Plant Engineer (Heavy Equipment / Over 35 tonnes)

Plant Engineer (Heavy Equipment / Over 35 tonnes)

*Training provided to become a Crane Engineer*

£38,000 – £42,000 DOE + Training + Progression + Great Overtime + Enhanced Holiday + Company Van & Fuel Card + Company Benefits

Manchester

Are you a Heavy Plant Engineer or Crane Engineer looking for a hands-on role with excellent overtime opportunities to significantly boost your earnings?

Do you want to join a long-established crane hire business offering structured training, clear progression into crawler cranes, and long-term career stability?

Established over 50 years ago, this company supplies and maintains crawler cranes and heavy plant equipment for construction, civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK. They operate a modern fleet supported by an in-house transport and engineering team.

In this role you will inspect, service, maintain and repair crawler cranes and heavy plant equipment across the Manchester / Northwest region, carrying out planned maintenance and breakdown repairs to keep equipment safe, compliant and hire ready.

This role would suit a Heavy Plant Engineer or Crane Engineer with experience maintaining crawler cranes or lifting equipment, looking for a long-term role with strong overtime opportunities.

The Role:

• Inspect, service, maintain and repair crawler cranes and heavy plant equipment
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and breakdown repairs
• Diagnose mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults
• Prepare equipment for hire, ensuring safety and compliance standards are met
• Liaise with operations and transport teams to support equipment movements and site requirements

The Person:

• Experience maintaining and servicing cranes and/or heavy plant machinery
• NVQ Level 3 in Plant Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
• CPCS card

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Keywords: Crane Engineer, Heavy Plant Engineer, Plant Engineer, Plant Maintenance Engineer, Lifting Equipment, Crawler Cranes, Construction Plant, Field Service Engineer, Manchester, Northwest

Reference Number: BBBH23371B

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skillset.

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