Plant Engineer – Flexible Hours

HW Martin Holdings; Alfreton CP; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction and waste recycling industries seeks a skilled Plant Engineer. Ideal candidates will be responsible for maintaining and repairing plant machinery while enjoying flexible work schedules and competitive pay rates. The company offers a supportive environment, opportunities for overtime, technical training, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunities for overtime

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

On-going technical training

Qualifications

• Relevant City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification required.
• Completion of a recognized apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
• First class diagnostic skills.
• Ability to manage own workload.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair plant equipment independently.
• Carry out inspections and maintain plant machinery.
• Mentor apprentices and conduct final checks.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Plant maintenance techniques

Independence

Flexible approach

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 qualification

Tools

Fully equipped service van

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17.06.2025

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Job Description:

THE BEST PAY RATES AND YOU GET TO CHOOSE YOUR WORK SCHEDULE

Job title: Plant Engineer

Location: Based at Blackwell, Derbyshire (J28, M1) with some off site working required at our other locations.

Hours:Your choice! We are committed to providing a healthy work / life balance so choose from either alternate day and afternoon shifts or four on / four off work schedules, day or night shifts.

Hourly rate: Excellent rates of pay, depending on experience + other benefits + opportunities for overtime

Additional benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance.

Contract Type: Permanent

About us:

The Martin Group of Companies (Est. 1976) provide specialist services to the construction and waste recycling industries, with a turnover in excess of £270m in 2024. We are committed to building a first-class talented workforce, so that we can offer the very best service to our customers.

With extensive and modern workshop facilities at our head office site, H.W. Martin Fleet Maintenance Limited provide maintenance solutions to the Martin Group fleet of nearly 1000 vehicles and plant equipment. In addition we are a DAF parts and service dealership and have a long-standing list of commercial customers. Our reliable and proactive service offered is widely recognised as being industry leading.

The opportunity:

Looking for your next opportunity? Then read on, because we are currently looking for a skilled Plant Engineer to join our amazing and friendly team to make sure that our mobile and static plant machinery is repaired and back up and running again, as quickly as possible, when maintenance is required. You’ll use the most advanced workshop systems with state-of-the-art technology. If you enjoy taking on responsibility, then we’ll give you the freedom to perform diagnostics and to decide how to carry out maintenance and repairs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Responsible for fast and accurate diagnoses and choosing the right repair techniques.
• Working independently to maintain and repair plant equipment and components, either at our workshop in Blackwell or at our other sites when working on static plant equipment.
• Carrying out a range of inspections.
• Providing support and mentoring for apprentices and less experienced technicians.
• Carrying out final checks on work that has been completed.

What we are looking for:

• Ideally you will have a relevant City & Guilds or a NVQ Level 3 qualification.
• Completion of a recognised apprenticeship or the equivalent level workplace experience.
• First class diagnostic skills and fully conversant with the latest plant repair and maintenance techniques.
• Ability to manage own workload and work to the highest standards.
• Flexible and proactive in approach.
• Full driving licence is required due to our remote location and to be able to travel to other sites.

The benefits:

• Use of a fully equipped service van is provided to attend off site repairs and breakdowns.
• Secure employment working for a long established, successful, expanding Company.
• Good rates of pay with opportunities for overtime at enhanced rates.
• Opportunity to join the Company pension scheme.
• On-going technical training provided.
• Working as part of a great team culture.