Fitter Mechanic - Closing date - 11 November 2026

Limerick City and County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for Fitter/Mechanic may be filled throughout the lifetime of the panel.

The Fitter/Mechanic shall be responsible for the effective and efficient maintenance, operation and repair of the Council’s vehicles, plant, machinery and other mobile or portable equipment, for which they are assigned maintenance, operation and repair responsibility and ensure the completion of such work in a safe manner. To carry out ancillary duties relating to the safety or hire of the aforementioned vehicles, plant, etc. To regularly inspect the Council’s machinery fleet and ensure a satisfactory standard of maintenance. The suitable candidate may be required to carry out these duties throughout Limerick and in particular to the Park Road Depot. All Specialised and Power Tools will be supplied for the role.

Salary

Salary scale: €1,628.32– €1,872.46 per fortnight. Payment of increments is dependent on satisfactory performance.

Annual Leave

25 days annual leave (inclusive of Good Friday).

Hours of Work

39 hours per week

Application Process

Completed application forms must be e-mailed to recruitment@limerick.ie no later than 11th November 2026.
An official application form must be completed in full by the closing date for the competition. Please note that amendments to the application form will not be accepted after the closing date. CV’s will not be accepted in lieu of an application form.

Please send your application from an email address that you will review regularly as communication during the assessment/selection period will only be through that e-mail address. Please also ensure that you regularly review your spam/junk email folder as occasionally your email service provider may direct emails to that folder.

Application Form

application-form-fitter-mechanic-october-2026.docx 120.07KB

Briefing Document

briefing-document-fitter-mechanic-oct-2026.pdf 487.49KB