Field Service Forklift Engineer - Coventry - £35,000 - £40,000 Basic DOE + Overtime & Benefits
An established and UK leading Logistics supplier are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover their customer sites closely located in Coventry.
This is a hands on Engineer role suited to someone with experience in forklift mechanics, car mechanics or machine fixing you will be responsible for carrying out servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment. The company offers strong job security, realistic workloads and a supportive engineering environment.
Forklift Engineer Key Responsibilities
- Planned servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs on forklift trucks in a large distribution centre
- Fault finding and diagnostics on diesel, LPG and electric equipment
- Working with hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems
- Completing typically 3-6 jobs per day, depending on complexity
- Maintaining accurate service and repair records
- Providing a professional, customer-focused service on site
- Managing workload efficiently across assigned customer sites
About You as a Forklift Engineer:
- Time served forklift / plant / materials handling engineer
- Strong fault-finding and diagnostic engineer experience
- Good knowledge of hydraulics, electrics and control systems
- Experience working on counterbalance, reach trucks and other MHE ideal
- Full UK driving licence (Van provided for company use only)
- Well organised, reliable and professional
- Hands on, practical approach to problem solving
Forklift Engineer Competitive Salary & Benefits
- £35,000 - £40,000 basic salary DOE
- Paid overtime & call out payments Plus Seasonal Bonuses £££
- Company van (business use between sites)
- Mobile phone & PDA
- Enhanced 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme & Death in Service
- Long service awards
Why Join Our Team ?
- Monday to Friday schedule 08:30 - 5pm with potential flexibility on hours
- Stable employer with long serving engineers, competitive salary and well rewarded with regular bonus and rewards.
- Supportive management and realistic workloads
- Strong continuity of work
- Engineers are trained, trusted and well supported
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