Senior Plant Fitter & Engineer: Lead Workshop

Alecto Recruitment; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van

Fuel card

Mobile phone

Tool allowance

Overtime pay

Callouts paid separately

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment is seeking an experienced Plant Fitter / Plant Engineer for a busy plant hire business in Buckinghamshire. You will lead workshop and customer repairs, diagnose faults, and take ownership of the engineering operation.

Typical duties include servicing excavators, crushers, telehandlers, and the company transport fleet, with a Monday–Friday schedule, a basic rate of £18–£19.50 per hour, and overtime at £25 per hour. A company van, fuel card, and tool allowance are provided.

Qualifications

• Mechanically strong
• Confident fault finding
• Comfortable working independently
• Reliable and proactive
• Customer focused
• Able to take ownership when something needs doing

Responsibilities

• PDI checks and servicing of returned hire machinery
• Diagnosing and repairing breakdowns
• Customer repairs
• Workshop repairs and maintenance
• Managing workshop workflow
• Ordering parts
• Repairs to the transport fleet
• Attending customer sites for machinery handovers
• Site-based repairs and servicing
• Supporting the wider business where required

Skills

Mechanically strong

Fault finding

Independent working

Reliable and proactive

Customer focused

Job description

Alecto Recruitment is seeking an experienced Plant Fitter / Plant Engineer for a busy plant hire business in Buckinghamshire. You will lead workshop and customer repairs, diagnose faults, and take ownership of the engineering operation.

Typical duties include servicing excavators, crushers, telehandlers, and the company transport fleet, with a Monday–Friday schedule, a basic rate of £18–£19.50 per hour, and overtime at £25 per hour. A company van, fuel card, and tool allowance are provided.