HGV Technician Chargehand

Sprint Recruitment; Rockwell Green; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A vehicle maintenance company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced HGV Technician Charge Hand to maintain and repair municipal vehicles. The role offers a salary of £45,000 - £50,000 with Monday to Friday working hours. Successful candidates will hold an HGV Class 2 driving license and have experience in municipal vehicle maintenance, along with strong diagnostic skills and good communication abilities. Generous benefits, including a holiday allowance and profit-related pay, are offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Share save scheme

Profit related pay

Pension plan

Family friendly policies

Employee discounts

Volunteering day

Life assurance and personal accident cover

Qualifications

• HGV Class 2 driving licence required to operate vehicles safely.
• Experience in municipal vehicle maintenance is essential.
• Good communication skills necessary to liaise with onsite customers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair vehicles to a high standard in workshop.
• Ensure all maintenance paperwork is completed timely and accurately.
• Carry out vehicle inspections and diagnostics to identify issues.

Skills

Municipal vehicle maintenance experience

HGV Class 2 driving licence

Good communicator and listener

Ability to multi-task

Diagnostic and problem-solving skills

Good reading and computer literacy

High level of Health and Safety awareness

Education

HGV Apprentice Served Qualification

Job description

HGV TECHNICIAN CHARGE HAND

Location of the HGV Technician / HGV Mechanic / Charge Hand / HGV Workshop Foreman / HGV Workshop Supervisor / Heavy Vehicle Charge Hand / Workshop Chargehand / HGV Chargehand: Near Wellington

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000

Hours: Monday to Friday 7am - 4pm with an hour lunch (45 hours a week)

Benefits

• Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week's leave
• Share Save Scheme
• Profit Related Pay
• Pension Plan
• Family Friendly policies
• Employee Discounts
• Volunteering Day
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Main Purpose of Job

This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing the vehicles operated by local authority client from their Wellingborough depot. This includes carrying out all work to a high standard within this workshop facility, ensuring adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations, and that all paperwork is completed timely, accurately and to a high standard. The workshop chargehand will also be responsible for liaising with the onsite customers to ensure vehicles are maintained, and defects repaired efficiently.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

• Carry out vehicle inspection examinations in line with VOSA procedure and Company policy.
• Test and check that systems and components are safe, secure and working properly.
• Diagnose faults by isolating systems or components that may have caused or potentially cause a problem.
• Repair or replace worn parts ahead of the vehicle's breakdown or damage.
• Gain authorisation to repair or fit parts as required by Company Procedure.
• Test drive vehicles where permitted and correct driving license is held.
• Use various equipment, including hand-held and onboard compression gauges or diagnostic computers.
• Maintain a degree of flexibility while working in order to provide adequate cover to serve customer and workshop requirements.
• Ensure daily VOR report is sent to Workshop Controller before 9am to be sent with the combined NNC report.
• Ensure all service and maintenance paperwork is completed to DVSA standards in a timely manner.
• Complete daily handover to the workshop controller on fleet status/repair progress.
• Maintain efficient day to day operation of the workshop and manage running defects to keep VOR to a minimum.
• Manage workload to ensure smooth running of workshop.
• Maintain and establish a safe, secure and compliant working environment.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel and security of premises under your control.
• Obtain accurate costings from suppliers and set to estimate for fleet desk approval when required.
• Monitor consumable stock onsite i.e. oils and other fluids and order replenishments when required.
• Ensure warranty parts returned and relevant paperwork completed.

Essential Requirement / Skills

• HGV Apprentice Served Qualification
• Municipal vehicle maintenance experience
• Driving licence HGV Class 2 (minimum)
• Good communicator and listener
• Ability to multi-task in a busy environment
• Diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Good reading and computer literacy
• High level of Health and Safety awareness

Desirable Skills

• Leadership and managerial skills
• DVSA HGV Inspection Course
• Electrical and hydraulic systems knowledge

If this role sounds like a great next step for your career then please send your CV to Danica Baker at Sprint Recruitment