Workshop Engineer
| Company: | The Best Connection Group Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £16 to £21 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Aylesford, ME20 7JL |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Workshop Engineer
Location: Aylesford, Kent
Pay: £16.00 - £21.00 per hour, depending on experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 17:00
Contract: Temp to Perm or Permanent
Overtime available
The Best Connection is currently recruiting for a
Workshop Engineer to join our client based in Aylesford.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an established plant hire business specialising in the maintenance, repair and servicing of a range of equipment, including concrete pumps and mixer drums.
The Role
Working primarily from the workshop, you will be responsible for maintaining, servicing and repairing a range of plant and equipment.
The role will involve:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing plant and mechanical equipment
- Diagnosing and resolving mechanical faults
- Working on equipment including concrete pumps and mixer drums
- Carrying out general workshop engineering duties
- Occasionally attending customer or site locations to carry out repairs
- Using a company van when travelling to external jobs
- Maintaining a safe and organised working environment
This is a hands-on and varied role where no two days are necessarily the same.
About You
We are looking for someone with practical engineering or mechanical experience. Candidates from a variety of backgrounds will be considered, including:
- Plant or agricultural engineering
- HGV or vehicle mechanics
- Mechanical engineering
- Construction equipment maintenance
- Heavy machinery
- Industrial maintenance
- Other relevant hands-on engineering backgrounds
Specific qualifications or certifications are not essential. Previous practical experience, mechanical knowledge and a willingness to learn are more important.
Due to the nature of the equipment and work environment, applicants should be comfortable working in a practical setting which can occasionally be dirty, muddy and physically demanding.
What's on Offer?
- Pay between
- Monday to Friday working
- Hours of
- Overtime opportunities
- Temp to Perm option available
- Permanent opportunities also available
- Company van provided when attending external jobs
- A varied and unique working environment
- Opportunity to develop your engineering skills within a specialist industry
£16.00 and £21.00 per hour, depending on experience
07:30 - 17:00
22 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
If you have a strong mechanical background and are looking for a varied, hands-on engineering role, we would like to hear from you.
The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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