Job Description:

Job Title: Mobile Forklift Engineer
Basic Salary: £31,000 – £38,000
OTE: £36,811 – £45,124 (based on 5 hours overtime/week)
Overtime: 1.5x
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:30pm (40 hours)
Location: Scotland (Depot near Glasgow)

We’re currently recruiting for a Mobile Forklift Engineer working with a well-established and employee-focused material handling company. Due to their increased workload, they are expanding their team!


As a Forklift Engineer, 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 detailed safety checks and pre-delivery inspections (PDI)
• Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to reduce customer downtime
• Effectively organising and managing your own workload and service schedule (for mobile positions)
• Accurately filling out service reports, job sheets and all relevant compliance documentation
• Coordinating with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed
• Keeping the working environment clean, safe and well organised
• Delivering excellent customer service while representing the company in a professional manner at all times

What We’re Looking For

• Experience as a Forklift Engineer, Plant Engineer or similar

• Knowledge of diesel engines
• Experience with electrics and hydraulics
• Strong diagnostic skills
• Ability to work independently and manage workload
• A professional, reliable and customer-focused attitude

• Experience or knowledge of LOLER inspections (desirable)
• Technical qualification (City & Guilds / SVQ) (desirable)

• Full UK driving licence

What you’ll get in return:

• Excellent package including a competitive salary upto £45,124
• Door to Door pay
• Company van with personal use allowed and fuel card
• PDA & Mobile Phone
• uniform provision
• overtime and call-out available
• contributory pension
• employee retail discount scheme
• 24 days holidays + Bank Holidays, extra days holiday awarded on service,
• full training and development programme for career progression to diversify employee’s skillset in an evolving trade

Next steps:
If this sounds of interest or you are looking for advise on your next career move, please contact Celi Digby on (phone number removed) or apply today.