HGV Plant Fitter
West London
£55,000 t- £60,000per annum based on 50 hours per week
Permanent | Full-Time | Overtime Opportunities
HGV Plant Mechanic – Construction Materials & Heavy Plant
We're recruiting an experienced HGV Plant Fitterto join an established construction materials business operating a busy fleet of heavy vehicles and industrial plant in West London.
This position would suit someone who has worked within aggregates, quarrying, concrete, ready-mix, construction materials or heavy plant operations and understands the importance of keeping equipment operational.
You’ll be responsible for servicing, maintaining and repairing a varied fleet of HGVs, commercial vehicles and mobile plant, ensuring machinery remains safe, reliable and ready for daily operations.
The business needs a practical, experienced mechanic who can diagnose problems, carry out repairs independently and minimise operational downtime.
The Role
As an HGV Plant Fitter, your responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out planned servicing, preventative maintenance and repairs on HGVs and heavy plant.
- Diagnosing and rectifying mechanical, hydraulic and vehicle-related faults.
- Attending to breakdowns and carrying out reactive repairs to minimise downtime.
- Inspecting vehicles, equipment and machinery to identify developing faults.
- Repairing and replacing mechanical components, including engines, transmissions, braking systems and associated equipment.
- Maintaining hydraulic systems and components across mobile plant.
- Supporting the maintenance of construction materials handling equipment.
- Ensuring all work is carried out safely and in accordance with site procedures.
- Keeping the workshop and maintenance areas organised and safe.
You’ll be working in a busy operational environment where equipment availability directly affects production, deliveries and customer service.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as an HGV Mechanic, Plant Fitter, Heavy Plant Mechanic or Workshop Technician.
- Strong mechanical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
- Experience maintaining and repairing HGVs, construction plant or comparable heavy machinery.
- Good knowledge of diesel engines, hydraulic systems, transmissions and braking systems.
- Experience carrying out both planned maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs.
- The ability to work independently and diagnose faults efficiently.
- Good understanding of workplace health and safety.
- A practical, dependable approach to maintaining operational equipment.
Relevant qualifications in HGV maintenance, heavy vehicle engineering, plant maintenance or mechanical engineering would be advantageous.
Experience working within aggregates, concrete or construction materials operations would be particularly desirable.
Candidates from closely related heavy plant environments will also be considered where their machinery experience is directly transferable.
Salary & Benefits
- Up to £60,000per annum
- Overtime opportunities, subject to company arrangements
- Permanent employment
- Varied work across HGVs and heavy plant
- Established construction materials business
- Long-term opportunity within a busy industrial operation
Interested?
If you're an experienced HGV Plant Fitterwith a background in aggregates, concrete, quarrying, heavy construction plant or a closely related industry, we'd be interested in speaking with you.
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