Basic Salary: £31,000 – £38,000
OTE: £36,811 – £45,124 (based on 5 hours overtime/week)
Overtime: 1.5x
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm (40 hours)
Location: Scotland (Depot near Glasgow)
We’re currently recruiting for a Mobile Forklift Engineer working with a well-established and employee-focused material handling company. Due to their increased workload, they are expanding their team!
As a Forklift Engineer, 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 detailed safety checks and pre-delivery inspections (PDI)
Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to reduce customer downtime
Effectively organising and managing your own workload and service schedule (for mobile positions)
Accurately filling out service reports, job sheets and all relevant compliance documentation
Coordinating with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed
Keeping the working environment clean, safe and well organised
Delivering excellent customer service while representing the company in a professional manner at all times
What We’re Looking For
Experience as a Forklift Engineer, Plant Engineer or similar
Knowledge of diesel engines
Experience with electrics and hydraulics
Strong diagnostic skills
Ability to work independently and manage workload
A professional, reliable and customer-focused attitude
Experience or knowledge of LOLER inspections (desirable)
Technical qualification (City & Guilds / SVQ) (desirable)
Full UK driving licence
What you’ll get in return:
Excellent package including a competitive salary upto £45,124
Door to Door pay
Company van with personal use allowed and fuel card
PDA & Mobile Phone
uniform provision
overtime and call-out available
contributory pension
employee retail discount scheme
24 days holidays + Bank Holidays, extra days holiday awarded on service,
full training and development programme for career progression to diversify employee’s skillset in an evolving trade
Next steps:
If this sounds of interest or you are looking for advise on your next career move, please contact Celi Digby on (phone number removed) or apply today
Salary description
£36000.00 - £45000.00 per year