Mobile Forklift Engineer – Nottingham

Company: Kemp Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Nottingham
Job Description:

Job Title: Field service engineer

Basic Salary: £33,000-£38,000

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

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am-4:30pm, 40hrs

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:

Basic Salary: £33,000-£38,000

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

OTE: £45,376-£52,250 (based on 10 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

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Posted: October 3rd, 2026