Plant Fitter

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Phone and laptop

Home-to-site travel when visiting (to)

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment are seeking an experienced Mobile Plant Engineer / Field Service Engineer to cover the Bath and surrounding South West area. The role offers a Monday to Friday schedule, no weekend work, a company van and overtime opportunities, with a basic salary up to £40,000 depending on experience.

You'll service, repair and maintain heavy plant machinery on client sites, diagnose faults in diesel engines, hydraulic and electrical systems, and complete inspections.

Qualifications

• Experience servicing, repairing and maintaining heavy plant machinery.
• Full UK driving licence is required to operate company vehicle and travel to sites.
• Strong mechanical, hydraulic, diesel engine and electrical fault-finding skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing heavy plant equipment.
• Diagnosing faults across diesel engines, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems.
• Attending breakdowns and carrying out 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.

Skills

Mechanical & hydraulic fault-finding

Education

Engineering qualifications (advantageous)

Job description

Mobile Plant Engineer / Field Service Engineer

Bath, 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?

We're recruiting a hands-on engineer to service, repair and maintain heavy plant machinery across the South West. This is a varied field-based position where you'll tackle everything from routine servicing and hydraulic fault finding to major repairs, engine overhauls and machine rebuilds.

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.