Field Service Engineer

Service Engineer

Up to £40,400p/a - Private use company van - Local Manchester patch - Monday-Friday only

Join a well-established employer offering a local Manchester patch, private use of a fully equipped company van and genuine long-term career development. Ideal for experienced FLT or mechanical handling equipment engineers seeking a stable field-based role with excellent benefits and no overnight stays. This role would suit a Field Service Engineer, Forklift Engineer, FLT Engineer, Mechanical Handling Equipment Engineer or MHE Engineer.

Service Engineer – the job

A permanent position for a field service engineer with experience of repairing and maintaining mechanical handling equipment, quite often these will be forklift trucks. To be successful in this role, applicants should have proven experience servicing and maintaining forklift trucks or other mechanical handling equipment. For an engineer with this background, this is an excellent opportunity to join a stable business offering autonomy, strong benefits and long-term career prospects.

Regular days, based out of Manchester and attending customers’ sites throughout the Manchester postcodes, this local territory is designed to minimise excessive travel and cut out overnight stays.

Managing your own diary and reporting to the Field Service Manager, you will attend customers’ sites to diagnose hydraulic, electrical or mechanical faults, repair on site if possible or arrange further action if necessary.

Clear and professional communication with customers is essential as well as liaising with and advising internal and external colleagues to ensure smooth resolution of issues.

Service Engineer - requirements

Essential:

Proven experience servicing and maintaining forklift trucks (FLT) or other mechanical handling equipment.

Experience diagnosing hydraulic, electrical and mechanical faults.

Full UK driving licence and IT literacy.

You will be:

Customer-focused and professional.

Organised and able to manage your own workload.

Comfortable working independently in a field-based role.

Service Engineer – Benefits

Up to £40,400 p/a depending on experience and qualifications

33 days holiday (25 days + bank holidays), increasing to 36 days with service

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Private use company van and tools provided

4% contributory pension

Life assurance (4x salary)

Medi-Cash scheme

Long-term career development opportunities

To apply for this position please e-mail your current CV.

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