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Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: A GBP 40,000 - A GBP 45,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.
Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time (45 hours per week)
We are looking for an experienced and reliable Plant and Equipment Maintenance Engineer / Fitter to join our growing plant and haulage business.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the inspection, servicing, maintenance, fault finding, and repair of our fleet of plant, machinery, vehicles, and associated equipment.
We are looking for someone who is practical, mechanically minded, and capable of working independently. The role will suit someone with strong experience working on construction plant, agricultural machinery, HGVs, or similar heavy equipment.
The successful candidate will play an important role in keeping our machinery safe, reliable, and available for work, minimizing downtime, and identifying potential problems before they become major failures.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out routine servicing and preventative maintenance on plant and machinery.
- Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and pneumatic faults.
- Carry out repairs and replacement of components as required.
- Inspect machinery and identify worn, damaged, or defective components.
- Maintain excavators, dumpers, loaders, rollers, telehandlers, and other construction plant.
- Maintain trailers, attachments, and associated equipment where required.
- Carry out hydraulic repairs, including hoses, fittings, cylinders, and associated components.
- Carry out basic electrical fault finding and repairs.
- Maintain engines, transmissions, brakes, steering, suspension, and running gear.
- Carry out planned maintenance in accordance with manufacturers' recommendations.
- Prepare machinery for statutory inspections and examinations.
- Keep accurate maintenance and repair records for all equipment.
- Liaise with parts suppliers and external specialist repairers when required.
- Respond to breakdowns and minimize machinery downtime.
- Carry out emergency repairs both at the company yard and, where necessary, on site.
- Ensure all work is carried out safely and in accordance with company procedures.
- Identify recurring faults and recommend improvements to improve reliability.
- Report major defects, safety concerns, and significant repair requirements to management.
- Assist with the inspection and preparation of newly purchased or hired machinery.
- Carry out other reasonable maintenance and mechanical duties required by the business.
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Essential
- Proven experience working on heavy plant, construction machinery, agricultural machinery, HGVs, or similar equipment.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and repair skills.
- Good understanding of hydraulic systems.
- Ability to diagnose faults and work independently.
- Ability to read and understand basic technical and hydraulic diagrams.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Good understanding of health and safety requirements when working with heavy machinery.
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Desirable
- Relevant NVQ, City and Guilds, IMI, or equivalent qualification.
- Experience working on excavators, dumpers, loaders, and other construction plant.
- HGV mechanical experience.
- Experience with modern electronic engine management and diagnostic systems.
- Welding and fabrication skills.
- Experience working on hydraulic systems and mobile plant.
- CSCS or other relevant construction/site qualifications.
- Experience with LOLER, PUWER, and other relevant plant regulations.
Working Arrangements
The normal working location will be the company yard/workshop, although the role will involve traveling to sites to attend machinery breakdowns and carry out repairs when required.
Occasional early starts, late finishes, or emergency breakdown attendance may be required depending on operational requirements.
A company vehicle may be provided for work-related travel where appropriate.
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