HGV Technician - Coventry

Volvo; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

HGV Technician - Coventry

We Are Expanding Our HGV Technician Teams at Volvo Trucks – Coventry!

£1,000 JOINING BONUS!

Salary up to £19.50 per hour

Presently undergoing refurbishment at our Coventry site, it will soon be the largest dealer in the area!

Volvo Trucks is expanding, and we are excited to announce the growth of our HGV Technician teams at our Coventry location!

Covering a rotating shift:
Monday-Friday 06.00-14.00/14.00-22.00 and alternate Saturdays paid at overtime.

What we can offer you!

• Overtime @ time and a half Mon to Sat - Sunday/Bank hols @ double!
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays raising to 30 days with service + bank holidays
• Generous Pension Plan
• Health cash plan with access to dental insurance
• Ignition, our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced paternity/maternity leave
• Referral schemes - earn £1000 each successful candidate
• Employee savings and retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career development opportunities, along with training plans managed through our inhouse Technical training team.
• Support for you and your family through an online Wellbeing centre

What you will do

At Volvo Trucks, we’re offering you an exciting opportunity to play a crucial role in our Service & Workshop team at our Volvo Truck and Bus Centre, based in Coventry. As a Technician, you’ll be directly responsible for ensuring that vehicle repairs are carried out to the highest possible standard at this efficient and modern retail Dealer point. This in turn will help to sustain growth in customer confidence in the level of service provided by Volvo Trucks.

We’ll need you to:

• Ensure repairs are carried out according to manufacturer’s procedures, safely and responsibly.
• Ensure repairs are carried out in accordance with Volvo Standard Times using Volvo Special Tools where appropriate.
• Assist in the fault diagnosis process.
• Comply with warranty procedures during repairs and warranty material on completion of each repair.
• Assist with Action Service Europe when required.
• Work with the Parts Team to ensure the correct replacement parts are fitted.
• Road test vehicles when required (if you hold an HGV licence).
• Assist with roadside breakdowns.
• Ensure company time recording procedures are complied with, and that job cards are completed accurately.
• Ensure service sheets are completed as per Volvo instructions.
• Ensure all vehicle defects are reported to workshop controllers.
• Keep all workshop facilities, equipment and tools clean, tidy and well maintained.
• Wear personal protective equipment when appropriate.
• Support the development of young trainees and apprentices.

Who are you?

You’ll hold a City and Guilds, an NVQ3 or an equivalent qualification. You’ll also have completed an apprenticeship in the HGV industry, or have equivalent experience, along with relevant experience in the commercial vehicle industry.
A basic knowledge of computer software packages including Word, Excel and Outlook is preferred, as is a general level of computer literacy.
Finally, we’d expect you to have a basic working knowledge of vehicle technology.

As part of the Volvo Trucks team, you’ll be working for one of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers. But not only that, you’ll be working for a company that truly values the people who work for it.

When you join Volvo, you’ll be assigned a training path, enabling you to work through a number of courses both online and in person to develop your skills and support you in your new role.
With Volvo Trucks you will be part of a global and diverse team. We work with passion