HGV Technician - Peterborough

AB Volvo; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join AB Volvo as an HGV Technician in Peterborough where competitive pay up to £20/hour and a £2,000 signing bonus await you. You'll perform repairs, support training for young trainees, and benefit from comprehensive perks including holiday and overtime pay, contributing to a forward-thinking transport industry.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays, increasing to 30 with service

Health cash plan and dental insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity/foster leave

Employee savings and retail discounts

Career development opportunities and training plans

Cycle to work scheme

Support for you and your family through Wellbeing centre

Qualifications

• HGV Level 3 technical qualifications or proven experience required.
• Driving license (HGV Class 1 is an advantage).

Responsibilities

• Ensure repairs follow manufacturer procedures safely.
• Assist in the fault diagnosis process.
• Road test vehicle when required if holder of HGV licence.

Skills

Diagnostic skills

Proven experience repairing and maintaining vehicles

Education

HGV Level 3 technical qualifications

Job description

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Join our team as an HGV Technician in Peterborough

£2,000 signing bonus (direct applicants only)

Salary up to £20 per hour - extra payments on VAS breakdown!

VAS payments:

• £120 per week whilst on call
• additional payment per call out
• paid per hour whilst on call

Working a rotating shift of earlies and lates
Monday to Friday 07.00-15.00 and 15.00-23.00 (alt Saturday morning @ overtime @ time and a half)
- VAS Breakdown cover - with extra payment!

• Overtime @ time and a half Mon to Sat, double time Sun and bank hols
• 25 days holiday + bank hols raising to 30 days with service
• Health cash plan = access to dental insurance
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/foster leave
• Employee savings and retail discounts
• Ignition, our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career development opportunities, along with training plans managed through our inhouse Technical training team.
• Support for you and your family through an online Wellbeing centre

Who are you?

Knowledge and Skills:Excellent diagnostic skills ProvenHGV Level 3 technical qualificationsor proven experience repairing and maintaining vehicles Driving license (HGV Class 1 would be an advantage, not essential)

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and become part of a winning team, apply now to join us as an HGV Technician in Peterborough! Don't miss this exciting opportunity to grow with us and make a difference in the transportation industry. We look forward to welcoming you aboard!

What you'll be doing:

• Ensure repairs are carried out according to manufacturer’s procedures and in a safe and responsible manner.
• Ensure repairs are carried out in accordance with Volvo Standard Times using Volvo Special Tools where appropriate.
• Assist in the fault diagnosis process. Comply with warranty procedures during repairs and with warranty material on completion of a repair.
• Assist with Action Service Europe when required.
• Work with the parts team to ensure the correct replacement parts are fitted to the vehicles.
• Road test vehicle when required (if holder of HGV licence).
• Assist with roadside breakdowns.
• Ensure that the company time recording procedures are complied with and that job cards are completed accurately
• Ensure that service sheets are completed as per Volvo instructions.
• Ensure that all vehicle defects are reported to your workshop controller
• Ensure that the workshop facilities, equipment and tools are kept clean, tidy and maintained, reflecting the Volvo Truck and Bus Centre image of an efficient and modern retail Dealer point.
• Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when appropriate.
• Support the development of any young trainees and apprentices

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Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead,we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.