Heavy Vehicle Technician - Nights

Royal Mail; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Peterborough is seeking a Heavy Vehicle Technician to join their team. This permanent role offers a salary of £39,715 plus additional allowances, with an earning potential of up to £60,000 including overtime. Responsibilities include maintaining a diverse fleet of over 49,000 vehicles. Candidates must hold an IMI Level 3 qualification in vehicle maintenance and have experience with heavy vehicles. Development opportunities are available within a supportive environment.

Benefits

22.5 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Modern workshop facilities

Training and development plan

Qualifications

• Fully qualified to at least advanced level in vehicle maintenance.
• Proven experience of working on a wide range of vehicles.
• Full manual driving licence (LGV preferred with trailer experience).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair a diverse fleet of vehicles.
• Work collaboratively with a team to ensure vehicles are operational.
• Use personal toolkit for routine vehicle maintenance.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Teamwork

Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) experience

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance & repair or equivalent

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? If so, Royal Mail is the place for you!

We are now recruiting Heavy Vehicle Technicians at Peterborough Workshop on a Permanent contract, with the potential to earn up to £50-60k including overtime.

Salary: £39,715 per annum plus a night shift allowance of £571.27 per month. A Saturday attendance supplement of £52.10 is paid every third week. Working Hours: Full time – 39.5 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). The role operates on a rotating three week shift pattern:

• Week 1: Monday to Thursday 21:00 – 06:00; Friday 20:30 – midnight
• Week 2: Monday to Thursday 21:00 – 06:00; Friday 20:30 – midnight
• Week 3: Monday to Thursday 21:30 – 06:00; Friday 22:30 – 06:00 (finishing Saturday morning)

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
• 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

The Role

With a Fleet of over 49,000 vehicles, maintaining our vehicles is a real team effort. You will work on a range of makes and models of vehicle and you should have experience on a wide range of vehicles for example HGV. 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 heavy vehicles. Specialist tooling and equipment will be provided for common use by everyone within the workshop.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must be fully qualified to at least advanced level (IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance & repair or an equivalent qualification) and have proven (via CV) experience of working on a wide range of vehicles. 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/

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