HGV Technician

Derby City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in East Midlands is seeking an experienced HGV Technician to join their dedicated team. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £42,000 with comprehensive benefits including annual leave and professional development opportunities. The successful applicant will perform maintenance and repairs on a diverse fleet, ensuring a strong work-life balance and access to local government benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme

Team rewards with retail and leisure discounts

Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training

Employee Assistance Programs

Qualifications

• Previous experience working on HGV vehicles.
• Experience with specialist vehicles like RCVs and Road Sweepers is desirable.
• Willingness to undergo training for HGV license if not already held.

Responsibilities

• Carry out repair, maintenance, and diagnostics of Heavy and Light Commercial Vehicles.
• Participate in out of hours breakdown call out standby rota.
• Work on both electrical and hydraulic systems, including welding.

Skills

Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Electrical and Hydraulic Systems

Welding and Fabrication

Full HGV License

Education

City and Guilds Level 1,2 and 3 or equivalent NVQ

Job description

Job description

HGV Technician – Derby City Council

Salary - £42,000 on target earnings.

Guaranteed basic salary £37,280 - £39,862 per annum (dependant on previous experience)

On target earnings of £42,000, to be made up of standby, call out and bank holiday working. This will be carried out on a rota basis and earnings will vary dependent on the number of hours worked.

Earnings will vary dependent on basic salary and the number of hours worked.

Directorate : Place

Hours : 37 Hours –Monday – Friday, daytime working. Some Flexibility.

Contract Type : Permanent

Location : Stores Road

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our driven and friendly team here at Derby City Council. No day is ever the same with a diverse and interesting fleet of specialist vehicles to work on. The successful applicant will enjoy a market leading annual leave package with a strong focus on work life balance. There is also an extensive employee Local Government benefits package, including access to the Government Pension Scheme.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive :

• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

The Opportunity

In the role of HGV Technician here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact :

You will be part of a hardworking and dedicated team, to carry out the repair, maintenance and diagnostics of Heavy and Light Commercial Vehicles and associated equipment. This may include electrical and hydraulic systems along with some welding and fabrication work.

There will be an opportunity to work overtime on Bank Holidays

You must be willing to go on a call out standby rota covering out of hours breakdowns with a standard standby payment for being available to work fee and payment at time and a quarter for time spent on actual call outs.

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll have...

City and Guilds Level 1,2 and 3 or equivalent NVQ Standard in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair along with relevant, previous experience working on HGV vehicles.

Experience of specialist vehicles such as RCV’s and Road Sweepers, this would be desirable but is not essential

A full HGV licence with DCPC however, training can be provided to a successful candidate

We are committed to the training and development of our teams. As a minimum the successful candidate will need to have the heavy goods maintenance City & Guilds NVQ or equivalent qualification, however should you feel you do not meet all of the remaining criteria for this role, we would be happy to look at how we can support you to achieve this with training in the post

Next Steps

Interviews will be held : Stores Road Depot, Stores Road, Derby, DE21 4BD