Plant Fitter

Job Description

Location: Avonmouth Bristol
Salary: circa 50k
Shift Pattern: 3 Shifts (6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm / 10pm-6am)

Plant Fitter- Heavy Plant / HGV / Commercial Vehicles

Are you an experienced Plant Mechanic, HGV Technician or Heavy Vehicle Mechanic looking for a varied engineering role with excellent earning potential, job security and a fantastic benefits package?

We're recruiting for a well-established employer, looking to strengthen its engineering team.

This is an excellent opportunity to work across an extensive fleet of heavy plant and commercial vehicles. You'll be joining an experienced engineering team with access to a wide variety of machinery, ongoing investment and excellent long-term career prospects.

The Role:

Working within the Plant Engineering team, you'll be responsible for planned maintenance, servicing, fault-finding and reactive repairs across mobile equipment including:

• Forklift Trucks: Counterbalance, reach trucks and heavy-duty industrial forklifts.

• Loading Shovels & Wheel Loaders: Used for handling bulk materials.

• Telehandlers: Lifting and materials-handling equipment.

• Commercial Vehicles: HGVs, trailers and associated support vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance, servicing and reactive breakdown repairs.

• Diagnose and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical faults.

• Maintain and repair diesel engines, transmissions, gearboxes, braking systems and drivetrains.

• Fault-find and repair hydraulic pumps, motors, cylinders, valves, hoses and associated components.

• Carry out basic vehicle electrical diagnostics, including wiring, sensors and associated systems.

• Strip, inspect, overhaul and replace worn or damaged mechanical components.

• Complete maintenance documentation and work closely with operational teams to minimise downtime.

What We're Looking For:

• Apprentice-trained or NVQ Level 3 qualified in Plant Maintenance, HGV/Heavy Vehicle Maintenance, Agricultural Engineering or a similar discipline.

• Experience maintaining and repairing mobile plant, forklift trucks, HGVs, commercial vehicles, agricultural or construction equipment.

• Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.

• Good knowledge of hydraulic systems, diesel engines and mechanical power transmission.

• Experience with vehicle electrical diagnostics would be advantageous.

• A proactive attitude and willingness to work within a close-knit engineering team.

• Full UK driving licence.

Salary & Benefits:

• circa 50,000.

• Overtime paid at premium rates for additional hours.

• Profit Related Pay scheme.

• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.

• Generous company pension scheme.

• Free onsite GP service.

• Company sickness scheme.

• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.

• Excellent long-term job security with an established employer.

Interested?

If you're a Plant Mechanic, HGV Technician, Heavy Vehicle Technician, Agricultural Engineer or Mobile Plant Engineer looking for a varied role with excellent earning potential and long-term stability, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.