HGV Workshop Service Engineer

Nationwide Platforms; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Platforms, the UK market leader in powered access, seeks an experienced HGV Technician for its Specialist Vehicles Division. This workshop role involves inspecting, repairing, and maintaining HGVs while ensuring compliance with safety standards. Join a dynamic team, offering a competitive salary, overtime opportunities, and ongoing training.

Benefits

Ongoing training

25 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Relevant HGV general maintenance qualification to level 3.
• Proven experience servicing and prepping vehicles to MOT standard.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support effective running of the depot workshop.
• Carry out pre-delivery inspections and repairs.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance activities.

Skills

HGV general maintenance

MOT preparation

Compliance with service/inspection schedules

Customer care

Education

HGV level 3 qualification

Job description

HGV Technician

Have you ever wondered how those breath-taking overhead camera angles are achieved in movies, or how we get a birds-eye view of a tee shot stroked down the middle of the fairway?

The chances are it’s because of powered access.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HGV Technician to join our Market leading Specialist Vehicles Division at Nationwide Platforms. As a workshop-based HGV Technician you will work within a busy depot as part of a team to inspect, repair and maintain our HGV and light commercial vehicles. In this role we look for people with an enthusiastic, pro-active approach and the relevant qualifications or experience in the associated industries. This is a fantastic chance to use your HGV engineering skills and join the UK market leader in powered access.

In return you'll receive a competitive salary, opportunities for overtime, ongoing training, 25 days holiday, pension and life assurance.

Responsibilities include: -

Support the Workshop Service Manager in the effective running of the Depot workshop within the region.

Carry out pre-delivery roadworthiness inspections (PDI) of machines at depot as required, and in conformance with manufacturer’s specification, company policy and the regulations affecting the use. Ensure that there is no deficiency or defect likely to affect the safe working of a machine. Notify workshop service manager of any defective or unsafe equipment.

Repair machines at depot to ensure conformance with manufactures specification and company policy.

To complete planned preventative maintenance activities (PPM) including maintaining the appearance of the fleet to corporate standard.

Handover machines to customers and familiarise customers with safe machine operation in accordance with company procedures.

Act as an ambassador for the company, providing a high standard of customer care and being polite and professional always. Relay appropriate customer queries to depot staff as required.

Accurately complete all relevant paperwork including engineer’s report, off hire, pre/delivery inspection and service sheets.

Update system on machine status change i.e. PDI carried out, machine under repair, statutory Inspection completed.

• Prepare vehicles (and trailers where applicable) for MOT test.

About you: -

Relevant HGV general maintenance qualification to level 3 and proven experience servicing and prepping vehicles to MOT standard.

Have a mature outlook and the ability to prioritise tasks and work well under pressure.

Understand the importance of compliance with statutory and company own policy service/inspection schedules relating to roadworthiness.

HGV licence would be an advantage.

Nationwide Platforms is the market-leading powered access rental company in the UK providing a fleet of more than 15,500 machines with working heights from 3m to 90m.

With a depot network spanning 38 depots, Nationwide Platforms provide its customers with leading safe access solutions for working at height. It also has the largest powered access training department in Europe, delivering a comprehensive range of working at height training courses to powered access operators and the wider access industry.

Nationwide Platforms is part of Loxam, Europe’s largest equipment rental company operating in 30 countries.

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Created on 22/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom