Forklift​/Reach Truck Service Engineer

Position: Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer
Location: Keyham

Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer Carbon
60 is recruiting for a Site Supervisor (No Staff Responsibility) to support on-site maintenance operations at a large industrial customer site in Highbridge. ROLE:
Forklift / Reach Truck Service Engineer CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent

LOCATION:

Yeo Valley, Highbridge WORKING PATTERN:
Full-time, Monday to Friday

HOURS:

08:00am - 16:30pm 8-hour days

THE ROLE:

The Site Supervisor will act as the sole resident engineer and first point of contact for the customer on-site, ensuring that fleet performance standards and service levels are consistently achieved. This is a hands-on role combining maintenance, customer service, reporting, and site responsibility, requiring strong electrical knowledge, autonomy, and excellent communication skills. The site consists of: 9 Reach Trucks 20-30 Powered Pallet Trucks (PPTs A small number of Under Pallet Carriers (UPCs) Some automation on site This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer looking to take ownership of a resident site.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as first point of contact for the customer on site Perform preventative maintenance on materials handling and ancillary equipment Diagnose, repair, and service equipment efficiently Complete accurate service reports and time sheets Manage and control on-site parts stock Maintain strong customer relationships and meet contractual service levels Liaise with after-sales office regarding repair times and updates Identify chargeable work and follow up opportunities Ensure compliance with all company and customer health & safety procedures Support continuous improvement initiatives on site Participate in customer review meetings where required

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Strong electrical bias (all-electric fleet) Background in MHE (Materials Handling Equipment) preferred Consideration given to candidates from automotive, HGV, mobile plant, forklift, or ex-forces vehicle engineering backgrounds Comfortable working independently as the sole engineer on site Experience in customer-facing environments Good administrative and paperwork skills Ability to manage workload effectively and prioritise tasks Experience mentoring apprentices or junior engineers beneficial Clean driving licence preferred ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
First stage interview via Teams Second stage interview on-site including site tour Opportunity to take ownership of a mid-size automated site Excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer ready for a more autonomous, responsible role If you are an experienced electrically biased engineer looking for a stable Monday-Friday role with site ownership and customer interaction, we would like to hear from you.

Guidant, Carbon
60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.