Forklift Maintenance Mechanic

Samuel, Son & Co.; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay + Foundry premium

Company health and dental benefits

Paid vacation

401K with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Samuel, Son & Co. in Riverside, CA is seeking a dedicated Forklift Maintenance Mechanic to coordinate regular service with outside repair vendors and perform repairs on forklifts, scissor lifts, and related equipment across Riverside and Fontana locations.

This role includes preventive and corrective maintenance of hydraulic, electrical, and structural systems, with potential overtime and weekend work. You will maintain logs, comply with safety standards, and support equipment reliability and

Qualifications

• Maintenance mechanical forklift skills.
• At least five to ten years of experience in lifting devices preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Valid driver’s license with a clean MVR check.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate forklift corrective and preventive maintenance with service suppliers.
• Perform emergency repairs and improvements on forklifts as needed.
• Interpret manufacturers' manuals to perform maintenance and repairs.
• Provide maintenance and repair support for forklifts at Riverside and Fontana locations.
• Troubleshoot brake, electrical and hydraulic systems; detect safety issues and malfunctions.
• Ensure proper inventory levels of critical parts and maintain a clean workstation.
• Record work-orders and maintenance logs for preventive tasks.
• Assist with Root Cause Analysis to prevent future failures.
• Maintain safety standards and ensure timely completion of tasks.

Skills

Forklift maintenance

Job description

Monday - Saturday
7:00am - 4:30pm + overtime

Here are some of the great benefits that we offer:

• Competitive pay (+$3.00 Foundry Premium)
• Company paid health and dental benefits
• Paid vacation
• 401K Plan with company match
• Opportunity for career stability and growth
• Tuition reimbursement program

Position Summary

Forklift maintenance mechanic, job is to coordinate regular service for lifting devices with outside forklift repair companies (Forklifts, Scissor lifts, boom lifts, wheel loaders), and perform necessary repairs on forklift trucks with sense of urgency. This role includes supporting forklift maintenance and repairs across both company locations (Riverside and Fontana), ensuring consistent equipment reliability and safety standards. Duties involve corrective and preventive maintenance on hydraulic systems, electrical systems, and structural components. Forklift maintenance mechanics typically develop and follow a scheduled maintenance plan for all machines, troubleshoot complex issues as they occur, maintain an inventory of spare parts, and generally work to ensure forklift are in good safety and operational conditions. The job function could include overtime or weekends as necessary. Aside from direct urgent repair work, you may be responsible for maintaining a battery charging area, driving company truck around to pick up supplies, and recording work-orders and maintenance logs to track the history of each forklift.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate forklift corrective and preventive maintenance with service suppliers.
• Perform emergency repairs and improvements on forklifts as needed.
• Interpret manufacturer's technical manuals to perform the necessary maintenance and repairs needed.
• Provide maintenance and repair support for forklifts and lifting equipment at both company locations (Riverside and Fontana), ensuring operational consistency and minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot forklift problems to include brake, electrical and hydraulic systems, detect imperfections, potential problems, safety issues and/or malfunctions.
• Good working knowledge of brake systems.
• Ability to work on LP, gas, diesel and electrical systems.
• Coordinate broken or defective components and keep proper inventory levels of the most critical parts.
• Perform safety inspection of forklifts prior to being released back to the work floor.
• Ensure work area and methods used in carrying out job duties meet safety requirements.
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation.
• Competent to complete legible service documents, available forklifts list and current condition reports, logs for preventative maintenance tasks.
• Assist and conducting Root Cause Analysis to help to prevent future failures.
• Excellent communication and management skills are needed to make sure you can handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Developing good relationships with various parties is crucial to facility management; you should be able to build and maintain these relationships long-term.
• Good time management skills are required to make sure all maintenance processes are managed on time.
• Have positive attitude self-motivated, great attention to details, and be goal oriented.
• Exceptional analytical skills are needed to process different information and make informed decisions on things, such as equipment needs and budget concerns, among other things
• Ability to manage and supervise complex, multi-discipline projects simultaneously as needed.
• Knowledge of various reliability measures and techniques is recommended.
• Problem-solving skills are crucial, along with excellent decision-making skills.
• Ability to face the physical strain of walking, while maintaining and managing all maintenance activities as required.
• Strong positive attitude to provide high quality service.
• Sense of urgency to help quick repairs and solutions.

Qualifications

• Maintenance Mechanical Forklift skills.
• At least five to ten years of experience in lifting devices preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Valid driver’s license with a successful Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required, demonstrating safe driving history and compliance with company standards.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• This position works in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to perform all assigned duties under different weather conditions.
• Work is performed in a manufacturing environment in all weather conditions.
• Lift up to 25 lbs. regularly, up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 75 lbs. occasionally
• Bend, twist, climb, squat, kneel throughout shift Able to work in extreme heat or cold conditions.
• Ability to function successfully in a fast-paced, changing work environment.
• Must be able to handle both large pieces and small pieces of parts and components.
• Use hands for simple and power grasping as well as push/pull and fine manipulation.
• Work at and/or below shoulder level
• See fine detail in printed product along with checking for color accuracy

The pay for this position is $35.66. If you are hired, your base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic locations, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.