Field Service Engineer


Company:	Travail Employment Group
Salary:	£32,000 to £40,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK2 3LG
Working pattern:	Remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

Field Service Engineer - Materials Handling Equipment

Full‑time | Monday-Friday | £32,000 - £40,000 DOE + Overtime

Hours of Work I Monday to Friday 0800 - 1630

Location - Milton Keynes - Covering the Buckinghamshire area

We are proud to be working with a long‑established, family‑run materials handling business who are looking for a Field Service Engineer to join their growing team. Supplying a wide range of materials handling equipment, powered access, cleaning machinery and more across the UK, this company prides itself on quality and reliability. As a Field Service Engineer, you will be responsible for commissioning, servicing and maintaining forklift trucks both gas and electric and plant machinery, ensuring customers receive a professional, efficient and safe service at all times.

The Role

You'll carry out repairs, maintenance and servicing on a variety of materials handling equipment, diagnosing faults, replacing defective parts and ensuring assets remain in excellent working order. Forklift truck brands are predominantly Doosan and Mitsibushi. You will work closely with the Service Co‑ordinator, building strong relationships with customers while representing the business professionally on site.

Key Responsibilities

A typical day as an FLT service engineer will be working within the Buckinghamshire area carrying out the following duties

Repair, maintain and service materials handling equipment

Diagnose faults and repair or replace faulty parts

Request parts via PDA

Report to the Service Co‑ordinator for scheduled work

Maintain and develop strong customer relationships

Follow all service procedures and company standards

Pursue ongoing personal development and attend training as required

Adhere to all Quality, Compliance and Health & Safety policies

Support additional duties as required to meet business needs

Skills & Experience

To be considered for this role, candidates are required to have the following skills and experience.

Full UK Driving Licence with no more than 6 points

Previously experience as an FLT Engineer & knowledge of FLT Trucks

NVQ in Engineering (or equivalent)

Strong numeracy and analytical skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Able to work to tight deadlines

Flexible, supportive and team‑focused

Good working knowledge of PDA systems and Protean

What's On Offer

Competitive salary

24 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Statutory pension

Strong focus on training and development - your progression is in your hands

A long‑standing family tradition: a Christmas turkey for every employee

If this is the ideal role for you, please apply by submitting your CV.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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