img
Permanent

Mobile Forklift Engineer

Alecto Recruitment
West Yorkshire
money-bag £16.50 - £17.50/hour Door to door pay
Posted: 18 August 2026 (Today)
Closing date: 17 September 2026
Ref: 225506158

CP23442

Mobile Forklift Engineer

West Yorkshire / Yorkshire & Humber

-16.50ph rising to -17.50ph | Door-to-Door Pay | Company Vehicle | No Weekends | Lithium Training

Are you an experienced Forklift Engineer, Forklift Technician or Materials Handling Engineer looking for a home-based mobile role with door-to-door pay and no weekend working?

Alecto Recruitment is working with an established forklift maintenance and hire specialist looking to recruit a Mobile Forklift Engineer / Field Service Engineer to cover customers across Yorkshire and the Humber.

This is a permanent, field-based position offering a company vehicle, door-to-door pay and specialist training on modern lithium-powered forklifts and materials handling equipment.

Salary & Benefits

  • -16.50 per hour, increasing to -17.50 per hour after 6-month probation
  • Door-to-door pay - your working day starts and finishes from home
  • Overtime available, dependent on experience
  • Company vehicle provided
  • Private use of company vehicle permitted within reason, subject to tax and private mileage charges
  • Private Medical Cover
  • Company pension following successful probation
  • Monday to Friday - 8:00am to 4:30pm
  • 30-minute lunch break
  • No weekend working
  • Specialist training on lithium-powered forklift trucks
  • Permanent, field-based position
  • Established customer base across the region

The Role

Working as a Mobile Forklift Engineer, you''ll travel directly from home to customer sites, carrying out servicing, maintenance, fault finding and repairs on a range of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Service, maintenance and repair of forklift trucks and materials handling equipment
  • Attending customer sites throughout Yorkshire and the Humber
  • Mechanical and electrical fault finding
  • Diagnosing faults and completing effective repairs
  • Working on electrically powered forklift trucks and associated equipment
  • Carrying out planned and reactive maintenance
  • Completing accurate service reports using a PDA
  • Managing your own daily workload and service schedule
  • Providing a professional service to an established customer base
  • Working independently while receiving support from the wider service team

What We''re Looking For

We''re keen to hear from experienced:

Forklift Engineers | Forklift Technicians | Fork Truck Engineers | FLT Engineers | Materials Handling Engineers | Field Service Engineers | Mobile Service Engineers

You will ideally have:

  • Previous hands-on experience servicing and repairing forklift trucks
  • Good mechanical fault-finding ability
  • Strong electrical knowledge and diagnostic skills
  • Experience working on electric forklifts or battery-powered equipment would be advantageous
  • City & Guilds in Mechanics or an equivalent engineering qualification
  • Ability to diagnose and repair faults independently
  • Good organisation and time-management skills
  • Professional and customer-focused approach
  • Ability to manage a mobile workload under pressure
  • Reliable, punctual and trustworthy approach
  • Full UK driving licence

Experience working with manufacturers such as Toyota, Linde, Jungheinrich, Crown, Hyster, Yale, Still, Mitsubishi, Doosan/Bobcat, Combilift, Clark or similar would be beneficial.

Interested?

If you''re an experienced Forklift Engineer or Forklift Technician looking for a permanent mobile position offering door-to-door pay, a company vehicle, Monday-to-Friday hours and specialist lithium forklift training, we''d like to hear from you.

We work closely with this employer and can get suitable applications directly in front of the decision-maker.

INDCP

If you would like to know more about this position, please forward your CV to (url removed) immediately.

Alternatively, call (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Chloe.

Please note Alecto Recruitment are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

Forklift Engineer, Forklift Technician, Mobile Forklift Engineer, Fork Truck Engineer, Forktruck Engineer, FLT Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Forklift Field Service Engineer, Materials Handling Engineer, Material Handling Engineer, Mobile Service Engineer, Forklift Mechanic, Forklift Service Engineer, Forklift Maintenance Engineer, Electric Forklift Engineer, Lithium Forklift Engineer, Warehouse Equipment Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Service Technician, Mobile Engineer, Forklift Jobs West Yorkshire, Forklift Engineer Leeds, Forklift Engineer Bradford, Forklift Engineer Wakefield, Forklift Engineer Huddersfield, Forklift Engineer Halifax, Forklift Engineer Yorkshire, Materials Handling Jobs Yorkshire, Field Service Engineer Yorkshire.

Other jobs of interest...

Marble Talent Group Ltd
Bradford5 days ago
money-bag£40000 - £50000/annum
Alecto Recruitment
West Yorkshire1 week ago
money-bag£16.50 - £17.50/hour Door to door pay + Overtime x1.5
First Military Recruitment Ltd
Leeds2 weeks ago
money-bag£30000 - £37500/annum

Perform a fresh search...

  • Create your ideal job search criteria by
    completing our quick and simple form and
    receive daily job alerts tailored to you!

Jobs. Straight to your inbox!