Mobile Forklift Engineer – Northampton

Company: Kemp Recruitment Ltd
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Location: Northampton
Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Field Service Engineer to join an established, family-run materials handling business covering Northampton and the surrounding areas.

The role involves servicing, maintaining and repairing a range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.

Offering a basic salary of up to £36,000, an OTE of up to £56,250 with overtime, a company van and fuel card, and Monday to Friday working hours.

Daily responsibilities

  • Performing servicing, maintenance and repairs on a broad range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.
  • Identifying and resolving mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults.
  • Carrying out LOLER inspections to ensure equipment remains fully compliant.
  • Completing safety checks and pre-delivery inspections.
  • Responding to breakdowns and conducting reactive maintenance to minimise customer downtime.
  • Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
  • Completing service reports and job sheets accurately.
  • Organising and managing your workload and service schedule effectively.
  • Liaising with parts departments to ensure the correct components are sourced and installed.
  • Working across multiple equipment brands, including Clarke, Linde, Jungheinrich and Chase.
  • Travelling to customer sites across Northampton and the surrounding areas.

Experience you will need

  • Proven experience of servicing, maintaining & repairing diesel engines
  • Experience working on plant machinery, forklifts or LCVs would be beneficial.
  • Full UK drivers licence

Package

  • Monday to Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm (40hrs)
  • Basic: upto £36,000
  • OTE: 5 hours overtime £42,750
  • OTE: 10 hours overtime £49,500
  • OTE: 15 hours overtime £56,250
  • Company van and fuel card.
  • Overtime paid at 1.5x.
  • Plenty of overtime available!
  • 22 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays with a Christmas shutdown.

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Posted: November 1st, 2026