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The Best Connection Group Limited; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

22 days annual leave + Bank Holidays

Job summary

The Best Connection Group Limited in the UK is recruiting a Workshop Engineer to join the Aylesford workshop. You will service, maintain and repair a range of plant and equipment from a busy workshop environment.

The role involves diagnosing faults, carrying out repairs on equipment such as concrete pumps and mixer drums, and occasional site visits. A practical, hands-on mechanical background is essential.

Qualifications

• Practical engineering or mechanical experience required.
• Candidates from a variety of hands-on backgrounds considered.
• No formal qualifications required; practical experience and willingness to learn are important.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and repair plant and equipment.
• Diagnose and fix mechanical faults.
• Occasionally visit customer or site locations for repairs.
• Operate a company van for external jobs.
• Maintain a safe and organized working environment.

Skills

Practical engineering experience

Mechanical knowledge

Problem solving

Hands-on engineering

Job description

Pay: £16.00 - £21.00 per hour, depending on experience

Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 17:00

Contract: Temp to Perm or Permanent

The Best Connection is currently recruiting for a

Workshop Engineer to join our client based in Aylesford.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established plant hire business specialising in the maintenance, repair and servicing of a range of equipment, including concrete pumps and mixer drums.

The Role

Working primarily from the workshop, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing and repairing a range of plant and equipment.

The role will involve:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing plant and mechanical equipment
• Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults
• Working on equipment including concrete pumps and mixer drums
• Occasionally attending customer or site locations to carry out repairs
• Using a company van when travelling to external jobs
• Maintaining a safe and organised working environment

This is a hands-on and varied role where no two days are necessarily the same.

About You

We are looking for someone with practical engineering or mechanical experience. Candidates from a variety of backgrounds will be considered, including:

• Plant or agricultural engineering
• HGV or vehicle mechanics
• Mechanical engineering
• Other relevant hands-on engineering backgrounds

Specific qualifications or certifications are not essential. Previous practical experience, mechanical knowledge and a willingness to learn are more important.

Due to the nature of the equipment and work environment, applicants should be comfortable working in a practical setting which can occasionally be dirty, muddy and physically demanding.

What's on Offer?

• Pay between

£16.00 and £21.00 per hour, depending on experience

• Monday to Friday working
• Hours of

07:30 - 17:00

• Overtime opportunities
• Temp to Perm option available
• Permanent opportunities also available
• Company van provided when attending external jobs

22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

• A varied and unique working environment
• Opportunity to develop your engineering skills within a specialist industry

If you have a strong mechanical background and are looking for a varied, hands-on engineering role, we would like to hear from you.

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.