Trainee Workshop Engineer (Hydraulics)
£25000 - £35000 + Manufacture Specific Training + Progression Routes Across company + Overtime
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Do you have hydraulic experience?
On offer is an entry‑level, workshop‑based role providing a platform to kickstart your career in engineering with a long‑established and growing company, where you can develop your skills through full, hands‑on technical training, increase your earnings through overtime, and continually progress towards becoming a Workshop Engineer.
This expanding materials handling provider, founded in 1974, specialises in the sales, rental, servicing, and maintenance of forklifts and related equipment, has grown steadily to achieve a turnover of over £4 million, and supplies sectors including warehousing, logistics, and manufacturing.
In this role, you will service, maintain, and repair material handling equipment, carrying out fault diagnostics, testing, assembly, and supplier work while preparing rental and stock equipment for use or sale, responding to breakdowns, and working closely with the Service Team in a full‑time role, Monday to Thursday 8:30 am – 17:00 pm and finishing at 14:00 pm on Friday.
This role would suit a Trainee Workshop Engineer with experience in hydraulics who wants to gain hands‑on experience in diagnosing, servicing, and maintaining vehicles for a well‑established and growing company, with the opportunity to develop your skills through technical training, progress towards a Workshop Engineer role, and increase your earnings through overtime.
The Role
* Learn to service, maintain, and repair forklifts and material handling equipment
* Assist with fault diagnostics, testing, and assembly under guidance
* Work closely with experienced Service Team members to gain hands‑on experience
* Work within a team of 4
* Monday to Thursday, 08:30 – 17:00, 2 pm finish Friday
The Person
* Some experience or knowledge of mechanical, electrical, or vehicle systems
* Full clean driving licence
* Commutable to the Mallusk workshop
Reference: BBBH21991
Keywords: Workshop Engineer, Forklift Engineer, Material Handling Equipment, Forklift Maintenance, Equipment Servicing, Fault Diagnosis, Hydraulics, Electrical Systems, Mechanical Systems, Assembly, Response, Technical Training, Mechanical Engineering, Multiskilled Engineer, Vehicle Technician, Mallusk, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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