Mobile Plant Fitter

Mobile Plant Fitter

Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire
Salary: £40,000–£45,000 Basic | OTE £50,000+
Hours: Monday–Friday, 40 hours a week + Paid Door-to-Door Travel
Overtime: Available at 1.5×
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

The Opportunity

Interaction Technical are working in partnership with a well-established and growing Material Handling and Access Solutions business to recruit an experienced Mobile Plant Fitter.

With customers and sites across the UK, the company is continuing to expand and is looking for a skilled engineer to join its growing field service team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mechanically and electrically capable engineer looking for a long-term career, excellent earning potential and the opportunity to develop their technical skills.

The Package

• £40,000–£45,000 basic salary
• OTE of £50,000+
• Door-to-door travel paid
• Overtime available and paid at 1.5×
• Company van and fuel card
• Reasonable private use of company vehicle
• 24 days annual leave + public holidays (32 days total)
• Company pension scheme
• Full training and ongoing development
• Further training across electrical, mechanical, diagnostic and fault-finding systems
• All travel time and expenses paid when travelling from home to customer sites
• Excellent opportunities for progression and career development

The Role

As a Mobile Plant Fitter, you will be responsible for servicing, maintaining, diagnosing and repairing a range of plant and material handling equipment at customer sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Diagnosing faults and carrying out servicing, maintenance and emergency breakdown repairs
• Working on plant, lifting and material handling equipment
• Carrying out mechanical and electrical fault finding and repairs
• Working with hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Working on engines, batteries and associated plant systems
• Travelling to customer sites to carry out repairs and preventative maintenance
• Providing professional technical support and solutions to customers
• Working independently while also collaborating with colleagues and the wider engineering team
• Completing accurate service reports and documentation
• Ensuring equipment is repaired safely, efficiently and to a high standard

About You

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working within the plant, construction, agricultural, material handling or similar engineering sectors.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience working on mobile plant machinery (excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers etc.) – essential
• Strong hydraulic knowledge and experience
• Good mechanical and electrical fault-finding abilities
• Experience working with engines and batteries
• Experience servicing, maintaining and repairing mobile equipment
• The ability to diagnose faults and work independently
• A customer-focused and professional approach
• A full UK driving licence

NVQ, City & Guilds or another relevant qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering would be advantageous.

Interested?

For more information about this opportunity, or to discuss other engineering vacancies, please contact Julius at Interaction Recruitment.

Phone: (phone number removed)
Email: (url removed)

We look forward to hearing from you.