Depot based forklift Engineer - Burton-on-Trent in Burton upon Trent
Posted by Kemp Recruitment Ltd
£39,000 – £45,000 a year
Burton-on-Trent · Permanent
Location: Burton-on-Trent (Depot based)
OTE: £39,375–£45,000
Benefits: overtime, Christmas shutdown, LOLER training.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mobile Forklift Engineer to join a growing engineering team within an established materials handling business.
You will be responsible for travelling to customer sites to carry out servicing, maintenance, LOLER inspections and breakdown repairs on a range of materials handling equipment.
The fleet is predominantly electric, with approximately 95% of equipment consisting of electric forklift trucks and powered pallet trucks.
The business is continuing to expand its engineering team, with the intention of introducing dedicated geographical patches as further engineers join. Initially, engineers will benefit from wider geographical coverage.
LOLER training can be provided for the right candidate.
Daily responsibilities:
- Carrying out servicing and planned preventative maintenance on forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
- Diagnosing and repairing mechanical and electrical faults.
- Completing LOLER inspections and examinations.
- Conducting Pre-Delivery Inspections (PDIs).
- Working on a range of electric forklift trucks and powered pallet trucks.
Experience you will need:
- Minimum 3 years' experience as a Forklift Engineer or Materials Handling Engineer.
- Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
- Experience working on electric forklift trucks and pallet trucks.
- Previous experience carrying out servicing, maintenance and breakdown repairs.
- LOLER inspection experience would be advantageous, although training can be provided.
Package:
- £35,000–£40,000 basic salary.
- OTE of £39,375–£45,000, based on 5 hours' overtime per week
- Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.
- Flexible start times between 7am and 8am.
- 20 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Additional Christmas shutdown from 23rd December through to the New Year, which is not deducted from annual holiday entitlement.
- LOLER training available for suitable candidates.
- Modern depot facilities at the new Burton-on-Trent location.
If this sounds of interest, please contact Celi on (phone number removed) or apply today.
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