Forklift Service Engineer - Liverpool

Toyota Manufacturing UK Limited; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Liverpool is seeking a Forklift Service Engineer to maintain and repair a range of products. This role offers a competitive salary, attractive pension, and comprehensive industry-leading training. Candidates should have mechanical engineering experience and a full UK driving licence. This position comes with benefits such as sick pay and discounts program.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive company pension

Company sick pay

Voluntary critical illness cover

Free eye tests

Free flu jabs

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits platform with discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working as a forklift engineer, plant fitter, or plant technician.
• Ability to build good rapport with customers.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair forklift trucks and other material handling equipment.
• Respond to breakdowns and provide local after-sales support.
• Deal promptly with customer enquiries and complaints.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Basic electrical knowledge

Effective planning and organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work on your own initiative

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Full tool kit

Job description

Forklift Service Engineer - Liverpool

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 leading manufacturer.

About The Role

The role involves servicing, maintaining, and repairing forklift trucks and other material handling equipment. On a day-to-day basis you will:

• 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 and deliveries.
• Achieve agreed targets.

Your Profile

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

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

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Attractive company pension
• Full tool kit
• Company sick pay
• Voluntary critical illness cover
• Free eye tests
• Free flu jabs
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Benefits platform with instant discounts and offers

We will provide you with industry‑leading technical training to ensure you have the knowledge and tools to excel. There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Toyota Material Handling UK is an equal opportunities employer.