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 holidays
Working 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 potential
What 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