Mobile Forklift Engineer - Northampton

Location: Northampton & surrounding areas Basic Salary: Up to £36,000 OTE: £42,750–£56,250 Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:30 (40 hours) Overtime: Paid at 1.5x – plenty available! We're recruiting a Field Service Engineer to join an established, family-run materials handling business, covering Northampton and the surrounding areas.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong diesel engine experience who enjoys working independently, visiting customer sites and carrying out a varied range of maintenance and repair work. The Role You'll be working across multiple leading equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase Servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.

Diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults. Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains compliant. Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections (PDI). Attending customer breakdowns and carrying out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.

Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM). Completing service reports and job sheets accurately. Organising and managing your own workload and service schedule. Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and fitted.

Working across multiple equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase. Travelling to customer sites throughout Northampton and the surrounding areas. What We're Looking ForWe're keen to hear from candidates with experience as a: Forklift Engineer Field Service Engineer Plant Engineer / Fitter Agricultural Engineer LCV TechnicianYou'll ideally have: Proven experience servicing, maintaining and repairing diesel engines.

Experience working on forklifts, plant machinery or LCVs would be advantageous. Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills. The ability to work independently and manage your own workload. A full UK driving licence.

Salary & Benefits Basic salary: Up to £36,000. OTE with 5 hours' overtime per week: £42,750. OTE with 10 hours' overtime per week: £49,500. OTE with 15 hours' overtime per week: £56,250. Overtime paid at 1.5x, with plenty available.

Company van and fuel card. Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:30 (40 hours). 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays. Christmas shutdown. If this sounds of interest, please contact Celi on (phone number removed) or apply today. INDCD...

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