HGV Technician - Night Shift

Co-op; Chester-le-Street; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Co-op as an HGV Technician on a night shift, maintaining our fleet of over 130 vehicles. This role includes servicing, repairs, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, and career development opportunities in a state-of-the-art facility.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

24 days’ holiday including bank holidays

Coaching and training for career development

Wagestream for pay access

Qualifications

• NVQ in motor vehicle repairs and maintenance (or equivalent) required.
• Class C and C+E driving licence necessary.
• Experience with mixed fleet repairs and maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, service, and repair the Co-op HGV fleet.
• Ensure compliance with DVSA standards and MOT regulations.
• Manage inventory of spare parts and equipment.

Skills

Repair and Maintenance

Diagnostics

Safety Compliance

Education

NVQ in Motor Vehicle Repairs and Maintenance

Tools

Delphi Diagnostics Equipment

Scania and DAF Vehicles

Job description

HGV Technician – Night Shift
£56,000 (including additional shift premiums) plus great benefits
Night Shift (6pm – 6am), 4 days over 7
Birtley, DH2 1AE

We’re looking for a HGV Technician to join us at our depot in Birtley. In this role, you’ll provide support to our transport department by maintaining, servicing, and repairing our mixed HGV fleet of over 130 vehicles and trailers. You’ll get to work in our fantastic, state-of-the-art VMU (Vehicle Maintenance Unit), which includes two full-size inspection pits, mobile vehicle column lifts, brake testing rollers, manufacturer diagnostic equipment, as well as plenty of other tools and machinery.

What you’ll do

• Carry-out repairs, servicing, and maintenance of all Co-op HGVs at the depot
• Make sure all vehicles meet DVSA standards and MOT regulations
• Maintain records of all planned maintenance and reactive repair activities
• Carry-out LOLER inspections and weight testing
• Make sure all spare parts and accessories are stored safely and securely, and order new stock as needed

This role would suit people who have

• An NVQ in motor vehicle repairs and maintenance (or equivalent)
• A Class C and Class C+E driving licence
• Experience performing repairs and maintenance for a large, mixed fleet of HGVs and trailers
• Experience using Delphi diagnostics equipment and working on Scania and DAF vehicles

Why Co-op?

As a Co-op colleague, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services). You’ll also get:

• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• 24 days’ holiday (rising with service) including bank holidays
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

Building an inclusive work environment

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build more value for our member-owners every day.

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.