Job Description:

Location: Northampton & surrounding areas
Basic Salary: Up to £36,000
OTE: £42,750–£56,250
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:30 (40 hours)
Overtime: Paid at 1.5x – plenty available!


We're recruiting a Field Service Engineer to join an established, family-run materials handling business, covering Northampton and the surrounding areas.

This is a great opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong diesel engine experience who enjoys working independently, visiting customer sites and carrying out a varied range of maintenance and repair work.

The Role

• You'll be working across multiple leading equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing a wide range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
• Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains compliant.
• Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections (PDI).
• Attending customer breakdowns and carrying out reactive maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Completing service reports and job sheets accurately.
• Organising and managing your own workload and service schedule.
• Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and fitted.
• Working across multiple equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase.
• Travelling to customer sites throughout Northampton and the surrounding areas.

What We're Looking ForWe're keen to hear from candidates with experience as a:

• Forklift Engineer
• Field Service Engineer
• Plant Engineer / Fitter
• Agricultural Engineer
• LCV Technician

You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience servicing, maintaining and repairing diesel engines.
• Experience working on forklifts, plant machinery or LCVs would be advantageous.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• A full UK driving licence.

Salary & Benefits

• Basic salary: Up to £36,000.
• OTE with 5 hours' overtime per week: £42,750.
• OTE with 10 hours' overtime per week: £49,500.
• OTE with 15 hours' overtime per week: £56,250.
• Overtime paid at 1.5x, with plenty available.
• Company van and fuel card.
• Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:30 (40 hours).
• 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Christmas shutdown.

If this sounds of interest, please contact Celi on (phone number removed) or apply today.
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