About this role
Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Resident Engineer?
Linde Material Handling, a global leader in forklift trucks and warehouse equipment, is seeking skilled Resident Engineers to join our great team of well qualified engineers.
As a Resident Engineer, you're set to dive into the dynamic realm of material handling, where every day presents new adventures and challenges. Stationed directly at one of our customer sites, you’ll become an integral part of their team, embracing a wide variety of tasks tailored to meet their unique needs.
At Linde Material Handling, we offer a competitive benefits package, which includes:
A competitive salary based on your experience
The option of a 40-hour or 45-hour working week, Monday to Friday, shift premium and OT is available for those that want it.
25 days of annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
A company pension scheme with a 6% employer contribution and a minimum 4% employee contribution
Eligibility to participate in Employee Incentive Schemes
Join us and become part of a team that values employee engagement, strives for excellence, and prioritises customer satisfaction.
We offer:
At Linde Material Handling the package we offer includes:
- A competitive salary scale dependent on your experience.
- The option of a 40-hour or 45-hour working week, Monday to Friday, shift premium and OT is available for those that want it.
- 25 days annual leave + statutory bank holidays
- Additional days holiday based on long service milestones
- Company pension scheme - 6% employer contribution; minimum 4% employee contribution
- Discount scheme, with access to deals from some of the UK’s largest brands
- “Recommend a friend scheme” – if you enjoy your role, recommend someone else and get rewarded!
- Eligibility to join the Employee Incentive Schemes
- Receive a 6-week Induction which offers world class training to enable you in your role
- Long term training development plans, some of the best in the industry.
- Full Forklift Driver Licence
- Opportunity for growth through technical grading process
- Opportunity for the right candidates to undertake extended learning (Degree level)
- We support our engineers with local and national technical support
- Laptop and phone provided
- All specialist tooling provided and tool replacement policy provided by the company (Wear and Tear)
- Ensuring you are safe and look the part, all PPE supplied company cleaned specialist work wear.
Tasks and Qualifications:
Your role will be both hands-on and problem-solving-oriented, as you diagnose and resolve technical issues, ensuring our customers equipment operates at peak efficiency. You’ll also be the guardian of preventative maintenance, conducting essential check-ups that keep the fleet running smoothly.
Being located at one of our resident customer locations, you’ll bring your expertise to service Linde forklifts and other state-of-the-art material handling equipment, forging strong relationships, and delivering exceptional service and support. Being an integral part of our customers’ operation ensuring Linde’s world class products reputation is maintained at all times.
We are interested in candidates with experience as vehicle technicians or mechanical engineers, particularly those who have worked as forklift technicians, plant fitters, plant technicians, or vehicle technicians. Experience with plant equipment, powered access equipment, agricultural machinery, motor vehicles, or industrial cleaners is highly desirable, but not sure if you have what we want, why not talk to us.
- Ideally you will have an NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) qualification, although this is not essential.
- We use the latest technology to keep accurate records and place orders, therefore being comfortable using IT equipment is essential.
- You will need to hold a full UK driving licence.
- As a Linde engineer you will need to be comfortable working autonomously and within a team.
Linde is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, abilities, and experience. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the application or interview process to ensure fairness and accessibility, please let us know.
Other facts
About KION Group
Are looking to make your move? Then you’ve come to the right place! We are the KION Group, and the world of supply chain solutions is our home. KION is shaping world trade – globally, regionally, locally. We ensure that supply chains reach their full potential: fast, efficient, smart, sustainable and reliable.
Our 42,000 employees make a real difference, helping us to become who we are today: The Supply Chain Solutions Company. Our people’s passion is innovating, automating, and orchestrating solutions for our customers’ supply chains.
Would you like to be part of our international team? We can offer you interesting jobs and exciting career opportunities in an innovative, rapidly-growing, and forward-looking industry.
With us, you benefit from numerous development opportunities in a global group, including the possibility of working at one of our locations abroad on a temporary basis. Regardless of which of our sites you work at, the KION values—integrity, collaboration, courage, and excellence—shape how we act and how we work with colleagues, managers, customers, suppliers, and applicants both at home and abroad.
KION is the architect of global, regional and local supply chains. Our brands are well established:
Dematic is the global leader in intelligent supply chain and automation solutions. The Linde Material Handling and STILL brands serve the premium and higher value segments of the industrial truck market. Baoli focuses on industrial trucks in the lower value and economy segments.
As a provider of comprehensive supply chain solutions with a worldwide service network, KION has a global presence and a regional focus on the needs of its customers. KION brands keep the world moving.
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What you'll do
- The role involves hands-on technical work, diagnosing and resolving issues to ensure customer equipment operates at peak efficiency, while also acting as the guardian of preventative maintenance checks. The engineer will service Linde forklifts and material handling equipment at a resident customer location, building relationships and maintaining the product reputation.
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