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Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a well-established, expanding material handling dealer looking to recruit a new forklift service engineer to service to their client base across the Kent and Essex. With a competitive salary & overtime opportunity plus numerous other benefits, this is a great opportunity for an experienced forklift engineer interested in a new role.

Responsibilities

· Servicing a client base across the Kent and Essex with a focus on servicing forklift trucks and plant equipment

· Fixing and servicing other, related material handling & specialist equipment to include side-loaders and pallet trucks

· Ensuring excellent customer service and representing the company in the right way when visiting customer sites

· Reporting back to the Service Manager with weekly updates

· Attending in-house training programs as and when required

Requirements

The company have a preference for an individual from a forklift truck background due to the requirements of the role. You will ideally have worked with material handling products before with a strong technical knowledge of the various brands and models. You will be able to work well on your own with your own initiative and have good customer facing skills. In terms of location, you will need to be based in either Kent or Essex.

Benefits

· Competitive salary dependent on experience (Up to £41,500)

· Overtime opportunity paid at £26 per hour

· Paid door to door

· Company van + fuel card

· 25 days holiday + statutory

· Phone & laptop

· Life insurance

The Company

Our client is a family run business which has been operating for over 40 years within the Material Handling and Construction Equipment industries. Starting out as a local supplier in the South East, they have now developed a client base across the UK, supplying a number of renowned brands of forklift trucks and plant hire equipment. They’re renowned within the industry for offering both cost effective and efficient service