About Crown Lift Trucks Ltd
Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering & technology, as well as superior after-sales service. For 80 years, Crown’s business philosophy has utilised vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture, and distribute forward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers as well as automation solutions and fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.
Job Description
To carry out service and repairs to equipment on customer sites in a safe, professional and cost effective manner, maintaining documentation of all works carried out in line with Health & Safety and Quality procedures. The role will involve working to a planned schedule of service and maintenance jobs at our client’s premises. To ensure van stock is monitored / counted, and sufficient for the day to day maintenance of the fleet.
Responsibilities
- To carry out inspections and monitor the safety of the repaired and maintained trucks.
- To accurately complete job sheets, timesheets and purchase requisition and parts paperwork within the required timescales.
- To take responsibility for all equipment and tooling (including van/laptop/tablet etc.) and ensure that it is in a safe condition for the type of work being undertaken.
- To work to strict planned schedules and deadlines.
Technical Knowledge
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Hydraulics
Essential Skills
- Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
- Proficient in fault finding and repair.
- Educated with an ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths at GCSE.
- Experience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.
- Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
- Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.
- A high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to multi‑task, prioritising workloads to work to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently or in a team.
- Clear communication skills – oral and written.
- Consultation and negotiation skills.
- Flexibility to cope with diverse needs of the post.
- Highly motivated and possessing a resilience to work under pressure.
- Positive, personable and optimistic with a can do attitude.
Desirable Skills
- Recent and relevant experience of working in the forklift truck service environment, but not essential.
- Engineering qualification.
Vacancy Details
- Hours Of Work: Monday to Friday – 08:00am to 16:30pm with 30 minutes lunch.
- Company Vehicle: A company van and fuel card are provided with the option for private use (provided the tax is paid), the current Field Engineer vehicle is a Ford Transit Custom.
- Holidays: 25 days holiday.
- Pension: Company pension plan.
Benefits
- Company van plus fuel card – private use of company vehicle (subject to tax regulations)
- Company pension plan.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Door to door payment.
- Support with tooling
- Excellent discount scheme with access to the best perks from some of the UK’s biggest brands
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