Forklift Engineer

Gateshead, United Kingdom Zoom Recruitment

An established and UK leading Logistics supplier are recruiting for an experienced Field Service Forklift Engineer to cover their customer sites closely located in NE, SR, DH and GH North East Region.

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.

• 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

• 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

• £35,000 – £40,000 basic salary DOE
• Paid overtime & call out payments Plus Seasonal Bonuses £££
• Enhanced 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Long service awards

• 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