Plant Fitter

Location Scotland
Job Type Permanent
Salary £29000 - 40000 per year overtime, training, van
Reference JC/HPS/i

Job Title – Plant Fitter (Heavy Plant)

Patch – Scotland

Salary  - Basic of £29k per annum on a 39 hour week, plus door to door paid at x1.5 (OTE £40k+)

Benefits – Mercedes Sprinter, Fuel Card, Tools, Diagnostic Equipment, Uniform, Phone

Training – CITB 3 Phase Electrics, Recognised Manufacturer Service Training, Full Product Training

The Business

Our client are one the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy plant equipment used in construction and civil engineering works. With 8 manufacturing plants around the globe, they supply their product range worldwide and are a world-renowned name in their field.

This multi billion pound business supply both new and refurbished machinery across the whole market sector, from small construction firms to multi-million pound civil engineering businesses. Thanks to resurgence in medium and large scale Civil Engineering projects across the country they are now recruiting for three additional engineers to join their Engineering Department.

The Role

The Plant Fitter will be required to attend breakdowns on customer’s sites or at construction sites within their given patch. Their Field Service Team is set up on a regional basis, with full UK coverage, so that engineers can attend breakdowns quickly.

Due to the nature of the equipment, most of the hands on work will be mechanical in nature, with the Plant Fitter required to fault find and repair that particular piece of plant, including electrical systems. Most of their equipment’s electrical systems will be 12v / 24v DC, however some of their specialist equipment will have 3 phase systems on board (CITB 3 phase qualification will be provided if the candidate does not have 3 phase experience).

If a piece of Plant can not be fixed on site then recovery would need to be arranged back to their Main Workshop and a temporary replacement unit sent.

The Plant Fitter may be required to stay overnight if a fault cannot be rectified within a day (Hotels and Meal will be provided, plus away stay bonus).

The Candidate

  • Must have a level 3 NVQ or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or Plant Mechanics.
  • Must have excellent knowledge of Hydraulic Systems.
  • Ideally should have experience on Crushers and Screeners.

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