📍 Location: Matlock, Derbyshire
💰 Salary: £43,000 per annum
📄 Permanent Position
🕒 Working Hours
Monday to Friday
🕡 06:30am - 3:00pm
🍽️ 30-minute unpaid lunch break
🚀 About the Vehicle Maintenance Fitter Opportunity
Our client, a well-established and highly respected manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Vehicle Maintenance Fitter to join their maintenance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled fitter with experience working on commercial vehicles, mobile plant, trailers, or industrial equipment. As a Vehicle Maintenance Fitter, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the company's fleet and operational plant are maintained to the highest standards of safety, compliance, and reliability.
Working in a busy industrial environment, you'll carry out servicing, maintenance, diagnostics, repairs, and inspections to keep vehicles and equipment operating efficiently while minimising downtime.
🔧 Vehicle Maintenance Fitter Responsibilities
As a Vehicle Maintenance Fitter, you will:
✅ Carry out routine servicing, preventative maintenance, and safety inspections
✅ Diagnose mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and braking system faults
✅ Complete repairs and component replacements on vehicles, trailers, mobile plant, and associated equipment
✅ Prepare vehicles and equipment for MOTs, plating, and statutory inspections
✅ Investigate and resolve driver-reported defects and breakdowns
✅ Attend breakdowns and support recovery activities when required
✅ Undertake fabrication, fitting, welding, cutting, and grinding work where competent
✅ Use diagnostic equipment, workshop tools, lifting equipment, and specialist machinery safely
✅ Maintain accurate maintenance records and job documentation
✅ Help maintain a clean, organised, and safe workshop environment
✅ Identify recurring faults and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
✅ Work closely with colleagues, drivers, supervisors, and suppliers to minimise downtime
🎯 What We're Looking for in a Vehicle Maintenance Fitter
Essential Skills & Experience
✔️ Relevant Vehicle Maintenance, Plant Maintenance, Mechanical Engineering, or Heavy Vehicle qualification (Level 3 preferred)
✔️ Previous experience maintaining and repairing commercial vehicles, industrial vehicles, mobile plant, trailers, or similar equipment
✔️ Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and braking systems
✔️ Ability to fault-find, diagnose issues, and carry out effective repairs
✔️ Knowledge of vehicle maintenance compliance and roadworthiness standards
✔️ Experience using diagnostic equipment and workshop machinery
✔️ Strong commitment to health and safety
✔️ Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
✔️ Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively
✔️ Good communication and teamwork skills
⭐ Desirable
➕ Full UK Driving Licence
➕ HGV Licence
➕ Forklift, MEWP, or other plant operation certifications
➕ Welding and fabrication experience
➕ Experience within manufacturing, recycling, heavy industry, or industrial environments
🌟 Why Apply for this Vehicle Maintenance Fitter Role?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful and growing organisation that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
🎁 Vehicle Maintenance Fitter Benefits
💷 Competitive salary of £43,000 per annum
📈 Company pension scheme
🎓 Ongoing training and development opportunities
🦺 Full PPE provided
🚗 Free onsite parking
🤝 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
🏥 Occupational health support
🏆 Stable, long-term employment with a respected employer
🌱 Opportunity to work within a business supporting sustainable manufacturing and recycling operations
📩 Apply today to learn more about this Vehicle Maintenance Fitter opportunity.
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Salary description
£43000.00 - £43000.00 per year