Workshop Plant Fitter

Alecto Recruitment; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Life insurance / life assurance

Medical benefits plan

Health and wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Job summary

Alecto Recruitment is recruiting a Mechanical/Plant Fitter for their client in Nuneaton. The role is predominantly yard-based with occasional call-outs to service and maintain a fleet of heavy plant and cranes.

Circa £22 per hour DOE, 45-hour week Monday to Friday. Benefits include pension, life assurance, medical plan, wellbeing programme and on-site parking. HGV, automotive or agricultural backgrounds are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience servicing and repairing heavy plant machinery.
• Ability to fault-find and diagnose mechanical faults.
• Experience with HGV, automotive or agricultural engineering is helpful.
• CSCS or crane-related qualifications advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs across heavy plant machinery.
• Diagnose and rectify faults on rigs, cranes and related equipment.
• Complete routine servicing and preventative maintenance.
• Maintain records of defects, repairs and completed work.
• Provide maintenance support at operational sites when required.
• Ensure equipment meets safety and quality standards.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Heavy machinery servicing

Job description

CP33930

Plant Fitter / Mechanical Fitter

Location: Nuneaton

Salary: Circa £22 per hour DOE

Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm (45 hours per week)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Plant Fitters, HGV Mechanics & Vehicle Technicians - Your Next Opportunity!

Alecto Recruitment is currently working with a well-established UK contractor to recruit a Mechanical / Plant Fitter for their team in Nuneaton.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established business with a strong focus on its people, offering a varied workload working on an extensive fleet of heavy plant and machinery, including rigs, cranes and associated equipment.

The role is predominantly yard-based, with occasional call-outs to operational sites to provide maintenance and technical support.

Importantly, we're not just looking for traditional Plant Fitters. Candidates from HGV, car, van, agricultural and other mechanical backgrounds will also be considered. If you have good mechanical knowledge, fault-finding abilities and enjoy working on machinery, this could be a great fit.

The Role

• Carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs across a varied fleet of heavy plant machinery.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical faults on rigs, cranes and associated equipment.
• Complete routine servicing and preventative maintenance.
• Carry out safety checks and ensure machinery is ready for site.
• Maintain accurate records of defects, repairs and completed work.
• Provide occasional maintenance support at operational sites.
• Ensure all equipment meets the required safety and quality standards.

What's on Offer?

• Circa £22 per hour, depending on experience.
• 45-hour working week, Monday to Friday.
• Overtime opportunities where required.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life insurance / life assurance.
• Medical benefits plan.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• On-site parking.
• Full-time, permanent employment.

What We're Looking For

We're keen to hear from candidates with experience in:

• Plant maintenance and equipment repairs.
• Mechanical fault finding and diagnostics.
• HGV, automotive or agricultural engineering.
• Servicing and maintaining heavy machinery.
• Additional qualifications such as CSCS, Slinger Signaller, Banksman, Crane Supervisor or MEWP would be advantageous, but are not essential.

Please note Alecto Recruitment are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy