Field Service Engineer (Forklifts / Material Handling)
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire (Applications welcome from Newark, Sleaford, Lincoln, Melton Mowbray, Bourne, Stamford, Newark-on-Trent and surrounding areas)
Salary: £37,000 - £42,000 Basic + Overtime (OTE £50,000 - £60,000+)
Benefits: Company Van | Fuel Card | Paid Door-to-Door Travel | Manufacturer Training
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (42.5 Hours)
Contract: Permanent
Join a Leading Material Handling Specialist
Interaction Technical is partnering with a well-established and growing materials handling company to recruit a Field Service Engineer covering Woking and the surrounding areas.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to join a business that genuinely invests in its people. With ongoing manufacturer training, excellent earning potential, paid travel, and clear progression opportunities, this role offers long-term career security and genuine development.
Whether you're currently repairing forklifts or have experience within plant machinery, agricultural equipment, powered access, HGVs, commercial vehicles, or automotive engineering, we'd love to hear from you.
What's on Offer?
- Paid door-to-door travel
- Company van and fuel card
- Personal use of company vehicle (subject to policy)
- 24 days holiday + bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Ongoing manufacturer and industry-recognised training
- Career progression opportunities
- Regular overtime paid at enhanced rates
- Work-from-home field-based role
- Long-term career stability with a market-leading employer
Realistic Earnings Potential
In addition to your basic salary, regular overtime is available throughout the year.
Based on £37,000 Basic Salary
5 Hours Overtime per Week
- Additional Earnings: Approx. £6,500 per year
- Total Earnings: £43,500+
10 Hours Overtime per Week
- Additional Earnings: Approx. £13,000 per year
- Total Earnings: £50,000+
Based on £42,000 Basic Salary
5 Hours Overtime per Week
- Additional Earnings: Approx. £7,400 per year
- Total Earnings: £49,400+
10 Hours Overtime per Week
- Additional Earnings: Approx. £14,800 per year
- Total Earnings: £56,800+
The Role
As a Field Service Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of forklift trucks and material handling equipment across your allocated region.
Working from home, you'll attend customer sites to carry out servicing, preventative maintenance, diagnostics, and breakdown repairs while delivering excellent customer service.
Key Responsibilities
- Service, maintain and repair forklift trucks and material handling equipment
- Diagnose and rectify electrical, hydraulic and mechanical faults
- Attend breakdowns and perform emergency repairs
- Complete planned preventative maintenance (PPM) inspections
- Carry out repairs on diesel, LPG, petrol and electric-powered equipment
- Complete service documentation and engineer reports accurately
- Manage your own workload and territory effectively
- Build positive relationships with customers on-site
Training & Career Development
Our client is committed to developing talented engineers and provides continuous investment in technical training and career progression.
Training opportunities include:
- Manufacturer-accredited forklift training
- Advanced diagnostics and fault-finding
- Electrical and electronic systems
- Hydraulic systems and controls
- Battery technology and charging systems
- Health & Safety qualifications
- Senior Engineer development programmes
- Team Leader and Management pathways
This is a business where engineers can build long-term careers and progress into specialist, supervisory, technical support, training, and management positions.
About You
We're looking for engineers with experience servicing, maintaining or repairing mobile equipment, machinery or vehicles.
Suitable Backgrounds Include
- Forklift Engineer
- Plant Fitter / Plant Engineer
- Agricultural Engineer
- Powered Access Engineer
- HGV Technician
- Construction Equipment Engineer
- Mobile Service Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Vehicle Technician
Essential Requirements
- Strong mechanical fault-finding skills
- Good hydraulic and electrical diagnostic ability
- Experience working on engines and mobile machinery
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
- Full UK Driving Licence
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