Mobile Plant Fitter

Alecto Recruitment; Swindon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Phone

Laptop

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment is seeking a Mobile Plant Engineer / Field Service Engineer to cover Swindon and surrounding areas. The role offers a company van, a laptop and a phone, with overtime opportunities and a Monday to Friday schedule, no weekend work, and home-to-site travel when moving between customer sites.

The successful candidate will service and repair excavators, telehandlers and other heavy plant machinery, diagnose faults across diesel, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems, and

Qualifications

• Experience as Plant fitter or field service engineer.
• Full UK driving licence.
• No weekend work and field-based role.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair heavy plant equipment.
• Diagnose faults across diesel engines, hydraulics, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Attend breakdowns and perform on-site repairs.
• Undertake component replacements, engine overhauls and major rebuilds.
• Carry out welding, fabrication and structural repairs.
• Complete Thorough Examinations and safety inspections.

Skills

Mobile Plant Fitters

Workshop Fitters

Junior Engineers

Forklift Engineers

Heavy Plant Engineers

Field Service Engineers

Agricultural Engineers

Tools

Company van

Phone

Laptop

Job description

Mobile Plant Engineer / Field Service Engineer

Swindon, South West | Up to £40,000 basic DOE + Overtime 1.5x + Company Van

Monday to Friday | No Weekends!! | Field-Based Role

Are you an experienced Plant Fitter or Field Service Engineer looking for a varied role with no weekend work, a company van and overtime opportunities?

What's on offer?

• Up to £40,000 basic, depending on experience
• Overtime paid at 1.5x
• Monday to Friday, 42.5 hours per week
• No weekend working!!
• Company van, phone and laptop
• Home-to-site working when travelling directly to customers
• Varied engineering work with the opportunity to work independently

The Role

Covering Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas, you'll visit customer sites to maintain and repair excavators, telehandlers and associated heavy plant machinery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing heavy plant equipment
• Diagnosing faults across diesel engines, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems
• Attending breakdowns and carrying out effective on-site repairs
• Undertaking component replacements, engine overhauls and major machine rebuilds
• Carrying out welding, fabrication and structural repairs
• Completing Thorough Examinations and structural safety inspections

About You

We're interested in speaking with experienced:

• Mobile Plant Fitters
• Workshop Fitters
• Junior Engineers
• Forklift Engineers
• Heavy Plant Engineers
• Field Service Engineers
• Agricultural Engineers or Heavy Vehicle Technicians with transferable skills

You’ll ideally have strong mechanical and hydraulic fault-finding skills, experience working on heavy machinery, a full UK driving licence and the ability to work independently.

Welding, fabrication and Thorough Examination experience would be beneficial. Relevant engineering qualifications are advantageous but not essential.