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Workshop Engineer (FT) - Permanent

🏢 Recra Consulting • 📍 Leicester, England • 🕒 Today

Salary Range

£30,000 - £60,030

£2,500 - £5,003 / mo

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Location Base

Leicester, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Recra is working in partnership with a reputable engineering company specializing in Plant Machinery and is seeking an Enthusiastic Workshop Engineer to join their fantastic business.

Pre-delivery inspection:

Checking new machines, greasing new machine, making sure it runs, fixing small faults, fixing attachments like breakers – checking they are attached right and working. Checking the oil, and tires, fixing the radio, adding items, not on the original spec, like extra lights, and polishing the machine ready for the customer “Dips and Flips”.

The Engineer would be based at the depot workshop and only go out to the site if a Field Service Engineer required assistance. The Remote Engineer, who has carried out the diagnosis, would continue with the repair unless this is something routine, which can be passed to the Workshop Engineer.

The Workshop Engineer also carries out Yardman duties, unloading lorries, checking in machines when they arrive, maintaining a clean and tidy workshop and depot, and keeping the supervisor informed on consumable requirements for the workshop and waste disposal.

Core Hours: 40 hours working week, 08.00 – 16.30 hours, half an hour unpaid lunch break.

Criteria:

We are looking for someone with workshop experience, and professional.
Work on heavy plant machinery, Trucks, Forklifts, or Construction Machinery.
Driving license.
Proof of right to work in the UK.

Benefits:

Attractive rates of pay and overtime rates.
Auto-enrolment pension scheme.
22 days paid holiday + bank holidays + 1 day for every 5 years completed service.
Company sick pay scheme.
Overtime -first 4 hours at a time and a half rate, over and above first 4 hours double time rate.
Tool allowance.
Company uniform.
Free staff parking.
Rest area at the depot.
Manufacturer online training programs for all roles, and career paths for progression.
Additional training programs for employee career advancement.
Manufacturer History Museum and Machine Production Line tour, including VIP lunch – Covid dependant.
Life assurance policy (4 x basic salary).
Private medical health (contributory).
Chiropractor private medical treatment scheme/ occupational health.
Employee assistance program.
Employee discounts on merchandise.
O2 Employee Benefits.