HGV Technician

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Trafford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent depot bonus

33 days annual leave

Pension (salary sacrifice)

Enhanced parental leave

Company Sick Pay

Employee Assistance Program

OnDemand GP & counselling

Health advice portal

Discounts portal

Training & development

Recommend a friend bonus

Death in Service

Free onsite parking

Free uniform

Job summary

NRG Riverside in Manchester is recruiting an experienced HGV Technician to service and repair a range of vehicles, including refuse trucks, at our busy depot.

You will receive specialist training and enjoy benefits such as a depot bonus, extensive annual leave, pension options, and training and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• HGV Technician/Engineer/Mechanic with relevant experience (essential).
• Experience with municipal vehicles advantageous.
• HGV qualification NVQ or City & Guilds preferred; time-served considered.
• Experience with auxiliary equipment advantageous.
• Experience in hydraulics and pneumatics advantageous.
• Class 1 or Class 2 licence preferred.
• Excellent customer service and a great team player while able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine inspection & repair of customer vehicles within the NRG workshop estate.
• Work on HGVs from manufacturers including Mercedes, Dennis Eagle, DAF, Isuzu and Terberg.
• Undertake commercial vehicle MOT inspections, repair and preparation for MOT test.
• Attend breakdowns, diagnose and complete necessary repairs to a high standard.
• Complete all compliance paperwork for repair and maintenance of the rental fleet.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Initiative

Education

HGV qualification NVQ or City & Guilds

Tools

Diagnostics tools experience

Hydraulics & Pneumatics

Job description

• Location Unit 1, Kestrel Road,Trafford Park,Manchester, M17 1SF,United Kingdom
• Job Category HGV Technician, HGV Mechanic, HGV Engineer
• Industry HGV Technician, HGV Mechanic, HGV Service and Repair
• Employee Type Permanent

Contact information

Description

Manchester

Monday - Thursday 06:00-18:00 (60 UPL) and Tuesday to Friday 06:00-18:00 (60 UPL)

44 hours

Fancy working for a company where 80% of its people would recommend as a ‘Great Place to Work’, a place that has recently been accredited by an external party as a ‘Great Place to Work’ who also has double figures of boomerang employees every year? Then we want to hear from you!

An exciting opportunity has become available at NRG Riverside within our Manchester depot and we are looking for an experienced HGV Technician to join the team and help us on our journey to growth. In this role, you will be responsible for the service and repair of a wide variety of vehicles including refuse trucks. Specialist training will be provided where needed, to develop your existing skills to support our specialist assets. In return for your hard work and dedication, we provide several great benefits, including discounted shopping, cinema, gym membership and a talent development programme so you can see where your development and progression in our business can go.

Who will you be working for?

NRG Riverside is the UK’s largest municipal and specialist fleet hire company, we provide specialist vehicles on short and long-term hire, a range of vehicle maintenance packages and we offer a large portfolio of high-quality used vehicles for sale. NRG Riverside has the skills, knowledge, and expertise to support all your operational needs. Established in 1996, we’ve supported our valued customers to rationalise and decarbonise their fleets, save money and improve efficiency by reducing ‘Vehicle Off Road’ (VOR) time.

What candidate are we looking for?

• Experience from within a HGV Technician/ HGV Engineer/ HGV Mechanic/ Mobile HGV Technician role (essential)
• Experience working with municipal vehicles is advantageous.
• HGV Technical qualification - NVQ or City and Guilds equivalent. This is preferred but time-served experience will also be considered.
• Previous experience working with auxiliary equipment advantageous
• Experience in hydraulics and pneumatics would be advantageous
• Class 1 or Class 2 licence preferred
• Excellent customer service and a great team player whilst also able to work on own initiative

What will be your duties?

• As the HGV Technician you will undertake routine inspection & repair of internal & external customers vehicles within the NRG workshop estate
• Working on HGVs, and equipment from manufacturers including Mercedes, Dennis Eagle, DAF, Isuzu and Terberg
• Undertake commercial vehicle MOT inspections, repair, and final preparation for MOT test
• Attend breakdowns, diagnose, and complete necessary repairs to a high standard
• Complete all compliance paperwork associated with the repair and maintenance of the rental fleet

The main question is, what are the benefits for you?

• Excellent depot based bonus opportunities up to £3,000!
• Full time equivalent of 33 Days annual leave (inclusive of statutory).
• Salary Sacrifice pension.
• Enhanced parental leave
• Company Sick Pay
• Employee Assistance Program.
• OnDemand GP and face to face counselling sessions.
• Online health advice portal.
• Benefits portal including retail, leisure, and holiday discounts.
• Dedicated training and development to support your career with our business.
• Recommend a friend bonus. (Up to £2,000!)
• Death in Service (available from day one of employment).
• Free onsite parking.
• Free uniform.

NRG Riverside has a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them.

If our vacancies sound exciting, but your experience doesn’t 100% align, we still want to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to apply.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under anti discriminatory laws.