Fork Lift Engineer

Dubizzle Limited; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Keele, England, is looking for a Forklift Engineer to ensure the service and maintenance of various mobile plant equipment. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of hands-on experience in mobile plant maintenance, strong communication skills, and a knack for fault finding with diagnostic tools. The role emphasizes teamwork and requires a proactive attitude toward relationships with internal teams. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Set shift patterns + overtime available

Pension Scheme

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life assurance x 4 salary

Share Save / Share Purchase

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post-apprenticeship experience in mobile plant maintenance.
• Experience with diagnostic tools for fault finding on plant equipment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the service and maintenance of mobile plant including forklift trucks.
• Maintain productive relationships with internal customers and site teams.

Skills

Multi skilled mobile plant maintenance fitter

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to carry out plant fault finding

Ability to analyse data

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Tools

OptaFleet

SAP Plant Maintenance Module

Job description

Forklift Engineer
Monday to Friday - Days
Keele, Cheshire
Salary Circa £45,000

We have ambitious plans to enhance our engineering offering at our Keele site. With sites across the UK, we thrive on investing in our people and providing them with development opportunities and training.

Due to retirement we are looking to recruit for a Fork Lift Engineer to look after our mobile plant on our busy manufacturing site based in Keele.

What's the mission?

The Forklift Engineer is responsible for the service and maintenance of site mobile plant including forklift trucks, work savers, tractors, trailers, loading shovels and MEWPS. All equipment should be serviced and maintained to the required standards at minimum cost.

The Forklift Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager, the job holder will be part of the site maintenance team but is expected to work with a high degree of autonomy. The job holder will be expected to develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal customers, site teams and external resources.

What are the mission-critical skills?

Essential:

• Multi skilled time served mobile plant maintenance fitter, with a minimum of 3 years post apprenticeship experience.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to carry out plant fault finding using diagnostic tools.
• Ability to analyse data presented, both written and graphically.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (MS Word & Excel).

Preferred:

• Experience of a Fleet Management System (OptaFleet).
• Experience of SAP Plant Maintenance Module.
• IOSH Managing Safely Certificate

More about us:

Marley is a specialist in pitched roof systems and a division of Marshalls plc, the UK’s leading hard landscaping, building and roofing products supplier.

You can find more information on Marley and Marshalls here: Marley and Marshalls

Benefits include:

• Set shift patterns + overtime available
• Pension Scheme – 3/6 (combined 9) or can increase 5/10 (combined 15)
• Healthcare Cash Plan – paid for bronze cover (from 1st Jan 2026)
• Life assurance x 4 salary
• Share Save / Share Purchase
• Cycle to work
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Long Service Awards

Equal Opportunities

Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You are unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day.

We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We call this doing business The Marshalls Way

We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you are valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!

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