Forklift Service Engineer - Slough

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

Job summary

A leading materials handling equipment manufacturer in Slough is looking for a Forklift Service Engineer. The role includes servicing and repairing forklift trucks and providing excellent customer support. Candidates should have mechanical engineering experience and a full UK driving licence. The position offers a competitive salary, pension, and comprehensive benefits package, alongside opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Attractive company pension

Company vehicle

Fuel card

Full tool kit

Company sick pay

Voluntary critical illness cover

Free eye tests

Free flu jabs

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Benefits platform with discounts and offers

Qualifications

• Experience working as a forklift engineer, plant fitter, or similar role.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Experience in mechanical engineering

Basic electrical knowledge

Effective planning and organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Full UK driving licence

Job description

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Reference 2025-5091 | Publication date 07/11/2025 | Category: Active Jobs - Service and Service Technicians
Job title: Forklift Service Engineer - Slough

Job Description

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.

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

• 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

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Attractive company pension
• Company vehicle
• Fuel card
• 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 all the tools to do your job. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop your skills within Toyota.

More Information

Why choose Toyota

Toyota Material Handling is the world’s number one manufacturer of materials 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.

Our commitment is to read each application carefully, however due to the high volume of applications we receive regrettably only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Toyota Material Handling UK is an equal opportunities employer.

Contract type

Permanent

Job location

United Kingdom (Slough)