Workshop Engineer

Workshop Engineer (Plant / Vehicle Mechanic / Technician / Maintenance)

Henfield, West Sussex

Up to £38,000 DOE + Overtime + 22 Days Holiday + Company Van (Work Use Only) + Fuel Card + Bank Holidays + Contributory Pension + Health Care Package + Training

Monday to Friday 07:30 to 17:00

Workshop Engineer required for a well-established Civil Engineering Contractor. This is a great opportunity for a plant engineer or someone with experience working on vehicles looking to take a step up into construction plant. The company offer great training opportunities whilst offering a days‑based role.

To apply for the Workshop Engineer role, you will be mechanically biased and hold an NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent / above) in a related mechanical subject. Mechanically, you will ideally have experience with hydraulics and pneumatics. This role would suit candidates from backgrounds working in plant, HGVs, motor mechanics (car/van), small tools (including garden machinery) or similar.

You will be responsible for carrying out maintenance on all plant machinery including vehicles and equipment from larger excavators to small plant, tools and generators.

Working within a team of eight, you will spend around 70% of your time in the workshop and 30% of the role in the field. The company does work nationwide; however, field work is predominantly based along the southeast coast.

The company can at times operate on a 24/7 basis and you will be occasionally asked to work overtime, including weekends.

• Mechanical and electrical maintenance repair of plant and associated equipment
• Maintenance focus – repairs where required
• 70% workshop based, 30% field based

• Mechanical experience – plant, HGVs, motor mechanics (car/van), small tools (including garden machinery) or similar
• Hold an NVQ (or equivalent)