Mechanical Technician

Sunbelt Rentals Careers; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real living wage

Development opportunities

Incentive scheme

Life Assurance

Employee assistance programme

Holiday buy/sell

Job summary

Sunbelt Rentals in Edinburgh is seeking a reliable mechanical technician to maintain plant equipment to the highest standards and meet customer expectations. You will perform repairs, inspections, and routine maintenance across a busy hire fleet, ensuring compliance and safe operation on site.

Ideal candidates bring experience in plant/equipment maintenance, a team focus, and a flexible approach. A UK driving license is advantageous but not essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience within the plant hire or equipment industry.
• Team player, supporting your colleagues.
• Self-motivated and a flexible approach to the working environment.
• A full UK driving license is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Equipment repair and pre hire inspections
• Maintenance of equipment
• Electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic repairs
• Service and inspection of all equipment
• Ensuring all equipment is maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, functionality and compliance

Skills

Plant hire knowledge

Team player

Self-motivated

Flexible attitude

Driving license (advantage)

Job description

About The Role

Are you ready to be a part of our rapidly developing construction division? We are looking for a talented mechanical technician to join our team to ensure our plant equipment is maintained to the highest standard whilst consistently meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

What will you be doing?

• Equipment repair and pre hire inspections
• Maintenance of equipment
• Electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic repairs
• Service and inspection of all equipment
• Ensuring all equipment is maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, functionality and compliance

What we offer?

• Real living wage employer
• Excellent development opportunities
• Exceptional benefits including:
• Incentive scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to buy and sell holidays

About You

What are we looking for?

• Knowledge and experience within the plant hire or equipment industry
• Team player, supporting your colleagues
• Self-motivated and a flexible approach to the working environment
• A full UK driving license is advantageous but not essential

About Us

WhySunbelt?

Whetherit's construction sites, energy projects, government initiatives, orunforgettable events, Sunbelt Rentals deliver the equipment and expertise tomove every industry forward. With our ambition to an employer of choice thismakes Sunbelt Rentals an ideal destination for your next career move.

We are committed to the fair treatment of our staff,potential staff, and users of our services, regardless of race, gender,religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age,physical/mental disability, or offending background.

Having acriminal record will not automatically bar an individual from working with us.We judge each case on its own merits, taking into account the relevance of theconviction to the role, the circumstances, and the time passed since theoffence.