Location
Caldicot, Monmouthshire | United Kingdom
Job description
HGV Technician required in Caldicot.
- Starting salary up to £14-20 per hour pending experience/qualifications plus overtime, bonuses, and optional breakdown assistance van coverage.
- Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. Also 1 in 2 Saturday 8:00am-12:00pm paid as overtime.
- Fantastic career prospects with a long-established local commercial vehicle dealer group operating 17 dealerships across the country.
Our client, a long-established franchise approved commercial vehicle dealership in the Caldicot region, are currently looking to hire a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Technician for their busy Service Department.
Reporting to the Branch Manager and working as part of a team, as a HGV Technician your key objectives will include:
- To complete all service work and defined maintenance work of the utmost quality and efficiency within manufacturers time schedules.
- Supply a professional performance in all aspects of work activities to make an essential contribution to the value and retention of customers.
- Supporting colleagues in the workshop with any technical issues and innovations.
- Ability to carry out comprehensive diagnosis and repairs of malfunctions.
- To ensure that all company policies and procedures applicable to their area of responsibility are adhered to at all times.
- Document the results of diagnosis/repairs/service/safety inspections.
In order to be eligible you will need to be qualified to IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or alternatively hold strong time served practical experience working as a HGV Technician. You will need to be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce a high quality of work in a busy workshop environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for your team. Applicants with an active HGV driving licence would be highly advantageous however this is non-essential.
What's in it for you? For your hard work as a HGV Technician, our client is offering:
- Starting salary between £14-20 per hour pending experience/qualifications.
- Overtime paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half or double time depending on the time of day.
- Performance based quarterly bonus paying up to £2,000 per annum.
- Optional breakdown assistance van coverage on a 1 in 3/4 weekly rota offering massive financial benefits - £350 paid per shift with a £30 call out payment per call outside of shift hours and an enhanced hourly rate.
- 23 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays with your holiday allowance increasing over length of service.
- Full in-house and off-site manufacturer-approved training provided.
- Company pension scheme and further internal benefits including life assurance, an employee benefits hub, and health and wellbeing support amongst others.
- Fantastic career prospects with a long-established local commercial vehicle dealer group operating 17 dealerships across the country.
- Working hours from 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday with a half hour unpaid lunch. Also 1 in 2 Saturday 8:00am-12:00pm paid as overtime.
If you are interested in hearing more about this HGV Technician job in the Caldicot area, please contact Harry Woodcock at Perfect Placement Today
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£41.6k - £65k per annum
