Job Description:

Job Title: Resident Forklift Engineer  
Basic Salary: £38,000-£39,0000 (35hrs per week)  
OTE: £54,200–£55,700 (based on 1 days overtime a week) 
Hours: Monday to Friday, 4 on 4 off (10 hour shift between 6am-6pm) 

Due to an increasing workload, we are recruiting for a forklift engineer – you will be working for a well-established, employee-focused forklift and material handling company.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing servicing, maintenance and repair work on a broad range of forklift trucks and material handling equipment
• Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic issues
• Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure all equipment remains fully compliant
• Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections
• Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to reduce customer downtime
• Effectively organising and managing your workload and service schedule
• Accurately filling out service reports and job sheets
• Communicating with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed

What you’ll need:

• Experience as a Forklift engineer / Material handling mechanic / Plant Fitter or similar
• Proven experience of diesel engines
• Strong experience with electrics, hydraulics and diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently and manage workload
• A professional, reliable and customer-focused attitude
• Technical qualification (City & Guilds / NVQ) (desirable)
• Full UK driving licence

Your Package:

• Basic Salary: £38,000-£39,0000 (35hrs per week)  
• OTE: £54,200–£55,700 (based on 1 days overtime a week) 
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 4 on 4 off (10 hour shift between 6am-6pm) 
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Company pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Company van  with fuel card provided
   

Next steps:
If this sounds of interest - please contact Celi on (phone number removed) or apply today.
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