Field Service Engineer - Forklift

Description

Field Service Engineer - Forklifts

Location: Croydon, Greater London

Salary: GBP37,000 - GBP42,000 Basic Salary (OTE - GBP50,000+)

Benefits: Company Van, Fuel Card, Paid Door-to-Door Travel

Hours: Monday-Friday, 08:00-17:00 (42.5 Hour Week)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Interaction Technical are working in partnership with a leading material handling and forklift specialist to recruit an experienced Field Service Engineer covering the surrounding areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Forklift Engineer, Plant Fitter, Agricultural Engineer or Mobile Service Engineer looking to join a business that genuinely values its engineers. Offering continuous manufacturer training, clear progression routes, paid travel and substantial overtime opportunities, this role provides long-term career stability and strong earning potential.

Whether you're already working on forklifts or come from a plant, agricultural, powered access, commercial vehicle or automotive background, this could be the next step in your engineering career.

What's in it for You?

?? Paid door-to-door travel

?? Company van & fuel card

?? Personal use of company van (within policy)

?? 24 days holiday + bank holidays (32 days total)

?? Company pension scheme

?? Ongoing manufacturer training

?? Technical development on electrical, hydraulic and diagnostic systems

?? Excellent opportunities for progression into Senior Engineer, Team Leader, Training, Technical Support or Management positions

?? Stable, long-term career with a growing national business

?? Regular overtime available paid at 1.5x hourly rate

Overtime & Earning Potential

The business offers consistent overtime opportunities, allowing engineers to significantly increase their annual earnings.

Based on a GBP37,000 Basic Salary

5 Hours Overtime per Approx. Additional Earnings: GBP6,500 per year

Total Earnings: GBP43,500+

10 Hours Overtime per Approx. Additional Earnings: GBP13,000 per year

Total Earnings: GBP50,000+

Based on a GBP42,000 Basic Salary

5 Hours Overtime per Approx. Additional Earnings: GBP7,400 per year

Total Earnings: GBP49,400+

10 Hours Overtime per Approx. Additional Earnings: GBP14,800 per year

Total Earnings: GBP56,800+

The Role

As a Field Service Engineer, you will work from home attending customer sites throughout your designated territory, carrying out planned maintenance, servicing and breakdown repairs on a range of forklift trucks and material handling equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Servicing and maintaining forklift trucksDiagnosing electrical, hydraulic and mechanical faultsAttending breakdowns and carrying out reactive repairsCompleting planned preventative maintenance (PPM)Repairing (Diesel, Petrol, LPG, Electric) engines, drive systems, hydraulics and electrical componentsRecording all work completed via engineer reportsManaging your workload efficiently while maintaining high standards of workmanship Training & Development

This business is committed to developing its engineers and regularly invests in manufacturer-led and industry-recognised training.

Opportunities include:

Manufacturer-specific forklift trainingAdvanced fault-finding and diagnosticsElectrical systems trainingHydraulic systems trainingBattery and charging technology coursesHealth & Safety certificationsSenior Engineer development programmesLeadership and management training Whether you're joining as an experienced Forklift Engineer or transferring from another mobile engineering sector, a structured development plan will be provided to support your progression.

About You

We're keen to speak with engineers who have experience maintaining, servicing or repairing mobile machinery and equipment.

Ideal Backgrounds

Forklift EngineerPlant FitterPlant EngineerAgricultural EngineerPowered Access EngineerHGV TechnicianConstruction Equipment Engineer Essential Requirements

Strong mechanical fault-finding skillsGood hydraulic and electrical knowledgeExperience working on engines and mobile machineryAbility to work independentlyFull UK Driving Licence Reegan Turney (phone number removed) (url removed)

Ad ID: 5419244138