Workshop Forklift Engineer - Corby in Northamptonshire
Posted by Kemp Recruitment Ltd
£40,000 – £50,000 a year
Corby · Permanent
Location: Corby
Basic Salary: £33,000–£37,000
OTE: £39,188–£50,875
Overtime: Paid at 1.5x – plenty of earning potential!
The OpportunityAre you an experienced Forklift Engineer, Materials Handling Technician or Plant Fitter looking for your next opportunity?
Due to continued growth, we're recruiting a Workshop-Based Forklift Engineer to join a well-established, employee-focused materials handling business based in Corby.
You'll be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment within a workshop environment.
Offering a basic salary of up to £37,000, with realistic earning potential of up to £50,875 through overtime, this is an excellent opportunity to join an established business with a strong focus on its employees.
You'll also benefit from overtime paid at 1.5x, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, a company pension and a company van with fuel card.
The Role
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
- Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains safe and compliant.
- Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections (PDI).
- Responding to breakdowns and carrying out reactive maintenance to minimise customer downtime.
- Organising and managing your workload and service schedule effectively.
- Accurately completing service reports, job sheets and relevant documentation.
- Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and fitted.
- Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
- Forklift Engineer
- Materials Handling Engineer / Mechanic
- Plant Fitter / Engineer
- Agricultural Technician
- HGV Technician
- Previous experience servicing, maintaining and repairing diesel engines.
- Strong mechanical, electrical and hydraulic fault-finding skills.
- Good diagnostic abilities and a methodical approach to repairs.
- The ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
- A full UK driving licence.
- Basic salary: £33,000–£37,000.
- OTE with 5 hours' overtime per week: £39,188–£43,938.
- OTE with 10 hours' overtime per week: £45,375–£50,875.
- Overtime paid at 1.5x.
- Workshop-based role in Corby.
- Company van and fuel card.
- Company pension scheme.
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Additional holiday entitlement with length of service.
Interested?If you're an experienced engineer looking for a workshop-based role, strong earning potential and the opportunity to join an established, employee-focused business, we'd love to hear from you.
Contact Celi on (phone number removed) or apply today!
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