HGV Technician
Location: TruckEast Norwich, 11-13 Morgan Way, Bowthorpe Industrial Estate, MR5 9JJ
Salary Details: Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Full time, permanent, Late shift 14:00-22:00
Reporting to: Branch Manager
Overview
Working with a branch that has won "Depot of the Year" three times, you'll be amongst great company with the team at Norwich. This dealership handles our more bespoke services including; marine engine service, Tail Lift Services and Hydraulics / Bodywork Service as well as your standard maintenance and servicing of hgvs. Your role would include the responsibility for maintaining commercial vehicles and trailers to an MOT standard.
Essential duties and job responsibilities
- Carry out routine maintenance and repairs on all makes of vehicles and trailers to DVSA standard
- Diagnose and rectify all types of faults
- Attend disabled vehicles at the roadside or at customer’s premises
- Ensure all vehicles worked upon are handled carefully and that all precautions are taken whilst on the premises
- Liaise with the parts department to attain relevant parts
- Ensure health and safety regulations and safe working practices are adhered to
- Ensure appropriate clocking is made, all job cards and
- service sheets are completed in a timely manner
- Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness
- Maintain a thorough and current product knowledge and attend training courses
Candidate requirements
- Technical qualification (City and Guilds level 3 or NVQ qualified technician)
- Ability to work within guidelines given and to strict deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure and seek solutions to problems
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexibility to undertake a wide range of tasks
- Awareness and understanding of health and safety requirements
- Computer literate
- Current drivers licence
- HGV licence and Fork lift licence (desired, not essential)
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Experience on Scania product (desired, not essential)
- Main dealer workshop experience (desired, not essential)
Employee benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Refer a friend scheme - upto £2,000 per successful referral
- Optional private health insurance
- Life assurance scheme
- Enhanced overtime rates
- Additional employer pension contributions
- Structured Scania training programme
- 30 days holidays, including Bank holidays, increasing to 34 with length of service
- 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Long service recognition and awards
- All required PPE equipment provided