HGV Technician Northampton

RH GROUP LIMITED(THE); Northampton; On-site; GBP 55,104,000 - 68,880,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tooling allowance

25 days holiday

Pension and sick pay

Manufacturer training

Job summary

RH Commercial Vehicles is seeking skilled HGV Technicians to join our Northampton workshop teams. Maintain and repair trucks and vans in a modern facility, with ongoing manufacturer training and strong earning potential.

Shift patterns offer 40 hours weekly with options including 4-day weeks, early/late shifts, night and weekend overtime. Benefits include a £1,500 tooling allowance, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension, and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills.
• Experience working on commercial vehicles such as trucks and vans.
• Full driving licence required.
• HGV licence preferred.
• Level 3 qualification inHeavy Vehicle Maintenance or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, and repair commercial vehicles.
• Diagnose faults and perform repairs to DVSA and manufacturer standards.
• Use diagnostic equipment and workshop systems.
• Support apprentices and wider team.
• Keep up to date with technical developments and training.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Fault-finding

Trucks and vans experience

Full driving licence

HGV licence

Willingness to learn

Education

Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Maintenance/Commercial Vehicle Repair

Job description

• Northampton
• From £20 – £23 per hour + overtime = OTE: £50,000 (depending on shift and experience
• £1,500 annual tooling allowance
• Manufacturer training and career progression.

Join Our Award Winning Team

RH Commercial Vehicles is looking for skilled HGV Technicians to join our growing workshop teams.

If you are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Working within our modern, recently refurbished workshop environment, you’ll maintain a variety of trucks and vans while benefiting from ongoing manufacturer training, excellent earning potential and genuine opportunities to progress your career.

Shift Patterns: Minimum 40 hours a week, multiple shift pattern options available.

4 day week: option 11:30 – 22:00 or 10:00 – 20:30

• Alternating shifts:
• Early: Monday – Thursday: 06:00 – 15:30, Friday: 06:30 – 14:30
• Late: Monday – Thursday: 12:30 – 22:00, Friday: 12:30 – 21:00, Saturday: 08:00 – 12:00 (Saturday at overtime)

Nightshift: Monday – Thursday: 20:00 – 06:30 (£23 an hour)

Weekend shift: Friday – Sunday: 06:00 – 18:00 (£23 an hour)

• £50,000 realistic earnings depending on experience and 10 hours overtime
• Regular overtime opportunities
• Recently developed modern facilities
• £1,500 annual tooling scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Holiday sell-back scheme
• Company pension and sick pay
• In-house and manufacturer technical training opportunities
• Opportunities for progression
• Employee wellbeing programme, Christmas Gift Scheme and additional perks.
• Servicing, maintaining and repairing commercial vehicles
• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs efficiently
• Complete work to DVSA and manufacturer standards
• Using diagnostic equipment and workshop systems
• Supporting apprentices and wider team
• Keeping up to date with technical developments and training.
• Level 3 qualification in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance, Commercial Vehicle Repair or equivalent
• Experience working on commercial vehicles such as Trucks and Vans
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills
• Full driving licence
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Main dealer experience
• HGV Licence
• Renault Trucks or Isuzu Trucks experience

With over 40 years of experience, RH Commercial Vehicles is one of the UK’s leading commercial vehicle dealer groups and an authorised Renault Trucks and Isuzu Trucks dealer. Operating across multiple locations throughout the East Midlands, we provide award-winning support to customers and invest heavily in the development of our people.