Workshop Forklift Engineer - Ipswich

Job Title: Workshop engineer 

Basic Salary: £33,000–£38,000

OTE: £39,188–£45,125 (based on 5 hours' overtime per week)

Location: Ipswich 

Due to an increasing workload, we are recruiting for a forklift engineer –

you will be working for a well-established, employee-focused forklift and material handling company.

Your responsibilities will include:

Performing servicing, maintenance and repair work on a broad range of forklift trucks and material handling equipment

Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic issues

Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure all equipment remains fully compliant

Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections

Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to reduce customer downtime

Effectively organising and managing your workload and service schedule

Accurately filling out service reports and job sheets

Communicating with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed

What you’ll need:

Experience as a Forklift engineer ideally 

Proven experience of diesel engines

Strong experience with electrics, hydraulics and diagnostic skills

Full UK driving licence

Your Package:

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-4:30pm, 40hrs (if you would rather do 4 days a week,

this is also an option!) 

Basic Salary: £33,000–£38,000

OTE: £39,188–£45,125 (based on 5 hours' overtime per week)

Overtime paid at 1.5x

Company pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank (increasing with service) 

Company van fuel card provided