Workshop Engineer - Depot based - Full time

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About The Role

Workshop Engineer

£11.50 - £14.00 per hour dependant on experience

Are you looking for the opportunity to work with the UK’s sole Importer and National Distributor of the SAMUK forklift trucks?

The Forklift Company Ltd is a family business totally committed to providing its customers with the best value forklifts available in the market. We offer New Samuk forklifts with most of our counterbalance machines being manufactured by our partner in the Hyster-Yale Maximal facility in China. We also have an ever-growing Hire Fleet and customer base.

Our remarkable growth means we now have a fantastic opportunity for a skilled, workshop engineer to join our team. Quality is at the very heart of our business, we strongly believe that success relies on our employee’s ability to really understand the needs and experiences of each customer, your goal will be to ensure that each customers Forklift Truck is fit for purpose and to the highest quality and working order.

We have a large contract hire fleet, whilst also maintaining & repairing a large number of customers own equipment. You will be based within our well-equipped workshop and will be responsible for forklift repairs, Thorough Examinations, servicing of trucks, the preparation of trucks for customer sales along with completing PDI’s. You will be given full support from our friendly team of inhouse engineers and our operations Director.

We are a company that continually develops our employees, we are looking for someone who will apply their industry skills and knowledge. Applications from individuals within the following sectors will be welcomed: Forklift Industry, Breakdown Recovery, Mobile Mechanic, Garage/Car Mechanic, Heavy Plant Mechanic, Agricultural or HGV Mechanic.

Full training will be provided to enable you to transition to the Forklift Industry role via a staged training programme, but you will need to be enthusiastic, dedicated, proactive and most importantly have an eye for detail.

We offer:

• Pension Scheme (NEST) after qualifying period.
• Holiday entitlement
• Salary Range £11-50 to £14-00 per hour dependent on experience

Candidates must have:

• Proven experience in the repair and maintenance of Forklift Trucks, Agricultural equipment, HGV’s or Contractors Plant.
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels
• High standards, flexibility, and attention to detail

If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity with The Forklift Company, please send your CV to us for review.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.50-£14.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Atherstone: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Engineering: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location