Engineer – Plant

Company: Speedy Hire
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Location: Reading
Job Description:

Plant Engineer

Location: Reading

Work hours: Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 17:00 (42 hours per week)

Responsibilities

Provide overall responsibility for the inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of plant hire equipment in the region, ensuring all work is safe and complies with Speedy safety standards. Work directly with other engineers in the depot and liaise regularly with drivers and the hire desk team to ensure repairs and maintenance of plant equipment is prioritised effectively.

Ideal Candidate Background

  • Horticultural engineering
  • Agricultural engineering
  • Commercial mechanical engineering (Car /Motorbike/Lorry)

Requirements

  • Proven ability to test and repair plant equipment to the highest standard, ideally gained within the hire industry or similar
  • NVQ Level 2 or City & Guilds equivalent in a relevant discipline
  • Technical/engineering background desirableFlexible approach to working hours
  • Ability to support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy – Decade to Deliver

Benefits

  • 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Life assurance
  • Pension Scheme
  • Canteen facilities
  • 95% discount across the Speedy brand
  • Opportunities for training, development and career progression
  • Voluntary Health Cash Plan
  • My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping across many suppliers
  • Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
  • PAM – Employee Assistance Program (EAP): free and confidential support and counselling

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.

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Posted: May 15th, 2026