Battery Engineer B, WS & WV postcodes

About Crown Lift Trucks Ltd Since its entry into the material handling industry in the 1960s, Crown Equipment Corporation has earned a reputation for exceptional product design, engineering and manufacturing of its award-winning line of electric lift trucks. From our smallest pallet truck to our highest lifting VNA truck, our goal is to always provide the user with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic forklift truck possible.

Crown supports customers with a wide selection of electric forklift trucks ranging from pallet trucks to very narrow-aisle VNA trucks.

Our brand promise is:“Crown designs, manufactures, distributes, services and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value.”Quality and performance are the foundation of Crown’s success. Since our inception, our company culture has always been about people performing and working as a team to ensure that quality is built into every forklift truck we make.

Crown’s headquarters, manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles.

Job Description To carry out service and repairs to all battery equipment on customer sites in a safe, professional and cost effective manner, maintaining documentation of all works carried out in line with Health and Safety and Quality procedures. The role will involve working to a planned schedule of service and maintenance jobs at our client’s premises. To ensure van stock is monitored / counted, and sufficient for the day to day maintenance of the fleet.

To carry out the repair, inspection and quotation of customer battery equipment and associated accessories.

To accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.

To take responsibility for all equipment and tooling (including van/laptop/tablet etc.) and ensure that it is in a safe condition for the type of work being undertaken.

To work to strict planned schedules and  able to diagnose faults to a component level. To be considered for the role you will need to have knowledge of at least two of the following areas, and be able, willing and accepting of additional training to allow you to excel within Crown Lift Trucks Ltd.

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Hydraulics

Battery, Charger & Battery Change systems

You will have the ability to work independently and in a team, hold good communication skills, work to a high standard and be able to work to timescales as required.

We need someone who essentially can be product trained and then take the Battery Service Engineer role on straight away.

Ideally candidate to live in East or West Midlands Person Specification Essential

Skills:

Must hold full UK Driving Licence.

Battery, Charger & Change systems knowledge.

Proficient in fault finding and repair.

Educated with an ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths erience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.

Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.

Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.

A high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.

Ability to multi‐task, prioritising workloads to work to tight deadlines.

Ability to work independently or in a team.

Clear communication skills – oral and written.

Consultation and negotiation skills.

Flexibility to cope with diverse needs of the post.

Highly motivated and possessing a resilience to work under pressure.

Positive, personable and optimistic with a can do attitude.

Desirable

Skills:

Recent and relevant experience of working in the forklift truck service environment, but not essential.

Engineering qualification.

Vacancy Details Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday – 08:00am to 16:30pm with 30 minutes lunch.

Company Vehicle:

A company van and fuel card are provided with the option for private use (subject to tax regulations).Holidays:25 days holiday.

Pension:

Company pension plan.

At Crown, we know that our employees are the driving force behind our success in the material handling industry. We cultivate a culture of passionate people and inspired innovation. In fact, throughout…