Job title: Forklift Engineer
Location: Wellingborough and surrounding areas
Basic Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
OTE: £45,000 - £51,500+
We are recruiting for a Field Based Engineer to join a busy team based in Wellingborough.
Due to an increase in workload, the successful candidate will be responsible for servicing and maintaining a range of equipment across a fleet of brands.
You’ll work across a range of leading forklift and materials handling brands, including Yale, Hyster, JCB, Combilift and Aisle-Master.
Daily responsibilities
- Carrying out servicing, maintenance and repairs on a range of equipment.
- Working on scissor lifts, reach trucks and counterbalance forklifts.
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical and engineering issues.
- Travelling to customer sites to complete planned and reactive work.
- Ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
- Completing relevant service and maintenance documentation.
- Participating in an on-call rota when required, with volunteers sought where possible.
Experience you will need
- Experience as a Forklift engineer or agricultural technician
- Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines
- Confident working with electrics, hydraulics and diagnostic equipment
- Full UK driving licence
Package
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
- Basic salary: £35,000 - £40,000
- OTE: £45,000 - £51,500+ (based on 5 hours overtime a week)
- Overtime paid at 1.3x Monday-Friday, 1.5x Saturday and 2x Sunday.
- Company van and fuel card.
- Door-to-door pay.
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- 2-week Christmas shutdown.
- Company tablet and Work phone.
- Occasional on-call allowance/rota.
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Mobile Forklift Engineer - Wellingborough in Northampton employer: Kemp Recruitment Ltd
Join a respected independent specialist in Industrial Door Systems, where you will enjoy a supportive work culture that prioritises employee growth and technical development. With a competitive salary, personal use of a company van, and a local patch ensuring no nights away from home, this role offers a perfect balance of work and life. The company values its employees, providing opportunities for overtime and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment.
