Plant Engineer

Smiths Equipment Hire Ltd are the Northwest’s Largest Independent Equipment Hire company with 18 Hire It Centres located across the region.

As a Plant Engineer you must:

• Have experience with repairing, servicing and maintaining Plant machinery.
• Have the ability to work under pressure and on own initiative.
• Be reliable and have a flexible proactive approach.
• Have good literacy, numeracy and computer skills.
• Have the ability to diagnose faults on construction equipment and associated tool hire equipment.
• Experience with diesel engines (training on petrol engines will be considered for the successful candidate).
• Full clean UK manual driving licence due to attending breakdowns.
• Good diagnostic skills.
• Good customer service skills.
• Be able to work at the pace and to the required quality off jobs as allocated to you on a daily basis by the Workshop Forman / Manager.

The main Responsibilities of a Plant Engineer are:

• Repairing, servicing and maintaining Plant machinery in the workshop.
• Demonstrate exceptional customer service skills in all aspects of the working day.
• A Plant Fitter must be able to diagnose faults on a variety of equipment.
• Maintain product knowledge.
• Carry out other tasks and duties as required.
• Be able to liaise with people at all levels.
• Maintain Health and Safety to Company Standards.

Working hours: Monday to Friday No Saturdays.

Company benefits:

• Salary: Depending on experience.
• 25 Days plus statutory holidays (33 days in total).
• An extra 2 days holiday after 5 year’s service.
• Weekly pay.
• FREE tool hire for all employees – Excluding consumables and delivery.
• Group Life Cover is provided at three times your annual salary.
• My Wellbeing Services.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Pension scheme.
• Full uniform provided.
• Discounted personal legal services.

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Please complete the form on the next page to apply for the position of Plant Engineer.