Posted: 4h ago
The role
Site Engineer - Materials Handling
📍 Dagenham (Site-Based Role)
💰 Competitive Salary + Overtime + Benefits
🚀 The Opportunity
We're looking for a skilled Site Engineer to join our on-site service team in Dagenham, responsible for maintaining and repairing materials handling and ancillary equipment.
This is a varied, customer-facing role where you'll play a key part in ensuring equipment uptime, delivering excellent service, and acting as a trusted technical expert on-site.
You'll also work closely with the Area Service Manager, supporting day-to-day operations and helping maintain strong customer relationships.
🛠️ Key Responsibilities
Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on materials handling equipment
Diagnose faults and carry out mechanical and electrical repairs
Complete accurate service reports, job sheets, and timesheets
Manage and control on-site parts stock effectively
Build strong customer relationships, ensuring service delivery meets contractual expectations
Liaise with the After Sales team to provide updates, ETAs, and repair progress
Identify and complete chargeable repair work
Ensure full compliance with health & safety regulations
Identify and pass on sales leads for equipment and aftersales services
Act as a professional company ambassador at all times👉 Occasional call-out and overtime work may be required.
✅ About You
We're open to engineers from a variety of service and maintenance backgrounds, including:
Automotive / Vehicle Technicians
HGV / Heavy Vehicle Engineers
Plant / Construction Equipment Engineers
Forklift / Materials Handling Engineers
Ex-Forces / Military EngineersYou'll also have:
Strong mechanical and/or electrical fault-finding skills
Experience in a customer-facing or on-site role
The ability to work independently and manage your workload
A proactive and professional approach
A full UK driving licence🌟 What's in It for You
Competitive salary + regular overtime opportunities
Stable, long-term role with a market-leading engineering company
Ongoing training and development
Clear career progression opportunities
Supportive, team-oriented environment🔑 Key Skills
Fault finding & diagnostics
Preventative maintenance
Customer service & communication
Time management & organisation
Problem-solving & initiative📢 Apply Now
If you're a hands-on engineer looking for a stable, site-based role with variety and career progression, apply today and join a leading name in the materials handling sector.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
