2026 Trade Apprenticeship – Heavy Plant fitter

Laing O'Rourke

This role will start in September 2026. 

We are looking for people with a genuine interest in construction and the built environment. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and ambitious, with the potential to progress to a supervisory / management role over a five-to-ten-year period. 

  • Completion of planned preventative and corrective maintenance activities in a timely manner to minimise equipment downtime. 
  • Maintain Records of works completed and support processes. 
  • Adhere to all Safety related documentation (Safe Systems of Work, Visual Task Sheets & Risk Assessments/Permits to work etc.) for all maintenance activities. 
  • Strong & Proactive communication with site team. 
  • Support management with root cause problem solving exercises.
  • Timesheets submitted in a timely manner to management. 
  • Task sheets completed on time and to the required level of detail 
    improvement in plant availability.
  • Play your part in a reduction on overall maintenance spend year on year by suggested alternatives ways.
  • Remain legally compliant and provide safe operations.

Key skills 

Strong maintenance background with excellent understanding of heavy plant machinery ranging from excavators, telehandlers, dumpers & rollers etc. (OEM understanding for JCB and Komatsu Machines preferred.)

This is a role that requires goods problem solving skills and the ability to work under pressure whilstmaintainingbest practice H&S standards. A key measure – turnaround time on assets allowing the company to generate higher revenues from asset availability. 

Key Areas: 

  • Electrical fault finding 
  • Hydraulics 
  • Fault Diagnosis 
  • Pneumatics 
  • General servicing and defect repair 
  • Problem solving 
  • Planning and organising 
  • Good communication skills 
  • Knowledge continuous improvement 

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