Workshop Engineer - Impact Handling

APROLIS UK LIMITED (GBR); Corby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Aprolis UK Limited, based in Corby, is seeking a Workshop Engineer to maintain and repair forklifts and related equipment at our Equipment Preparation Centre. You will prepare new, used, and demonstration equipment for customers, ensuring quality and professionalism in all work.

Key duties include inspections, repairs, and readiness of vehicles and batteries, while adhering to ISO standards and company safety practices. The role is based in Corby with on-site work.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance and repair of forklifts and related equipment.
• Familiarity with safety and inspection standards (LOLER/PUWER).

Responsibilities

• Inspect trucks on arrival and during service, perform repairs as directed by Workshop Manager.
• Ensure completed trucks pass inspection and LOLER checks before leaving the depot.
• Prepare and maintain demo and customer-owned equipment to required standards.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Job description

As part of Aprolis UK, our people are our most valuable asset, we are proud to recruit and train the very best in the forklift industry. Equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to ensure that, no matter what our customers’ need, they can handle it.

Our values are:

• Entrepreneurship
• Courage
• Respect
• Friendliness

Job Description Summary

We are actively recruiting a Workshop Engineer to be based at our Equipment Preparation Centre in Corby, you will carry out routine maintenance and repairs to our short/long term hire machines and customer owned equipment. You will carry out the preparation of new, used and demonstration equipment to service our customer, sales and distributor base. Ensuring best practice with quality and professionalism are met at all times.

CORE ACTIVITIES

• Inspect trucks coming into the depot and in conjunction with the Workshop Manager carry out all agreed repairs.
• To ensure that all completed trucks are correctly inspected prior to leaving the depot and that there is a valid LOLER Inspection.
• To identify any damage on trucks coming off hire advising the Workshop Manager promptly.
• To inspect trucks coming off hire that are not due to go back into service advising the Workshop Manager of any faults on the machine and an approximate time it would take to rectify.
• Completion of pre-delivery inspection on all new equipment to pre set standards prior to despatch to customer or dealer.
• Maintain and prepare demo fleet equipment as necessary for customer/dealer requirements.
• Maintain charge levels of traction batteries for the stock of electric powered equipment.
• Unloading of trucks, equipment, batteries, chargers etc that relate to the department.
• Inspection of above equipment upon arrival and to produce a ‘goods received note’.
• To keep non-utilised/recoverable time to a minimum by liaising closely with the Workshop Manager, and planning workload.
• Submit detailed parts requisitions, providing all information required for the computer job records and ensuring the correct parts are ordered accurately and on a timely basis.
• To work mostly without supervision by using own initiative, and to maintain Impact Handling standards of quality at all times.
• To ensure that any defective tooling or equipment is brought to the immediate attention of the Workshop Manager.
• Project a good image of yourself and Impact Handling to the customer at all times, always wearing your supplied company uniform.
• Ensure that all documentation (including completed job sheets, time sheets, etc.) are fully completed as instructed and adhere to ISO9001:2000 procedure.
• Keep work area clean, tidy and organised in accordance with ISO14001 standards.
• Ensure that all documentation is passed to the service department promptly.
• Always work safely in accordance with the Impact Handling Safe Working Practice and Health & Safety standards.
• Attendance at Internal/External training courses at other locations to meet with Business and Heath & Safety requirements.
• To perform any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time within the scope of your knowledge, skills and ability.

By joining Monnoyeur, you'll be part of a team that empowers you to take initiative, values your unique perspective and encourages you to drive positive change while respecting our values of Entrepreneurship, Friendliness, Courage and Respect.

We cultivate a culture that fosters innovation, teamwork and growth through our ILEAD leadership principles - Inspire, Link Up, Empower, Care and Deliver.

Our workplace is an inclusive and supportive environment that celebrates diversity and equal opportunity. Rooted in our Diversity Charter, signed by our CEO Philippe Monnoyeur in 2020, our social and human resources policies focus on fostering a non-discriminatory environment where every individual can thrive.