HGV Technician

MPI Ltd; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A transport services company is looking for an experienced HGV Technician based in Nottingham. The role involves maintaining and repairing a diverse fleet of vehicles, ensuring compliance with safety and legal standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications in Heavy Motor Vehicle Engineering and experience with electric vehicles. This is a full-time position with set working hours and a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with HGV and light commercial vehicle maintenance.
• Experience with municipal vehicles is preferred.
• Familiarity with electric vehicles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and service Council and customer vehicles.
• Conduct periodic safety inspections.
• Diagnose faults on hydraulic and electrical systems.

Skills

HGV maintenance

Electric vehicle servicing

Welding and fabrication

Record keeping

Communication

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 in Heavy Motor Vehicle Engineering

DVSA standards qualification

IMI Level 3 for Electric and Hybrid vehicles

Job description

MPI are looking for a HGV Technician based in Nottingham

Hours - 37 hours per week

Duration - 15/12/2025 - 30/03/2026

Shift Times - 09:00 - 17:00

Purpose

• To provide a high quality, comprehensive and efficient maintenance, inspection, repair and test service, ensuring that the Council has a fully functional fleet for both the internal fleet and external customers, which includes a diverse range of HGVs, specialist vehicles, light vehicles and road going plant including electric and hybrid.

• All work must be compliant with statutory legislation, the legal requirements of the Council’s Operator’s Licence, taxi licensing legislation, DVSA requirements and internal Council policies and procedures.

• To work closely with the Workshop Controller to ensure vehicle availability and productivity to meet frontline operational needs of the Councils services.

• To assist the Workshop Controller to help control fleet maintenance costs within the budgetary requirements.

• To act as a role model to promote a culture of “Right First Time” within the workshop.

• To champion our apprenticeship scheme to train new mechanics.

Duties/Responsibilities

• To maintain, service, inspect, repair and test both Council and external customers’ vehicles, ancillary equipment, plant, and equipment.

• To maintain, service, inspect and repair electric and other alternative fuelled vehicles.

• Prepare, present, and accompany HGV vehicles for annual MOT inspections.

• To carry out periodic safety inspections on all HGV vehicles to DVSA inspection manual standards.

• To carry out fault diagnosis on complex hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.

• To carry out welding, fabrication and body repairs as required.

• To attend broken down or accident damaged vehicles and effect permanent or running repairs.

• To ensure that the Council’s OCRS score maintains its “green” status and that a MOT pass rate to support this, is achieved at all times.

• To prepare and decommission vehicles – fitting and removing a diverse range of ancillary equipment, accessories, and livery.

• To ensure that all associated records are updated promptly, accurately, and effectively using the fleet management software system.

• To ensure that all Health and Safety policies, practices and procedures in respect of the workshop environment are adhered to and ensure that all work areas are kept in a safe and clean condition.

• To attend training courses linked to PDR reviews and service needs.

• To support team members within the department when required, ensuring workshop objectives are met

Experience

• Experience of working with all aspects of HGV and light commercial vehicle service, maintenance and repair

• Experience of working on municipal vehicles

• Experience of electric vehicles, or willingness to learn

• Experience in welding, or willingness to learn

Knowledge, skills & abilities

• Knowledge of workshop health and safety policies, practices and procedures

• Knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics and 12/24v electric systems

• Ability to work on own initiative and meet strict deadlines

• Ability to ensure that all associated records are updated promptly, accurately and effectively using the fleet management software system

• A good standard of written and oral communication skills

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Level 3 qualification in Heavy Motor Vehicle Engineering, or equivalent

• Qualified to DVSA standards for HGV inspections and tests

• Electric and Hybrid vehicle qualification IMI Level 3 or equivalent, or willingness to train

• Full driving licence with Category C entitlement