Plant Fitters and Plant Engineers

Monks Contractors Ltd; Osbaldeston; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Overtime pay 1.5x after 40 hours

Job summary

Monks Contractors is looking for two experienced Plant Fitters/Plant Engineers to join our team. These roles are workshop and site-based, starting ASAP, with competitive pay and a company van provided.

You will diagnose faults, service and repair heavy plant machinery, work with hydraulic, mechanical and electrical systems, and keep accurate maintenance records. On-site travel may be required, and overtime is paid at 1.5x after 40 hours.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Plant Fitter, Plant Mechanic or Plant Engineer.
• A recognised qualification such as City & Guilds or NVQ.
• Good mechanical knowledge and fault-finding skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Find and fix mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Service, maintain and repair plant machinery and equipment.
• Work in the Mellor Brook workshop and travel to sites when needed.
• Carry out machinery inspections and spot problems early.
• Take ownership of repairs from diagnosis to running order.
• Keep accurate maintenance records and follow safety practices.

Skills

Plant fitting experience

Fault diagnosis

Mechanical knowledge

Safety consciousness

Education

City & Guilds or NVQ in relevant trade

Job description

Plant Fitter and Plant Engineers, 2 Opportunities to start ASAP

Workshop & Site-Based

Competitive Pay £16.00 - £22.00 per hour plus company Van and 1.5 x overtime after 40 hours per week.

Are you good with heavy plant machinery such as excavators and loading shovels, working as either a plant fitter or plant engineer?

Great at solving problems? We want to talk to you:-

We are looking for TWO experienced Plant Fitters, Engineers to join Monks Contractors.

You know that feeling when a machine’s down, everyone’s scratching their heads, and you’re the one who figures out what’s wrong and gets it running again? That’s the kind of person we’re looking for.

At Monks Contractors, no two days are quite the same. One day you could be diagnosing a tricky fault in our workshop, the next you could be out on site getting a vital piece of equipment back into action.

If you enjoy variety, take pride in your work and like the satisfaction of solving a problem, this could be a great move.

A little about us

Monks Contractors are an established Lancashire waste specialist providing haulage, waste industry plant hire, high-pressure water drain jetting, civil contracting and plant repairs, hire and sales.

We work with a wide range of specialist machinery and equipment, and we need skilled people to help keep everything operating safely and efficiently.

What will you be doing?

You’ll be working alongside our Plant & Workshop Manager, helping to keep our equipment in excellent working order.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Finding and fixing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing plant machinery and equipment.
• Working in our Mellor Brook workshop and travelling to sites when needed.
• Carrying out machinery inspections and spotting problems before they become bigger ones.
• Taking ownership of repairs, from diagnosing the problem to getting the machine running again.
• Keeping accurate maintenance records and following safe working practices.

What makes you a good fit?

We are looking for people who know their way around plant machinery, enjoys hands-on engineering and dont shy away from a challenge.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience as a Plant Fitter, Plant Mechanic or Plant Engineer
• A recognised qualification, such as City & Guilds or NVQ.
• Good mechanical knowledge and fault-finding skills.
• A practical, can-do attitude and the ability to think on your feet.
• The confidence to work independently and as part of a team.and a flexible approach and a commitment to working safely.

Why Monks?

Because this is more than just another workshop job. You’ll be working across different areas of a specialist business, dealing with varied machinery and using your skills to make a real difference to our day-to-day operations.

We offer competitive pay based on experience, a varied working environment and the opportunity to become a valued member of our engineering team.