Mobile Forklift Engineer – Middlesborough

Job Title: Field service engineer
Basic Salary: £30,000 – £40,000
OTE: £35,624 – £47,498 (based on 5hrs overtime)
OTE: £41,248 – £54,997 (based on 10hrs overtime)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 40hrs

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: £30,000 – £40,000
• OTE: £35,624 – £47,498 (based on 5hrs overtime)
• OTE: £41,248 – £54,997 (based on 10hrs overtime)
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Company pension scheme
• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Company van (for mobile roles) with fuel card provided
   

Next steps:
If this sounds of interest – please contact Celi on 0330 440 2323 or apply today.
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