Workshop Fitter

Job title: Workshop Fitter

Salary: £28,598 - £31,022 (C1)

Hours: 37

Contract: Full Time Permanent.

Location: The Arium, Thorner Lane, Leeds, LS14 3FB
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Leeds City Council is looking to recruit a Workshop Fitter to join our Transport & Engineering team within Climate, Energy and Green Space. This role is essential in ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance of our fleet of horticultural, agricultural, and arboricultural machinery.

As a Workshop Fitter, you will carry out inspections, servicing, and repairs to a wide range of specialist machinery, supporting the delivery of high-quality maintenance services that help keep Leeds’s green spaces safe and accessible for all.

Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 1 in Land-Based Service Engineering or equivalent experience.

Skills:

• Ability to service and repair agricultural, horticultural, and arboricultural machinery.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work within planned and reactive maintenance environments.
• Manual handling skills and ability to lift heavy machinery with assistance.

Experience:

• Proven experience in a plant or machinery workshop environment.
• Welding and gas cutting experience.
• Maintenance of horticultural, agricultural, and arboricultural machinery.

Other:

• Commitment to health and safety and equal opportunities.
• Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities to ensure up to date knowledge, skills and continuous professional development.

Desirable:

• Training in heavy lifting equipment (e.g., forklift).
• Full, clean UK driving licence to allow the post holder to access remote sites and some lone working will be required.

• Inspect, service, and maintain a wide range of specialist machinery.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs in line with Council standards and manufacturer recommendations.
• Complete all job-related documentation and electronic records accurately.
• Ensure safe working practices and compliance with health and safety policies.
• Use and maintain specialist tools and equipment correctly.
• Assist with on-site repairs and recovery of machinery when required.
• Participate in training and development to maintain up-to-date skills.
• You will be expected to provide your own basic hand tools for day-to-day tasks. All specialist tools and equipment required for complex repairs and diagnostics will be provided by Leeds City Council.

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

Leeds City Council is a compassionate employer who is proud to offer the best employee experience. Our employee benefits aim to look after your health and wellbeing, your workplace, and your finances.

Please complete the online application form. Read our guidance for further advice. Please check your information carefully and ensure you complete all sections before submitting your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact Stephen Whiteside, Workshop and Engineering Manager. Call  or email

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you’ll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700…