved in supplying various other types of warehouse equipment and are one the most well-known brands within the material sector, being a true market leader. Having obtained consistent growth for the last 30 years, they’re expecting this to continue and are therefore looking to bring new on new service engineers to increase market share further