Forklift Engineer

JB420: Forklift Engineer

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Salary: £17.00 - £17.50 per hour

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently supporting one of our established and expanding businesses in the search for a Forklift Engineer.

To provide onsite customer support to our range of machinery within the region, with a primary focus on keeping the machinery in peak operating condition through scheduled maintenance, repairs and inspections.

Our client is keen to offer opportunities to Ex-Military personnel, but all applications will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities for the Forklift Engineer:

• Investigate, diagnose and resolve customer reports of technical problems with equipment.
• Service a wide variety of machines both on and off site.
• Ability to work independently to troubleshoot and solve problems.
• Complete job cards to a high standard promptly and within a given timeframe.
• Complete paperwork and timesheets in a timely manner.
• Request parts efficiently and effectively.
• Good customer service skills.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external customers.
• Supervise Apprentices, when required, to ensure that a high quality of work and safe working procedures are maintained.
• Ensure compliance with relevant procedures when repairing and inspecting equipment.
• Ensure work/personal equipment complies with all safety standards.
• Always present a professional image.
• Take responsibility for health and safety of self, colleagues and customers in line with the Company Health and Safety Policy.
• All Engineers must ensure that their own tools are safe and legal to use.
• No lifting equipment (including straps, trolley jacks etc) must be supplied by the Engineer, these items are provided by the Company.

Skills and Qualifications for the Forklift Engineer:

• Solid mechanical attitude.
• Forklift Truck Engineering.
• Experience in materials handling equipment.
• Excellent verbal, written and critical thinking skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• Interpersonal relationships.
• Customer awareness.
• Commercial awareness.
• Efficiency.
• A ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to work without supervision
• Team player.

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Salary: £17.00 - £17.50 per hour