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Forklift Engineer

  • Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
  • Permanent
  • Oct 6, 2026

Newcastle / North East

Forklift Engineer

£32,000 - £38,000 + Paid Travel + Overtime (1.5x / 2x) + Training + Progression + Excellent Benefits

Newcastle / North East

Are you an experienced Forklift Engineer looking for a field-based role offering a local patch, excellent overtime and further technical training?

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established material handling company where you can develop your technical skills, increase your earnings through overtime and progress your career long term.

You will be responsible for carrying out service, maintenance, breakdowns, fault finding and repairs on forklift trucks and material handling equipment at customer sites throughout the North East.

This is a home-based position where your jobs are pre-loaded before setting off, allowing you to travel directly from home to your first customer.

The Role:

  • Service and repair forklift trucks / MHE
  • Fault finding and breakdowns
  • Home-based across the North East
  • Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
  • Paid travel + overtime at 1.5x / 2x
  • Ongoing training and progression

The Person:

  • Forklift / MHE engineering experience
  • Ideally 2+ years' industry experience
  • Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic skills
  • Service and fault-finding experience
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Based in the North East

BBBH280589: Please contact Maleek Randley at Rise Technical

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Reference Number: BBBH280589_1791298472
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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£36,000 - £38,000 per annum + Car Pension Holiday Bonus

Per annum

Permanent

Job Type

Energy

Discipline

BBBH280589_1791298472

Reference Number

06 Oct 2026

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