Junior Plant Technician / Improver – Construction Plant
Kickstart your career as a Junior Plant Technician at T H White Construction in Stourport.
If you have practical mechanical experience with construction plant, agricultural machinery, forklifts HGV’s or vehicle maintenance, this is your chance to join a supportive workshop team. Full training and manufacturer support is provided, with a pathway to becoming a fully qualified Service Technician.
Feel like you’re capable of more – but no one’s given you the chance yet?
If you’re mechanically minded and keen to build a proper trade, we’ll give you the training and support to grow into a skilled construction plant technician.
At T H WHITE Construction, we supply and support some of the most trusted names in the construction plant industry – including Develon, Manitou and Mecalac. We’re part of a 190-year-old, family-rooted group that still puts people first – and we know how to back someone with potential.
We’re offering a rare opportunity to join our Stourport team as a Service Technician Improver. It's a practical, workshop-based role that suits anyone with hands-on mechanical experience who’s ready to step up and build a proper long-term career.
Company Benefits:
* Competitive starting salary – based on your experience and potential
* Structured career development plan to become a qualified Service Technician
* Manufacturer-led training on leading brands of construction equipment
* Regular overtime opportunities to boost your earnings
* Modern service van (once trained and working independently)
* 23.5 days holiday plus bank holidays – increasing with service
* Company pension scheme – up to 8.5% employer contributions
* Life assurance – up to 5x salary cover
* Staff discounts – tools, parts, workwear, selected machinery
* Share Incentive Plan – be part of the group’s long-term success
Our ideal candidate
This is ideal for someone with real-world mechanical skills, who’s ready to grow into a technician role. You may not be fully qualified yet – but you know your way around engines, tools, and fault finding.
We’re open-minded about your background – but you must have worked with machinery in some form. That could include:
* Construction plant (e.g. diggers, dumpers, loaders)
* Agricultural machinery (tractors, telehandlers, farm equipment)
* Forklifts, HGVs, or an experienced Car Service Technician/Mechanic
You might be:
* A vehicle tech, agri fitter or plant improver looking to specialise
* A part-trained engineer or ex-apprentice who never got the break
* Someone with mechanical experience on farms or building sites
* Looking to return to engineering after a career break or switch
To apply, you’ll need:
* Basic knowledge of mechanical systems – engines, gearboxes or hydraulics
* Hands-on experience with tools and fault-finding
* A positive, can-do attitude with a focus on learning
* A full UK driving licence
* Live within a reasonable commute of Stourport
Duties
You’ll be working in our busy, well-equipped Stourport workshop.
Initially you’ll be supporting our technicians and carrying out PDI’s, (Pre Delivery Inspections), but in time you’ll gradually take on more technical responsibility – becoming fully qualified and undertaking full service and repair work to all the equipment that we sell both in our workshop and on our customer sites.
If you’re looking for an employer who will back you to grow – this could be the start you’ve been waiting for.
Apply today!
T H WHITE is an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds – including women in engineering, career changers and underrepresented groups – and are proud to be building a diverse and inclusive workplace