Tool and Plant Hire Service Fitter

YTL Construction UK; Scotland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Join YTL Construction UK as a specialist in plant and tool maintenance, where you'll leverage your expertise to diagnose faults and maintain equipment to high standards. This role offers career progression, generous benefits including a 20% pension contribution, and a supportive work environment equipped with diverse opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Combined pension contribution up to 20%

Career progression and professional development

25 days holiday, rising to 28 with service

Opportunity to buy/sell holiday

Healthcare package

Life assurance up to 8 times salary

Electric car option

Cashback and discounts from 3000+ retailers

Paid volunteering day

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Experience in servicing, maintaining, and diagnosing faults in diesel, petrol, and electrical plant tools.
• Valid driving licence required.
• PAT testing experience desired.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing and rectifying plant and tool faults.
• Servicing and maintaining equipment to required standards.
• Submitting accurate reports of work done and time spent.

Skills

Mechanical knowledge

Electrical knowledge

Fault diagnosis

Servicing and maintenance

Education

Relevant mechanical/electrical qualification

Job description

Do you have experience in a plant and tool environment? Have you worked with machinery such as excavators, rollers, telehandlers, dumpers and trailers? If so, we have an opportunity to join our Fleet Hire team, based in Somerset covering Taunton and the surrounding areas.

What you'll do

You will be responsible for diagnosing and rectifying plant and tool faults, ensuring all statutory requirements are maintained.

You will also ensure the effective servicing, fault diagnosis and repair work of equipment to maintain current standards, while also submitting clear, concise and accurate reports of work carried out and time spent on tasks.

What you'll need

You will need to be mechanically minded with a positive attitude towards servicing, maintaining, finding faults and diagnostics on a variety of diesel, petrol and electrical plant and tool hire items, both on site and in our workshop.

You will also need:

• to have a relevant mechanical/electrical qualification
• to hold a valid driving licence (a vehicle will be provided)
• PAT testing experience
• theability to tow (desirable).

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days' holiday and sell up to five every year.
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• A new electric car in exchange for part of your gross salary, subject to conditions.
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• An interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone to work for us.

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350 acre former airfield into an award winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Arena – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 19,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail,environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.