Field Engineer

Briggs Equipment Group; Castleford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A material handling solutions company in Castleford is seeking a Field Engineer to undertake the repair and maintenance of industrial forklifts and ancillary equipment. This role involves fault diagnosis, customer communication, and maintaining high safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant technical qualifications and previous experience in a similar role. We offer company vehicles, pension schemes, and profit-sharing based on performance.

Benefits

Company Van

Contributory pension scheme

Profitshare bonus

Qualifications

• Relevant technical qualification required.
• Experience in a similar role such as cars, vans, or agricultural equipment.
• Understanding of hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical principles.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain industrial, agricultural, and warehousing trucks.
• Diagnose faults and ensure customer communication on repairs.
• Complete paperwork including servicing sheets and reports.

Skills

Hydraulic understanding

Mechanical understanding

Electrical understanding

Work independently

Manage workload

Customer relations

Education

Relevant technical qualification

Tools

Forkway documentation

Toughbook

Company van

Job description

The Opportunity: Field Engineer

Company: Neckar Forklifts

Contract: Permanent

Location: Castleford

With over 50 years materials handling experience to call upon, Neckar Forklifts understand how to lift, store and move goods. From forklift sales, hire, driver training, all makes service, parts, fleet management and warehouse planning, we provide total solutions. Neckar Forklifts has two convenient locations - a short distance from London's Heathrow Airport and in Castleford, West Yorkshire - serving the North of England and Scotland.

The Impact you will have:

• To undertake the repair & maintenance of industrial, agricultural and warehousing trucks and ancillary equipment, ensuring maximum profitability and return. To carry out fault diagnosis to identify reported breakdowns
• To ensure all damage and faults are highlighted to customers and recorded accurately on appropriate Forkway documentation
• To provide a professional, efficient & responsive service support to customers by means of maintaining & repairing materials handling equipment to the highest standard whilst observing Health and Safety regulations at all times
• To accurately complete all paperwork required within the role including servicing sheets, breakdown reports, accident reports, timesheets, quotes etc in a timely fashion
• To work closely with the sales team, informing them of any potential leads and to participate in site surveys and site meetings as and when required

What will help you to excel in this role:

• Relevant technical qualification
• Previous experience within a similar role working on cars, vans, HGV or Agricultural
• Good understanding of hydraulic, mechanical and electrical principals
• The ability to work independently and under pressure
• The ability to manage and prioritise workload
• Understanding customer needs

What you can expect from us:

• Company Van / Phone and Toughbook
• Future development and career opportunities
• Contributory pension scheme
• Profitshare bonus based on business performance

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