HGV Technician

Marshall Thermo King Ltd; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced HGV Workshop Engineer to join their team in Tamworth. In this role, you will maintain a fleet of over 100 trailers, ensuring compliance with safety standards and delivering exceptional customer service. Your responsibilities will include diagnosing and rectifying trailer faults, maintaining accurate records, and contributing to a safe and efficient workshop environment. With a commitment to training and development, this position offers a unique opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting. If you are passionate about vehicle maintenance and customer satisfaction, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Technical qualification or proven experience in vehicle/trailer maintenance.
• C+E license required for attending MOT tests.

Responsibilities

• Carry out service, maintenance, and fault diagnosis on trailers.
• Communicate effectively with customers and manage their requests.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication Skills

Health and Safety Awareness

Education

Technical qualification (City & Guilds or NVQ)

C+E license

Tools

Computer Skills

Job description

Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) are currently recruiting for an experienced HGV Workshop Engineer for their Tamworth depot.

Purpose of the position

The Marshall Fleet Solutions offering is a truly one-stop shop to manage all fleet related items. We work with our customers to ensure they operate a fully managed and legally compliant fleet of commercial vehicles & trailers; this opportunity is to work from our flagship depot based in Tamworth to maintain a large customer fleet of trailers.

Overview of the role is to carry out service, maintenance, MOT preparation and presentation to authorized testing facility (ATF) in the local area, fault diagnosis and repairs to a fleet of circa 100+ trailers.

Reporting directly into the operational controllers on site.

Training will be provided to ensure safety, safe working, compliance, business operations, maintenance of equipment i.e., BPW, as required.

Accountability

Responsibilities:

• Comply with all H&S, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Fully conversant with the following Government documents:
  • Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) inspection manual
  • Guide to maintaining roadworthiness.
• Communicate with our customers and meet their various requests.
• Advise customers on product or service issues with their fleet i.e., problem-solving.
• Put customer satisfaction at the very top of your priority list.
• Process customer transactions and keep records of activity.
• Handle maintenance issues within the pre-agreed service plan.
• Meet operational customer expectations for telephone and email communication.
• Build trusted relationships with all customers.
• Manage efficient document flow of all customer interactions.
• Contribute to improving guidelines and processes for the department.
• Ensuring parts are readily available and replenished as necessary.
• Work with the immediate and wider teams within the business.

Tasks:

• Diagnosing and rectifying all types of trailer faults.
• Liaising with the parts department/suppliers to attain correct parts.
• Ensuring health & safety regulations and safe working practices are adhered to.
• Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and tidiness.
• Ensuring all job cards and service sheets are completed in a timely manner, including paper and electronic.
• Maintaining a thorough and current product knowledge; training will be given.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with customers and colleagues.

Capability

• Conscientious and accurate in their role.
• Demonstrate a high standard of workmanship.
• Ability to work:
  • within guidelines given and to strict deadlines.
  • under pressure.
  • actively seek solutions to problems.
  • as part of a team.
• Awareness and understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Must be technically competent and operationally aware of the safety standards that apply to the vehicles they examine, techniques of vehicle examination, diagnosis, and reporting.

Education and experience

• Technical qualification (City & Guilds or NVQ qualified technician) or proven experience repairing & maintaining vehicles/trailers.
• C+E license required for attending MOT tests at off-site ATF’s.
• Competency with computers essential.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that’s supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new, sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent – we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Headquartered in Cambridge, we currently employ around 2,000 people across locations in the UK, Northern Europe, North America and the UAE.