Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer

Company: Guidant Global
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Location: Highbridge
Job Description:

Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer

Carbon60 is recruiting for a Site Supervisor (No Staff Responsibility) to support on-site maintenance operations at a large industrial customer site in Highbridge.

ROLE: Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

LOCATION: Yeo Valley, Highbridge

WORKING PATTERN: Full-time, Monday to Friday

HOURS: 08:00am – 16:30pm

8-hour days

THE ROLE

The Site Supervisor will act as the sole resident engineer and first point of contact for the customer on-site, ensuring that fleet performance standards and service levels are consistently achieved. This is a hands‑on role combining maintenance, customer service, reporting, and site responsibility, requiring strong electrical knowledge, autonomy, and excellent communication skills.

The site consists of:

  • 9 Reach Trucks
  • 20-30 Powered Pallet Trucks (PPTs)
  • A small number of Under Pallet Carriers (UPCs)
  • Some automation on site

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to take ownership of a resident site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Act as first point of contact for the customer on site
  • Perform preventative maintenance on materials handling and ancillary equipment
  • Diagnose, repair, and service equipment efficiently
  • Complete accurate service reports and time sheets
  • Manage and control on‑site parts stock
  • Maintain strong customer relationships and meet contractual service levels
  • Liaise with after‑sales office regarding repair times and updates
  • Identify chargeable work and follow up opportunities
  • Ensure compliance with all company and customer health & safety procedures
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives on site
  • Participate in customer review meetings where required

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

  • Strong electrical bias (all‑electric fleet)
  • Background in MHE (Materials Handling Equipment) preferred
  • Consideration given to candidates from automotive, HGV, mobile plant, forklift, or ex‑forces vehicle engineering backgrounds
  • Comfortable working independently as the sole engineer on site
  • Experience in customer‑facing environments
  • Good administrative and paperwork skills
  • Ability to manage workload effectively and prioritise tasks
  • Experience mentoring apprentices or junior engineers beneficial
  • Clean driving licence preferred

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • First stage interview via Teams
  • Second stage interview on‑site including site tour
  • Opportunity to take ownership of a mid‑size automated site
  • Excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer ready for a more autonomous, responsible role
  • If you are an experienced electrically biased engineer looking for a stable Monday‑Friday role with site ownership and customer interaction, we would like to hear from you.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG – The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Posted: March 2nd, 2026