HGV Mechanic

East Suffolk Council; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading council as an HGV Mechanic in Lowestoft, where you'll maintain and repair essential vehicles for local services. Enjoy a great work-life balance with generous leave, pension benefits, and a supportive work environment. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and an opportunity to make a real difference in the community.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

NEST pension scheme

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include City and Guilds Part 3 or IMI Level 3.
• IRTEC registration and a clean Category C EU driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, service, maintain, diagnose, and repair vehicles.
• Attend breakdown callouts and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Team Player

Technical Expertise

Education

City and Guilds Part 3

IMI Level 3 in Motor Vehicles

Job description

• East Suffolk Services Limited, Lowestoft NR32 2EX
• £40,946 per annum (plus overtime)
• 40 hours per week (generally Monday to Friday)
• Permanent

Are you a skilled and hard-working HGV Mechanic looking for a new opportunity with a great work life balance? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

East Suffolk Services is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join East Suffolk Services' Transport, Fleet and Workshop Team as an HGV Mechanic.

Your role:

• As part of our Workshops Team, you will inspect, service, maintain, diagnose, and repair vehicles, including our fleet of refuse lorries, to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet health and safety and legal requirements.
• You will also attend breakdown callouts and ensure all internal and external customers receive excellent customer service.
• You will predominantly work Monday to Friday (8 hours a day), with a maximum of 3 Saturdays worked across the year on a rota basis.

What you will need:

• You will be a hard-working team player, who can work on their own initiative, using their technical expertise to make sound judgements.
• You will have a minimum of City and Guilds Part 3 or IMI level 3 in motor vehicles studies qualification, have an excellent knowledge of vehicle maintenance standards required for HGV operation and be IRTEC registered.
• A Category C clean EU driving Licence is an essential requirement of this role.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 27 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• NEST pension scheme
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Toby Chapman, Workshop Manager and Carl Garrard, Workshop Manager on 01502 443360.

Closing date: 1pm, 26 May 2025.

Interview date: week commencing, 2 June 2025.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) . Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.

To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWedQksWt0