Field Service Forklift Engineer in Dundee

The Opportunity: Field Service Forklift Engineer

Contract: Permanent (40 hour)

Location: Dundee Area

Salary: £36,934 + Overtime, door to door payments and optional call out

The Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across the UK and Ireland.

The Impact you will have:

• Attending customer locations to determine the likely scope of the work required, assessing and agreeing with the end user his/her work priorities, ensuring safe working practices are adhered to.
• Liaising with controller and customer on the range of expected work providing clarity and understanding by all parties the likely timescales and associated costs are understood.
• Identifying the root cause of a breakdown in a timely manner and ensuring the correct parts are obtained in the most cost-effective way.
• Ensuring all work complies with engineering standards and, as relevant, Briggs/manufacturer specification/tolerances.
• Carrying out inspection/checks on own work as it proceeds and ensuring that the equipment performs satisfactorily and is safe before handing back to the customer.
• Identifying any further work required on a machine and ensuring the customer is made aware of the fact, especially where a cost to the customer is to be incurred.
• Completing all related job and service documentation correctly, with necessary signatures/documents obtained from the customer.
• Ensuring safety gains are raised as required.
• Raising at least 1 estimate for every 4 services.
• Keeping WIP to no more than 10 jobs.
• Ensuring patched trucks are PM compliant.

What will help you to excel in this role:

• Relevant technical qualification.
• Previous experience within a similar role.
• Good understanding of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical principles.
• The ability to work independently and under pressure.
• The ability to manage and prioritise workload.
• Understanding customer needs.

What you can expect from us:

• A base salary up to £36,934 pa based on a 40 hour working week.
• Overtime is payable at x1.5 Monday – Saturday and x2 on Sunday.
• Vehicle is available for private use if desired (tax to be paid).
• Future development and career opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%.
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance.
• Paycare and eyecare health scheme.
• High street discounts.

What’s next:

If you are interested in joining the Briggs Group then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch. Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review. If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met.