Overview
Crown Lift Trucks Ltd is one of the world’s largest material handling companies with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sales service. For 80 years Crown has used vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture, and distribute innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, batteries and chargers, automation solutions, fleet management technologies, and warehouse solutions products and design services.
Since its founding in 1945, Crown has placed the customer at the heart of its business. The brand promise is: “When every minute matters, customers can count on Crown to keep their businesses moving.”
Job Description
* To complete inspections and safety checks in accordance with industry practice and regulations.
* To complete day-to-day service, repair and maintenance of forklift trucks, handling equipment and plant.
* Complete fault finding and repairs to meet first-fix targets.
* New equipment preparation.
* Sourcing of parts from internal or external supplier.
* Communicate quickly and efficiently to ensure downtime is kept to a minimum and achieve first-fix targets.
* Work to company procedures and current Health and Safety / COSHH regulations.
* Continually seek and act upon opportunities for personal and team development.
* Carry out other duties which may or may not be related to the job, as reasonably requested by management.
Knowledge and Training
To be considered for the role you will need to have knowledge of at least one of the following areas, and be able, willing and accepting of additional training to allow you to excel within Crown Lift Trucks Ltd.
* Mechanical engineering
* Electrical engineering
* Hydraulics
You will have the ability to work independently and in a team, hold good communication skills, work to a high standard and be able to work to timescales as required.
Person Specification
Essential Skills
* Must hold full UK Driving Licence.
* Proficient in fault finding and repair.
* Educated with an ability to achieve a grade C in English and maths at GCSE.
* Experience of Health & Safety requirements working in a workshop practice.
* Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
* Excellent organisational skills, resourceful and solution driven.
* A high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
* Ability to multi-task, prioritising workloads to work to tight deadlines.
* Ability to work independently or in a team.
* Clear communication skills – oral and written.
* Consultation and negotiation skills.
* Flexibility to cope with diverse needs of the post.
* Highly motivated and possessing resilience to work under pressure.
* Positive, personable and optimistic with a can-do attitude.
Desirable Skills
* Recent and relevant experience of working in the forklift truck service environment, but not essential.
* Engineering qualification.
Vacancy Details
Hours Of Work
Monday to Friday – 8 hours per day, with 30 minutes for lunch.
Holidays
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
Pension
Company pension plan.
Employee Benefits
* Tools support.
* Excellent discount scheme with access to perks from major UK brands.
* Tell Us Health.
How to Apply
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy please contact uk.recruitment@crown.com or 0800 470 4677. For general information about Crown Lift Trucks Ltd, please visit www.crown.com.
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