Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic {Plant Hire}

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent plant hire company is seeking a Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic in Colchester. The role involves maintaining light and heavy plant machinery with training provided. Candidates should have a Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience. This position offers a salary of £18 - £20 per hour for 40 hours a week with occasional overtime. The company is known for its innovation in the construction equipment hire market.

Benefits

Van + Fuel Card

Company Benefits

Qualifications

• Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic or similar experience.
• Willingness to travel across the country.
• Time served or Level 3 qualifications acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Perform general maintenance of light and heavy plant machinery.
• Conduct mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic fault finding.
• Travel to customer sites across the South East and other locations.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Hydraulic systems

General maintenance

Education

Level 3 qualification or similar

Job description

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Client:

Ernest Gordon Recruitment

Location:

colchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

26.08.2025

Expiry Date:

10.10.2025

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Job Description:

Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic {Plant Hire}
Colchester, South East Patch, occasional travel nationally

£18 - £20 per hour, 40 hours per week, 8am to 5pm, Occasional Overtime, Van + Fuel Card + Company Benefits

Are you a Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic or similar looking to join a really well-established Plant Hire business with depots across the country and renowned for their innovation withing the Construction Equipment Hire Market.

Do you want a role that is both varied and challenging where you will be given on the job training and the opportunity to progress.

On offer is the opportunity for a Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic to join a long standing plant hire business. Founded around 60 years ago, this business is know for its pioneering and innovation withing the construction equipment hire market.

In this role, the successful Mobile Plant Fitter/Mechanic would be required to travel across the country to customer sites to perform general maintenance of light and heavy plant machinery. General duties would include general maintenance, fault finding, hydraulics and electrical with training given in areas needed.

The ideal Plant Fitter/Mechanic should have ideally a level 3 qualification or similar, however, time served is also acceptable. They must also be happy to travel across the South East and to other locations across the country.

The Role:

• General Plant Maintenance, light and heavy.
• Mechanical, Electrical and Hydraulic fault finding.
• Monday to Friday, occasional weekend work.
• 40 hours a week, 8am to 5pm

The Person:

• Level 3 qualification or similar, (time served also accepted)
• Happy to travel to site.

Keywords: Plant Fitter, Plant Mechanic, Heavy Mechanic, Level 3, Light Mechanic, Plat Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Agri, Agricultural.

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