Job Description:

Plant Fitter Ready for a Step Up? Become a Yard Manager.

Chertsey Monday-Friday £50,000-£55,000

If you're a Plant Fitter who loves being hands‑on but knows you're capable of more - more responsibility, more influence, more money - this role is built for you.

This is your chance to stay on the tools, keep doing the practical engineering you're great at, while stepping up into a leadership position where you run the yard, make decisions, and take ownership of how everything operates.

It's the ideal blend: hands‑on plant fitting with genuine yard management authority.

Why This Role Stands Out

Most "progression" roles pull you off the tools and stick you behind a desk. Not this one.

Here, you'll still be repairing, servicing, diagnosing, and working on plant machinery - but you'll also be the person who controls the yard, organises the workflow, and keeps the operation running smoothly.

If you've ever thought: "I'm ready for more responsibility - but I still want to be hands‑on…" This role is exactly that.

What You'll Be Doing

• Hands‑on plant maintenance - hydraulics, mechanical, electrical, fault‑finding, servicing.

• Running the yard - organising machinery, vehicles, equipment, and daily operations.

• Planning the workload - you decide what gets done first and how the yard flows.

• Diagnostics & repairs - you remain the technical expert on the ground.

• Safety leadership - ensuring the yard runs safely and professionally.

• Stock & parts control - managing inventory and ordering what's needed.

• Supporting operators & drivers - you're the go‑to problem solver.

• Improving processes - spotting inefficiencies and fixing them.

This is a role where your experience finally gets the authority it deserves.

Who This Role Is Perfect For

This is ideal for a fitter who:

• Wants a step up without losing the hands‑on side

• Enjoys organising, planning, and taking charge

• Wants to earn £50-£55K for the responsibility they take on

• Likes being the person who keeps the yard running

• Wants Monday-Friday stability

• Is ambitious enough to run a yard and make it their own

If you've ever wanted to move into supervision, yard management, or operations leadership, this is the perfect progression role.

Essential Experience

• Strong background as a Plant Fitter, Mechanical Fitter, or Heavy Equipment Technician

• Confident diagnosing and repairing hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical faults

• Experience in a yard, depot, or plant environment

• Organised, proactive, and able to manage your own workload

• Comfortable taking charge and making decisions

Desirable

• Any experience leading or mentoring others

• Knowledge of waste, recycling, aggregates, or construction machinery

• Familiarity with telehandlers, loading shovels, crushers, screeners, etc.

What You Get

• £50,000-£55,000 salary

• Monday-Friday working

• A genuine step up into leadership

• A role that stays hands‑on

• Autonomy, responsibility, and influence

• Long‑term progression into full yard management

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