Mechanical Fitter – Pumps & Valves (Workshop & Field) Are you Looking for a job where no two days are the same?
One day you could be rebuilding a pump, motor, gearbox, weed screen, heat exchanger, or safety valve in our workshop. The next, you could be working on site at a manufacturing facility, pumping station, NHS site, drainage board, utility company, power station, or industrial plant carrying out maintenance, repairs, installations, and fault finding.
At Fenflow, we work with all makes and models of equipment, giving our engineers exposure to a wide range of machinery, systems, and engineering challenges. This variety allows you to continually develop your skills while working across multiple industries and environments.
If you enjoy practical engineering, problem-solving, and a role that offers genuine variety rather than doing the same task every day, we'd like to hear from you.
About Fenflow
With over 50 years of experience in the pumps and valves industry, Fenflow specialises in the repair, service, overhaul, installation, and maintenance of pumps, safety valves, electric motors, gearboxes, weed screens, heat exchangers, and associated mechanical equipment.
Our customers include NHS Trusts, Internal Drainage Boards, utilities, manufacturers, food processing companies, water authorities, and industrial businesses throughout the UK.
The Role
As a Mechanical Fitter, you'll be responsible for servicing, repairing, maintaining, installing, and commissioning a wide range of industrial equipment both in our workshop and at customer sites.
This role offers an excellent balance of workshop based work and site based engineering, making it ideal for engineers who enjoy variety and hands on technical work.
Key Responsibilities
- Service, inspect, overhaul, repair, and commission industrial pumps and safety valves
- Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on pumps, motors, gearboxes, and associated equipment
- Perform preventative maintenance and planned inspections
- Install and commission mechanical equipment at customer sites
- Work on centrifugal and positive displacement pumps
- Undertake basic electrical fault finding on motors, pumps, and control systems
- Read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
- Complete service reports and maintenance records
- Maintain high standards of health and safety
- Participate in a 1-in-4 on all rota
- Attend emergency breakdowns and call outs when required
What We're Looking For
We are interested in hearing from candidates with experience as:
- Mechanical Fitter
- Pump Engineer
- Field Service Engineer
- Maintenance Engineer
- Valve Engineer
- Mechanical Maintenance Technician
- Rotating Equipment Engineer
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong mechanical engineering background
- Experience working on pumps, valves, motors, gearboxes, or rotating equipment
- Hands-on experience stripping, rebuilding, and fault-finding mechanical equipment
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good communication and customer-facing skills
- Strong focus on health and safety
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable Experience
- Time-served apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering
- HNC/HND Mechanical Engineering
- Water, wastewater, drainage, or utilities experience
- MEICA experience
- Confined Space Training
- CCSNG Safety Passport
- Experience working within industrial or manufacturing environments
What We Offer
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Ongoing training and development
- Career progression opportunities
- Overtime opportunities
- Call out payments
- Stable, long established engineering business
- Friendly and supportive team environment
Job Details
Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours:
- Monday to Thursday: 07:30 – 16:00
- Friday: 07:30 – 15:00
- 30-minute unpaid lunch break
On-Call:
- 1 week in 4 rota
- Additional call out payments
Why Join Fenflow?
If you're looking for a role that combines workshop engineering, site work, fault finding, installations, maintenance, and repairs across a huge range of equipment and industries, this is an opportunity to build a rewarding long term career with an established and growing engineering company.
Join Fenflow and become part of a team where your engineering skills are valued, developed, and rewarded.
Salary: Dependent on experience, qualifications, and training requirements, with opportunities for overtime and call out payments.
Pay: From £32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Spalding, Lincolnshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please tell us about your experience, especially with Pumps or Valves
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
