Forklift Service Engineer
Company Profile
Penny Engineering Ltd has a 50-year history and is a thriving firm, which has recently become employee owned. The company designs, manufactures, installs and services cranes, goods lifts, tyre presses, lighting winch systems, forklift trucks and bespoke machinery for the nuclear decommissioning industry. Its products tend to be unique in the marketplace due to the deliberate strategy of finding innovative designs to solve customer problems.
The Company sells worldwide and holds a Royal Warrant of Appointment to The King. As an employee-owned business its focus is on sustainability and long-term commitments to customers, staff and suppliers. As a successful and growing business, it has recently been recognised in the LSE Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ list.
Forklift Service Engineer Role
The Forklift Service Engineer can either be home based or factory based and using a company van you will maintain the company’s own forklifts at customers’ sites across the UK. Candidates preferably would be in close proximity to our base in Clowne, Chesterfield, S43 4AB.
The Forklift Engineer will have good general engineering skills and experience repairing and maintaining forklifts or other similar industrial trucks. The successful candidate will be well supported within the service and parts team and undergo product training but will be expected to meet deadlines from the outset and their performance will be monitored. The company has high expectations of all employees.
- Responsible for attending breakdowns and carrying out repairs
- Preventative maintenance
- Thorough Examinations
- Set out work on site in accordance with RAMS issued
- Liaise with the site manager or operator of the premises
- Liaise with parts department to ensure correct stock levels in company van
- In-depth mechanical experience including strong diagnostic skills
- A forklift, agricultural or industrial truck engineering experience
- Experience with Hydro-electrical circuits
- Computer literate
- Willingness to learn new skills and expand existing knowledge
- Good verbal, visual and written communication skills
- Full UK driving licence
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent 39hr week Mon – Fri. No weekend or evening callouts
Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays. Company Bonus, Company pension, Opportunities for personal development.
Application Process
All applications to be made by email to:
Ashley Holmes – Finance Director