Heavy Vehicle Technician

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Welcome bonus

PPE provided

Annual training plan

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Career progression

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is recruiting Vehicle Technicians at Nottingham Workshop for a permanent role with potential to earn up to £60k including overtime. The role requires IMI Level 3 qualification in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance and a full manual driving licence, with LGV experience preferred.

You will perform inspections, maintenance and repairs on a range of vehicles in a modern workshop. We offer a competitive salary (£39,715 per annum) plus shift allowance, along with training, career

Qualifications

• Fully qualified to at least IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance and repair.
• Experience on a wide range of vehicles including LCV/LGV.
• Full manual driving licence; LGV preferred with trailer experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, diagnosis, maintenance and repair on vehicles and trailers.
• Work as part of a professional Royal Mail Group workshop team.
• Use specialist tooling and equipment provided for common use.
• Ensure work complies with safety and quality standards.

Skills

IMI Level 3 qualification

Manual driving licence

LGV experience preferred

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light/Heavy vehicle maintenance

Job description

Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

Do you want to join the largest fleet operator in the UK? Are you a vehicle technician who is looking for a fresh challenge and would like experience working in a commercial vehicle environment? Is so, Royal Mail is the place for you!

We are now recruiting Vehicle Technicians at NottinghamWorkshop on a Permanent contract, with the potential to earn up to £60k including overtime.

Salary: £39,715 per annum plus a shift allowance of£87.58 per week when working the 13:30

- 22:00 shift. A weekend supplement for Saturday (£52.10 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

Working Hours: Full time

Shift Pattern

• - 14:30, week 3: 13:30
• - 22:00)
• You will be required to work 1 in 3 Saturdays (with a weekday day off)

Benefits

• - 22.5 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays) on entry, with the option to purchase more, rising with service
• - A competitive company pension scheme
• - You may be eligible for a welcome bonus of £1,500.*
• - A great opportunity to develop your career working for the largest fleet operator in the UK
• - Modern workshop facilities and equipment
• - PPE and image clothing (including overalls and steel toe capped boots) supplied
• - Annual training and development plan provided
• - Development and progression opportunities into management structure
• - Payments are made in instalments and subject to terms and conditions.

Training

• - Annual training and development plan provided
• - Development and progression opportunities into management roles
• - LCV-HGV training program. Royal Mail maintains a range of vans/trucks and trailers and we welcome applications from those willing to develop their skills. If your working background is mainly in the light vehicle sector Royal Mail will provide inhouse and external training to help develop your career in the HGV industry, including MOT inspection standards, LOLAR regulations training and vehicle diagnostics training

The Role

We are looking for professional vehicle technicians to perform a full range of inspections, diagnosis, maintenance and repair procedures on a range of vehicle, trailers and mechanical equipment operated by Royal Mail Group. As a team player who takes real pride in their work, you’ll be prepared to go the extra mile to ensure the job is done effectively.

As an experienced technician you will have your own personal toolkit equipped to undertake routine maintenance and repair of light/heavy (delete as applicable) vehicles. Specialist tooling and equipment will be provided for common use by everyone within the workshop.

Successful candidates must be fully qualified to at least advanced level (IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle (delete as applicable) maintenance & repair or an equivalent qualification) and have proven (via CV) experience of working on a wide range of vehicles for example LCV/LGV. We also require you to have a full manual driving licence (LGV preferred with trailer experience).

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/