Mobile Mechanical Fitter

Posting date:	18 March 2026
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	17 April 2026
Location:	LE19 1JZ
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	Luton Bennett
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	MC1557a-10522

Summary

Mobile Mechanical Fitter (Machine Build)

Leicester

Competitive Salary DOE + Pension + 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Uniform + Parking + Company Bonus Scheme + Death in Service Benefit

37.5 Hours a Week – Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30, 13:30 Friday Finish

Mobile Mechanical Fitter required for a professional and growing producer of bespoke machinery used in manufacturing.

This role would suit experienced commissioning /installation engineers as well as mechanical fitters or maintenance engineers with experience building machinery. This role would suit mechanically biased engineers with an understanding of electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

The Mobile Mechanical Fitter will be based from the company’s site in Leicester supporting the pre-commissioning and testing of bespoke machinery before commissioning the machines at customer sites across the globe. You will spend approximately 75% of your time in Leicester and approximately 25% of your time at customer sites.

The Mobile Mechanical Fitter Role:

· Pre-commissioning and testing of equipment

· Commission, install and service machinery at customer sites

· Inspection and testing of machines

· 25% of the time travelling – approximately 1x a month, typically 1-2 days national and 2-3 weeks international (on rare occasions this could be longer)

· Working as part of a team

· Train customers on the machinery

· Conduct QA checks on sub assemblies, complete machines and production lines

The Mobile Mechanical Fitter Candidate:

· Experience with machine build

· Experience as a mechanical fitter, maintenance engineer or commissioning engineer (or similar)

· Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs, electrics

· Hold a relevant engineering qualification