Generator Engineer

Generator Engineer - Bury St Edmunds

Salary Circ £35-40K + Bonus + Van + OT + Benefits

Pension

Free Parking

Life Insurance

Sick Pay

Well establish plant hire company with UK coverage are seeking an Generator Engineer with diesel generator experience to join their team in Bury St Edmunds.

Role Responsibilities

As part of the team, you’ll help ensure generators and related equipment run safely and reliably. This includes diesel tanks, AdBlue systems, cabling, and other accessories across the region. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting depots by helping reduce equipment backlogs, both on-site and at the home depot.
• Carrying out larger repairs and refurbishments when required.
• Helping the depot and regional teams keep all servicing up to date, both in the depot and on customer sites.
• Travelling to different sites, occasionally with overnight stays. Travel time is paid (excluding the first and last 30 minutes of the day).
• Using a company tablet to record services, breakdowns and regeneration tasks.
• Providing friendly, professional customer support face-to-face and over the phone.

General Fitter Duties

• Diagnosing and repairing a variety of Stage V generators, MDUs and AMF panels
• Checking, tagging and updating equipment records using our digital system.
• Following the Lock Out / Tag Out process to maintain safety at all times.
• Servicing, maintaining, installing and repairing diesel-driven equipment.
• Working safely, wearing the correct PPE and reporting any incidents promptly.
• Following customer Health & Safety rules while on their sites.
• Keeping the workshop and your vehicle (if provided) clean, tidy and well-organised.
• Assisting with general workshop tasks as needed.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with generators and related equipment.
• A relevant generator qualification or time-served engineering background.
• City & Guilds / CITB / NVQ qualifications (18th Edition preferred).
• A full driving licence.
• A flexible, positive attitude and willingness to adapt to changing needs.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills, with confident fault-finding and problem-solving abilities.

What’s On Offer:

• Competitive salary + plenty of overtime + 2 Bi-Annual Bonus's
• Fully equipped company van and fuel card
• Excellent benefits and holiday allowance
• Supportive team environment with long-term career prospects
• A stable role with a company known for looking after its people