HGV Vehicle Technician

Are you a skilled vehicle technician with experience working on heavy goods and articulated vehicles?Do you want to join a well-established company who will support your career development and offer you a great company culture to work within?We are looking for a seasoned Vehicle Technician, ideally with a relevant qualification in Heavy Goods Vehicle maintenance or equivalent skills gained through experience. Due to business growth, we have a rare opportunity to join a small working team in our workshop in a location in the South East region where all vehicles are emptied, washed, and prepared before entering workshops, and there is a strong focus on creating an excellent working environment.About The Role

• Location : Luton
• Up to £60,000
• Monday-Friday
• Working full-time hours per week- Multiple Shift Patterns available
• Hours can be flexible within a certain timeframe.
• Overtime available at an enhanced rate, plus a day in lieu for Bank Holidays.
• Full PPE Provided A number of weeks of holiday (increasing with service) plus Bank holidaysWorking for a national recycling and recovery business gives you access to a wide range of benefits such as :
• Dental scheme
• Online health advice portal
• Retail, leisure, and Holiday discounts
• Money-saving schemes and pension
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental, and financial health.
• On-demand GP and face-to-face counselling sessions.What will I be doing?Your job will be to maintain our fleet – a task that will see you working with diverse vehicle technology and sophisticated ancillary equipment. With a significant number of people working across numerous locations nationwide, this recycling and recovery UK business is a substantial national entity with a large fleet of vehicles.Day to day you will :
• Carry out service, maintenance, and repair of all types of vehicles and equipment
• Diagnose and rectify all types of faults
• Prepare and carry out required inspections
• Ensure Health & Safety regulations and safe working practices are adhered to
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potentialWhat are the requirements?
• Demonstrate proven experience and knowledge of repairing and maintaining vehicles HGV licence class 1 or class 2 an advantage but not necessary, and opportunities for HGV licences possible.
• Inspection training / relevant accreditation an advantage but can be provided.
• Hydraulics and pneumatics are an advantage, but training can be provided if required.
• HGV licence class 1 or class 2 an advantage but not necessary, and opportunities for HGV licences possible.
• You must be able to inspect vehicles to the relevant national standards and above