Workshop Engineer / Gate Person

SEI Europe; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in material handling in Old Dalby is seeking a Workshop Engineer / Gate Person to assemble, maintain, and repair various equipment, ensuring safety standards are met. Ideal candidates will have mechanical and electrical experience, with opportunities for career progression and technical training. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Attractive company pension

Full toolkit

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

Qualifications

• Mechanical and electrical qualifications or experience.
• Experience working with industrial equipment or vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Assemble, maintain, repair, and service a wide range of material handling equipment.
• Build, service, and maintain used demo and short-term rental trucks.
• Ensure trucks meet safety standard requirements.
• Complete and update work sheets.
• Control stock and fleet of used trucks.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Electrical engineering experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to follow company procedures

Job description

Location: Upper Broughton, England, United Kingdom

We are looking for a Workshop Engineer / Gate Person to assemble, maintain, repair and service all Company products and provide Gate Person cover when required, which includes the processing of used trucks through effective stock and fleet control at the Fleet Management Centre, Old Dalby.

Role

The role involves providing the assembly, maintenance, repair and service of a wide range of material handling equipment including forklift trucks and warehouse equipment. On a day‑to‑day basis this is what you would be doing:

• Building, servicing and maintaining used demo and short‑term rental trucks.
• Ensuring trucks meet safety standard requirements.
• Completing and updating work sheets.
• Stock and fleet control of used trucks.

We are looking for somebody who has mechanical and electrical engineering experience working with industrial equipment or vehicles. Material handling experience would be beneficial, but training will be given.

Qualifications

• Mechanical and electrical qualifications or experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to follow company procedures.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Attractive company pension
• Full toolkit
• 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.

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.

Seniority level: Entry level | Employment type: Full‑time | Job function: Engineering and Information Technology | Industries: Civil Engineering