Workshop Engineer

The Best Connection; Tonbridge and Malling; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company van provided

Overtime opportunities

Temp to Perm option

Permanent opportunities

22 days annual leave

Job summary

The Best Connection is recruiting a Workshop Engineer for its client in Aylesford, Kent. The role is primarily based in the workshop, maintaining, servicing and repairing a range of plant and equipment including concrete pumps and mixer drums.

Hours are Monday to Friday, 07:30–17:00 with overtime opportunities. A hands-on mechanical background and the willingness to learn are essential for this varied, practical position.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineering or mechanical experience.
• Experience in maintenance/repair of plant equipment.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Ability to work in a practical, sometimes dirty environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service and repair a range of plant and equipment.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical faults.
• Work on concrete pumps and mixer drums.
• Carry out general workshop engineering duties.
• Occasionally attend customer or site locations to carry out repairs.
• Use a company van when travelling to external jobs.
• Maintain a safe and organised working environment.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Practical engineering

Maintenance experience

Job description

Workshop Engineer

Location: Aylesford, Kent

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

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

Contract: Temp to Perm or Permanent

Overtime available

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
• Carrying out general workshop engineering duties
• 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
• Construction equipment maintenance
• Heavy machinery
• Industrial maintenance
• 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.