LGV Vehicle Technician

JLP Insights & Media website; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking team as an LGV Vehicle Technician, where you'll work on a diverse fleet of vehicles in a supportive and fun environment. This role offers the chance to develop your skills while ensuring our vehicles are well-maintained for timely deliveries. With a focus on teamwork and professional growth, you'll be part of an innovative partnership that values its members. Enjoy competitive pay, benefits like tool allowances, and discounts after three months of service. If you're passionate about vehicles and want to thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free on site Parking

£300 a year tool allowance

Partnership discount in store and online

Discounted cinema tickets

Discounted rates on holidays

Enhanced work life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in vehicle repairs and servicing light vehicle fleets.
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle legislation and roadworthiness.

Responsibilities

• Service and repair light vehicle fleet in a safe workshop environment.
• Ensure workshop safety and maintain high standards of vehicle maintenance.

Skills

Vehicle repairs

Diagnostic tools

Knowledge of vehicle legislation

Education

City and Guilds 1,2,3 Vehicle technician

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

The salary offered for this role is up to £42,700, from 1st April this will increase to £44,200 plus overtime is readily available.

Working Monday - Friday Alternate shifts, 37.5 hours per week

AM shift 06:00-14:00

PM shift 13:30-21:30

Based at our Customer Fulfilment Centre in Coulsdon, our Vehicle Technician workshop team ensures our fleet of Waitrose and John Lewis vehicles remain well maintained and on the road, meaning our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers.

As a LGV Vehicle Technician within the team, you’ll be working on a range of vehicles from our smaller Delivery Ford Transit Connects up to 3.5T Mercedes Sprinter vans. It will be your responsibility to service and repair our light vehicle fleet. You’ll also need to ensure that the workshop remains a safe environment for your colleagues and yourself.

Our Vehicle Technician Team is growing to meet the demand for Online Deliveries in our Waitrose Ecommerce Business, and you’ll be working with a dedicated team of experienced Partners. Our current technicians will ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed and excel in your role, giving you the opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career.

Working in our Coulsdon workshop is a fun and supportive environment. As a co-owned business, all of our Partners work together to ensure all goals are achieved and that everyone in the team is a part of that success.

Essential Experience/Qualifications required:

• City and Guilds 1,2,3 Vehicle technician or equivalent qualifications
• Full UK Driving Licence
• A proven background in transport commercial vehicle repairs
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle legislation and roadworthiness
• Experience of using diagnostic tools
• A 'C' or 'C+E' driving licence is desirable, but not essential

Benefits of the Partnership and the Role

We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. After all, they’re the ones that make the John Lewis Partnership special. Benefits include:

• Free on site Parking or good public transport links
• £300 a year tool allowance after 1 year employment
• Once you’ve been with us for three months, you’ll get Partnership discount in store and online. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.
• Discounted cinema tickets & VIP suites with discounted tickets at the O2 arena
• Discounted rates on holidays at the John Lewis Partnerships hotels, where only Partners and their guests can stay
• Enhanced work life balance, including focus on well being and our market leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Next Steps

The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

Closing Date:

April 29, 2025

ABOUT THE ROLE

The salary offered for this role is up to £42,700, from 1st April this will increase to £44,200 plus overtime is readily available.

Working Monday - Friday Alternate shifts, 37.5 hours per week

AM shift 06:00-14:00

PM shift 13:30-21:30

Based at our Customer Fulfilment Centre in Coulsdon, our Vehicle Technician workshop team ensures our fleet of Waitrose and John Lewis vehicles remain well maintained and on the road, meaning our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers.

As a LGV Vehicle Technician within the team, you’ll be working on a range of vehicles from our smaller Delivery Ford Transit Connects up to 3.5T Mercedes Sprinter vans. It will be your responsibility to service and repair our light vehicle fleet. You’ll also need to ensure that the workshop remains a safe environment for your colleagues and yourself.

Why join us?

Our Vehicle Technician Team is growing to meet the demand for Online Deliveries in our Waitrose Ecommerce Business, and you’ll be working with a dedicated team of experienced Partners. Our current technicians will ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed and excel in your role, giving you the opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career.

Working in our Coulsdon workshop is a fun and supportive environment. As a co-owned business, all of our Partners work together to ensure all goals are achieved and that everyone in the team is a part of that success.

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.

At Waitrose, we LOVE food, and we’re all about creating truly extraordinary shopping experiences by sharing our passion with our food loving customers.

We don’t just give great service and stock shelves, we forge an emotional connection with our customers through our shared passion for great food. Setting us apart from other supermarkets.