Forklift Service Engineer - Leeds

Toyota Manufacturing UK Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer of material handling equipment in Leeds is seeking a Forklift Service Engineer. The successful candidate will maintain, repair, and service forklift trucks and other equipment, requiring mechanical engineering experience and effective communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary, pension, company vehicle, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive pension

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Full tool kit

Company sick pay

Voluntary critical illness cover

Free eye tests and flu jab

24/7 employee assistance programme

Industry-leading training

Qualifications

• Experience working as a forklift engineer or in a similar role.
• Basic electrical knowledge is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair forklift trucks and equipment.
• Respond promptly to breakdowns and customer inquiries.
• Control vehicle stock and deliveries.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Basic electrical knowledge

Planning and organisational skills

Initiative

Communication skills

Customer rapport

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Join to apply for the Forklift Service Engineer - Leeds role at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK

We are looking for a Forklift Service Engineer (Field Technician) to work within our After Sales department to maintain, repair, service and modify the company’s range of products. This role comes with a competitive salary, an attractive company pension, a company vehicle, and the opportunity to work for a great company. This role is based around Leeds / Castleford in West Yorkshire.

Reference: 2025-5351
Publication date: 07/11/2025
Category: Active Jobs - Service and Service Technicians

About The Role

The role involves servicing, maintaining, and repairing forklift trucks and other material handling equipment. On a day-to-day basis this is what you would be doing:

• Service, maintain, overhaul, fault find and resolve faults on company products.
• Respond to breakdowns.
• Provide local after sales support to customers.
• Deal promptly with customer enquiries, problems, or complaints.
• Keep control of vehicle stock/deliveries.
• Achieve agreed targets.

Your Profile

We are looking for somebody who has experience working as a forklift engineer, plant fitter, plant technician, industrial equipment, or a similar type of role.

Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical engineering.
• Basic electrical knowledge would be beneficial.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Able to work on your own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Build good rapport with customers.
• Full UK driving licence.

Our Offer

We offer a competitive salary; an attractive company pension, a company vehicle, fuel card, full tool kit, company sick pay, voluntary critical illness cover, free eye tests and flu jab and access to a 24/7 employee assistance programme. We will provide you with industry‑leading technical training to ensure you have the knowledge and all the tools to do your job. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

Why choose Toyota

Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number one manufacturer of material handling equipment providing quality sales and service support across the UK. We foster a culture where our team members are encouraged to continually improve their processes and strive to provide the highest quality in service for our customers. We aim to create a safe environment where our team members feel valued, fulfilled, engaged and happy. We want to attract the best talent and develop our team so that they achieve their full potential. To find out more visit toyota-forklifts.co.uk.

Contract type: Permanent
Job location: United Kingdom (Leeds)