Mechanical Fitter

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.  We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within our  Water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment. 

Want to be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

M Group is looking for a Mechanical Fitter to join our Water Division on the Anglian Water contract in Colchester. You'll work as part of a skilled team delivering engineering solutions across the water treatment sector.

What you'll be doing

Day to day you'll assemble and fit mechanical components from engineering drawings along with carrying out  basic steel and plastic fabrication.

You'll prepare, build, and adapt assets to specification and mo nitor build progress and support project delivery deadlines.

We'll need you to maintain tools, equipment, and stock levels along with completing  installation, commissioning, and service activities on and off site.

You'll ensure accurate documentation and compliance with company procedures and follow  all Health & Safety standards and maintain a clean, safe working environment.

This role is ideal for someone with strong mechanical fitting skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship.

You must be willing to travel across various sites thr oughout East Anglia.

What you’ll bring 

• Do you have proven experience in a mechanical or engineering environment?
• Have you got the ability to work accurately and efficiently?
• Do you have excellent organisational skills with the ability to co-ordinate activities in a fast-paced environment
• Are you able to meet deadlines, work calmly under pressure and work as part of a team?
• Can you work flexibly, self-motivate, able to take ownership and act on own initiative?
• Do you have great communication skills?
• Do you have an aptitude for practical skills?
• Have you got a C&G /BTEC Mechanical qualification?
• Do you hold a Full UK Driving Licence?
• Have you gained Fabrication and welding experience - This is desirable 
• Preferred previous working knowledge of water and wastewater treatment assets 

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company van/vehicle and fuel card for business use
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• 21 days plus bank holiday, rising to 25 days with service  
• Opportunity for overtime
• Personal accident cover  

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding. 

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