Vehicle Maintenance Fitter

Vehicle Maintenance Fitter 📍 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. Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people