Mobile Plant Engineer

Location: UK Wide
Salary: £34,000 basic + Overtime (OTE £42,000-£55,000)
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, 39 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday-Friday, Days
Benefits: Company van for reasonable personal use, 5% pension, 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

We are looking for a Mobile Plant Engineer to join a growing engineering team and provide servicing, maintenance and repairs on a range of mobile plant and heavy machinery across the UK.

This is a field-based role suited to an experienced, time-served engineer, but applications are also welcomed from junior engineers who have a strong mechanical background and are looking to develop their skills further.

You will work on a varied range of equipment, including dumpers, rollers, diggers, excavators and telehandlers, with opportunities to develop your welding and mechanical engineering skills.

• Carry out servicing, maintenance and repairs on mobile plant machinery.
• Diagnose and rectify mechanical and hydraulic faults.
• Work on a range of equipment including:
  • Dumpers
  • Rollers
  • Diggers
  • Excavators
  • Telehandlers
• Carry out preventative maintenance and inspections.
• Complete repairs efficiently and to a high standard.
• Undertake MIG and TIG welding where required.
• Attend customer sites across the UK as a field engineer.
• Maintain accurate service and repair records.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and professionally.

We're open to engineers from a range of backgrounds. Formal qualifications are not essential - we're primarily looking for practical ability and relevant hands-on experience.

You should ideally have:

• Experience working on mobile plant, heavy machinery, agricultural machinery, construction equipment or similar.
• A time-served engineering background.
• Strong mechanical fault-finding skills.
• Experience with hydraulics would be advantageous.
• MIG and/or TIG welding experience.
• The ability to work independently in a field-based environment.
• A practical, hands-on approach to engineering.

Junior and developing engineers are also encouraged to apply where they have the right attitude and a strong mechanical foundation.

Full support and training can be provided to help you develop your technical skills and product knowledge.

The company has a team of 12 field engineers, giving you the opportunity to work alongside experienced engineers and broaden your exposure to different types of plant and equipment.

• Growing business with opportunities created through continued expansion.
• Varied field-based engineering role.
• Company van provided for reasonable personal use.
• Overtime paid at 1.5x after 39 hours.
• Engineers typically work around 45-60 hours per week, providing significant earning potential.
• Typical OTE of £42,000-£55,000.
• Training and development available.
• 5% pension contribution.
• 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.

Basic Salary: £34,000
OTE: £42,000-£55,000
Overtime: 1.5x after 39 hours
Company Vehicle: Van provided, with reasonable personal use
Pension: 5%
Holiday: 20 days + 8 bank holidays
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm, 39 hours per week
Shift: Days