Workshop Engineer – Bury in Bury St Edmunds

Hours: Monday to Friday 42.5 hours per week flexible hours between 07:00 and 18:00

Posted Date: October

Company Summary:

Eastern Forklift Trucks are a highly experienced Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) company, with over 13 years of experience delivering forklift solutions across Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Eastern has been acquired by Bennie Equipment Ltd, an award winning and leading MHE provider in the Midlands that share core values on raising standards within the industry and delivering the same great customer service to all. Bennie Equipment is part of The Bennie Group (BENNIE), a family run business with over nine decades of history operating in a range of industry sectors.

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday 42.5 hours per week flexible hours between 07:00 and 18:00 with a half an hour unpaid lunch break - You are also required to work such additional hours as may be necessary for the proper performance of your duties or that may be required to fulfil role.

Job Role/Description

To support the Workshop Manager in successful delivery of maintenance of assets, inspections, and repairs in a professional manner. Ensure that workshop and on-site activities are carried out safely.

Ensure that all works are delivered to the standards required and that the workshop team continually strive for continuous improvement.

You will work closely with Field Service Engineers, Service team

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, maintain, and service forklift trucks, other MHE and Plant
• Repair or replace faulty parts
• Request parts via the parts department
• Report to Service team for scheduled work
• Follow Service Team procedures.
• Adhere to site Health & Safety requirements.
• Follow and maintain Bennie Equipment and The Bennie Group, companies, business, and team objectives.
• Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for effective performance of the role and attend training courses as required.
• Adhere to Group companies Quality and Compliance responsibilities, and policies and procedures.
• Adhere to Health & Safety responsibilities and procedures
• Record all work completed in a full and comprehensive manner

The above list of responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post. As well as other duties relevant to your experience.

• Previous experience of vehicle engineering/fitter
• Analytical with an eye for detail
• Excellent communications skills
• Professional and strong interpersonal skills
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Flexible and willing to contribute by helping others
• Courteous, friendly, and tactful
• Good fault diagnosis skills on diesel, gas, and electric forklifts
• NVQ in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Knowledge of Forklift trucks –opportunity to upskill
• Experience in the materials handling and plant industry or similar
• Good working knowledge of PDA and Software

Personal Qualities

• Personable
• Problem Solving
• Good Customer Service
• Presentable
• Able to work as part of a team

What We Offer

Remuneration: We offer a competitive salary

Development: We are committed to investing in our people, so we invest in you. Development is in your hands and we want to enable this so your progression at Bennie is only limited by what you want to achieve.

Recognition scheme: That culminates with our annual award ceremony.

Socials: Join us for our bi-annual socials, where you really are part of the family.

Finally, Our long-standing family tradition, of giving staff a Christmas turkey

Cranford Road
Burton Latimer
Northamptonshire
NN15 5TB

Part of The Bennie Group
A family of great companies

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