Workshop Forklift Engineer

Briggs Equipment; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading materials handling solutions provider is seeking a Workshop Forklift Engineer in Dewsbury. The role involves repairing and maintaining industrial trucks, ensuring the highest service standards. Candidates should have experience with mechanical repairs and hydraulic systems. Opportunities for career development and a contributory pension scheme are offered.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Profit-share bonus based on business performance

Future development and career opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience working on cars, vans, HGVs, forklifts, or plant machinery.
• Ability to strip and reassemble hydraulic valve banks, cylinders, and gear pumps.

Responsibilities

• Undertake repair and maintenance of industrial and agricultural trucks.
• Provide professional service support to customers while observing Health and Safety regulations.

Skills

Hydraulic Systems

Mechanical Repair

Job description

The Opportunity: Workshop Forklift Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Location: Dewsbury

Salary: £27,000 - £31,000

Forkway is one of the UK’s leading materials handling solutions providers, with around 100 employees across three Handling Centres and several strategic service centres.

The Impact you will have:

1. Undertake repair and maintenance of industrial, agricultural, and warehousing trucks and ancillary equipment, ensuring maximum profitability and return.
2. Highlight and record all damage and faults accurately on appropriate Forkway documentation.
3. Provide professional, efficient, and responsive service support to customers by maintaining and repairing materials handling equipment to the highest standards while observing Health and Safety regulations.
4. Complete all required paperwork, including servicing sheets, breakdown reports, accident reports, timesheets, and quotes, in a timely manner.

What will help you to excel in this role:

1. Experience working on cars, vans, HGVs, forklifts, or plant machinery.
2. Ability to strip and reassemble hydraulic valve banks, cylinders, and gear pumps.
3. Ability to interpret test information for main, forward/reverse clutch, torque converter pressure, and conduct full stall tests.

What you can expect from us:

1. Negotiable base salary.
2. Future development and career opportunities.
3. Contributory pension scheme.
4. Profit-share bonus based on business performance.

What’s next:

1. If interested, click on the 'Apply Now' button, and a team member will contact you.
2. Unsure if this role is right for you? Visit our careers page and send your CV for review.
3. For reasonable adjustments during the interview process, contact the Recruitment team beforehand.