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Forklift Technician
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Forklift Service Engineer
Location: Northampton / Kettering / Corby
Salary: £32,000 - £47,000
Hours: Mon-Fri, 40 & 45 hour weeks available
The Role
My client are looking to speak with Forklift Service Engineers & Vehicle Technicians. Company vehicle, fuel card, laptop, phone and industry leading tooling will be provided.
You will be travelling to customer sites around this area to complete service & repair work on their fleet of FLTs. In return, you will receive a 10% pension (6% employer, 4% employee) and 33 days annual leave.
Main Responsibilities
You will be assigned to this geographical area and will be responsible for reactive and preventative maintenance of a fleet of material handling equipment. Your main roles and responsibilities will include:
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- Diagnose and resolve technical issues, ensuring our equipment operates at optimum efficiency.
- Conduct preventative maintenance across the fleet.
- Update preventative maintenance schedules and records on the CMMS.
- Liaise closely with customer stakeholders to provide updates on breakdowns, fleet availability and reliability.
- Build relationships with stakeholders and provide exceptional customer service.
The Candidate
We are recruiting for multiple roles and at different levels. To qualify for the upper salary range you must have experience of working on Forklift trucks. We will also consider the following:
- Experience of working with any form of motorised vehicle will be considered.
- Similar job roles might include vehicle technicians, forklift technicians, plant fitters, plant technicians, or field service engineer.
- You must have mechanical skills.
- Experience with plant equipment, powered access equipment, agricultural machinery, motor vehicles, or industrial cleaners is highly desirable.
- Ideally you will have an NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) qualification, although this is not essential.
- Must be computer literate.
- Must have good communication skills as you will be in a client facing role.
- You will need to be comfortable working autonomously and within a team.
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Job Roles
- Fork Lift Engineer
- FLT
- Mechanic
- Vehicle Technician
- Service Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Fitter
- Plant Engineer
- Plant Mechanic
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