Fitter

Boels Rental Germany GmbH; Preston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Boels Rental Preston is seeking a Plant & Tools Hire Fitter to service, maintain and repair light to medium machinery and plant equipment.

After repairs, you will test and certify machines for safe hire, conduct safety inspections, and keep comprehensive records, with hours Mon-Fri 07:30 to 17:00. This is a 3-month temporary fixed-term position covering long-term sickness absence.

Qualifications

• Experience as Plant & Tools Hire Fitter required.
• Skilled in servicing and repairing light/medium machinery.

Responsibilities

• Service and repair light to medium machinery and plant equipment.
• Test and certify equipment for safe hire.
• Perform safety inspections and maintain detailed records.
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 07:30–17:00.

Job description

Are you taking care of Boels Rental in Preston as our Plant & Tools Hire Fitter, you will be kept busy servicing, maintaining and repairing light and medium machinery and plant equipment.
After your repair task is completed, you’ll then get busy using electronic equipment to check, and test that machinery, so that it is certified safe and fit to be hired out to our customers in Preston.

Some of the machinery that you could get the chance to work on is engines, transmission systems, hydraulics, electronics, pneumatic, and parts of plant chassis/frames, such as tracks, wheels and booms. You will have the chance to service and repair anything from generators, compressors and concrete mixers to compacting machines, (road rollers/plates), powered hand tools and disc cutters. You’ll never get bored, that’s for sure! With your acute awareness of H&S compliance, you will carefully carry out safety inspections and checks, keeping comprehensive records of the work. As an experienced Plant & Tools Hire Fitter, safety and quality will, of course, come naturally to you anyway. Your working hours will be Monday to Friday, 0730hrs to 1700hrs.

This is a 3 month temporary fixed-term position covering Long Term Sickness absence.