Hydraulic Engineer
E3 Recruitment · Purfleet, Essex
Hydraulic Engineer at E3 Recruitment, based in Purfleet, Essex. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Purfleet, Essex
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 4 days ago
- Closes
- 17 Nov 2026
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
Reference jobs/hydraulic-engineer
About the role
Up to £20 – 22 an hr, Overtime paid after 8 hours daily, at x1.5, 10 hours a week available, OTE c£60K plus, Purfleet, Essex, Permanent. Monday-Friday, 6:00am-5pm, 1 hour, lunch break, days Holiday Increased Entitlement with Service.
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Hydraulic Engineer or Plant Fitter to join a well-established specialist engineering business providing servicing, repair and installation of lorry-loader cranes and vehicle-mounted lifting equipment.
The company are looking to invest in training and qualifications to train the right person into a fully skilled HGV Lorry Loader Engineer. The training would involve gaining ALLMI and LOLER qualifications.
Duties of the Hydraulic Engineer (Once fully trained):
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing lorry-loader and truck-mounted lifting equipment
- Diagnosing hydraulic, electrical and mechanical faults.
- Working on pumps, valves, cylinders, hoses and hydraulic control systems.
- Fault-finding on 24V electrical, CAN bus and electronic control systems.
- Carrying out planned servicing and reactive breakdown repairs.
- Installing, wiring, testing and commissioning new systems.
- Completing inspections, testing and LOLER-related work where qualified.
- Mechanical repairs, component replacement and occasional fabrication/welding.
- Providing technical support and equipment handovers to customers.
- Field based and workshop-based role.
We would welcome people to apply for the role that have had experience working either:
- Heavy Plant
- Auto electrics
- Hydraulics
- Pneumatics
If you would like a private chat before applying for the Hydraulic Engineer role – Please contact Rodger Morley at E3 Recruitment
Reference: jobs/hydraulic-engineer · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via E3 Recruitment
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