Workshop Engineer

Briggs Equipment Group; Haydock; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading equipment provider is seeking a Workshop Engineer based in Haydock. The successful candidate will be responsible for servicing and maintaining diesel and electric handling equipment, ensuring a clean working area, and adhering to safety guidelines. Ideal applicants should have technical qualifications and experience in a workshop setting. This role offers a negotiable salary, career development, and a contributory pension scheme along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Negotiable base salary

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday

Profitshare bonus

Health scheme

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working on cars, forklifts, plant equipment, or similar.
• Previous workshop or field-based experience.
• Good understanding of hydraulic and electrical systems.

Responsibilities

• Service and maintain handling equipment.
• Conduct fault finding and preventative maintenance.
• Complete job cards and order necessary parts.

Skills

Experience with vehicles or heavy machinery

Understanding of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical principles

Ability to work independently

Ability to manage and prioritise workload

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Job description

Overview

Role: Workshop Engineer

Contract: Permanent

Location: Haydock

The Briggs Equipment Group is a leading provider of asset management and maintenance solutions across the UK and Ireland. If you don’t feel like you meet all of the role criteria outlined below please don’t let that discourage you from applying.

The Impact you will have:

• The service and maintenance of diesel, LPG and electrical materials handling equipment
• Fault finding, planned preventative maintenance and pre delivery inspection of forklift trucks
• Maintaining a clean and orderly working area including common areas
• Adhering to all health and safety guidelines and workshop rules
• Completing job cards and ensuring all required parts to complete tasks are ordered

What will help you to excel in this role:

• Experience of working on either; cars, forklifts, plant equipment, cleaning machines, powered access, HGV’s or similar.Relevant technical qualification
• Previous experience within either a workshop or field based position
• Good understanding of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical principals
• The ability to work independently and under pressure
• The ability to manage and prioritise workload

What you can expect from us:

• Negotiable base salary within salary banding
• Future development and career opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contributions up to 6%
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy 3 additional days at the beginning of the year (over a 12 month period).
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance
• Paycare and eyecare health scheme
• High street discounts

What’s next

• If you are interested in joining the Briggs Group then please click on the apply now button and a member of the team will be in touch
• Not sure if this is the right role for you? Please feel free to visit the careers page on our website and send us your CV speculatively for a member of the team to review
• If you require any reasonable adjustments to assist you in the interview process, then please contact a member of the Recruitment team and inform them prior to attending so we can ensure these are met