HGV Technician

John Lewis Partnership; Painter's Forstal; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail partner in Kent is seeking a Vehicle Technician to maintain and repair our fleet of delivery vehicles. This permanent full-time role requires skills in commercial vehicle repair, adherence to safety standards, and a valid driving license. Join a collaborative workshop environment with opportunities for career development and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Proven background in transport commercial vehicle repairs.
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Repair and maintain delivery vehicles to ensure safety and roadworthiness.
• Complete inspections and defect sheets following compliance obligations.

Skills

Vehicle repair skills

Knowledge of legislation

Manual driving experience

Education

City and Guilds Level 3 Vehicle Technician

Job description

About the role

As a Vehicle Technician in one of our workshops, you'll mostly be repairing and maintaining our fleet of delivery vehicles, ensuring they are safe and roadworthy to both VOSA and Partnership standards.

As well as ensuring that the relevant sections of all inspections, services and defect sheets are completed in compliance with our ‘O’ Licence obligations, and that all spares requests and time books are completed daily.

You will need to be aware of best practice and current commercial vehicle repair techniques, to be able to ensure that high quality repairs are carried out in a cost effective manner and that the use of spare parts and consumables reflect the level of work carried out.

At a glance

Salary - The salary offered for this role is up to £44,200 and overtime when required.

If you join us from 5th October 2025, in addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract a Night Premium at a rate of £4 per hour for those enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements

Working Hours - This role is a full time role, 37.5 hours per week as follows:

• Sunday-Wednesday 4am-2pm

Due to the nature of the role you will need to be Over 18 to apply

Contract type - This is a permanent role

Based at our Waitrose Regional Distribution Workshop in Aylesford, Kent, our Vehicle Technician ensures our fleet of vehicles remain well maintained and road-worthy.

Why join us?

Our Vehicle Workshop is growing and you’ll be working with many experienced Partners. Our current technicians will ensure you have all the tools you need to perform effectively and thrive in your role, giving you the opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career.

You’ll also be around to offer guidance and support the development of our apprentices within the workshop too. Allowing you to share your own knowledge and experience for the growth of the team.

Working in our Vehicle workshop is a fun and collaborative environment. As a co-owned business, all of our Partners work together to ensure all goals are fulfilled and that everyone in the team is a part of that success.

Essential Experience/Qualifications required:

• City and Guilds Level 3 Vehicle technician or equivalent qualifications
• Full UK Manual Driving Licence
• A proven background in transport commercial vehicle repairs
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle legislation and roadworthiness

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible.

The partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE.

Important points to note:

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications, and therefore, we recommend you apply early. If you require a reasonable adjustment due to a disability which means you may need longer to complete your application please contact us as soon as possible.