Mobile Forklift Engineer

Job Title: Field service engineer
Basic Salary: £33,000 – £40,000
OTE: £39,188 – £50,875
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-4:30pm, 40hrs
Covering Blackburn/North Lancashire 

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
• Full UK driving licence

Your Package:

• Basic Salary: £33,000 – £40,000
• OTE: £39,188 – £43,938 (based on 5 hours’ overtime per week)
• OTE: £45,375 – £50,875 (based on 10 hours’ overtime per week)
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Company pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank (increasing with service) 
• Company van fuel card provided

If this Mobile Forklift Engineer role sounds of interest or you are looking for advise on your next career move, please contact Robert Lea on 0331 630 1373 or apply today.