Mobile HGV Technician

Zenith; Peterborough, Luton; Remote; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Joining bonus

Overtime pay uplift

Employer pension

Life Assurance (4x salary)

Job summary

Zenith Group in Peterborough and Luton is recruiting a Mobile Service Technician to service and repair HGVs at customer sites. You will diagnose faults, inspect engines and electrical components, and perform servicing and maintenance on a range of vehicles, including trailers and double decks.

The role requires NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent), a full driving licence, and strong customer service skills. Attractive overtime opportunities and a £1,000 joining bonus are offered.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair or equivalent.
• Experience servicing and maintaining LCVs and other commercial vehicles.
• Experience in carrying out diagnostic repairs and fault finding.
• Full valid driving licence.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Pride in delivering first-class service.

Responsibilities

• Travelling to customer sites servicing and repairing HGVs in accordance with current legislation.
• Fault-finding and diagnostics.
• Completing inspections on engines and electrical components and rectifying problems within specific timeframes.
• Carrying out servicing, repairs and maintenance to both new and used HGVs

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostics

Customer service

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Tools

Milwaukee tooling

Job description

£1,000 Joining Bonus Available!
Join Zenith as a Mobile Service Technician up to Dec 31st 2026 and receive a £1,000 joining bonus* as a welcome to the team! *Terms and Conditions apply

HGV Mobile Service Technicians - Peterborough and Luton Areas

Salaries ranging from £47,918 to £54,548

Since 1989 our customers have trusted us to keep them moving. Over the last 35 years we've built incredible teams, products and services that allow us serve our valued customers in the best way, no matter what their transport needs.

Our specialist teams manage more than 51,000 commercial vehicles and specialist assets. We continue to invest in our mobile-based maintenance solutions ensuring we're well placed to support our customers who require onsite support for their vehicles and trailers.

Our hard-working and highly skilled team of 180+ mobile technicians are the key to the success of our maintenance solution. As a Zenith Mobile Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining fleets of HGVs (Trailers including double decks and Trucks) for our industry leading customers on their sites. We have a right first time approach, valuing quality work and long-term solutions over quick fixes that will cause our customers more downtime in the long run.

The Job

• Travelling to customer sites servicing and repairing HGVs in accordance with current legislation.
• Fault-finding and diagnostics.
• Completing inspections on engines and electrical components and rectifying problems within specific timeframes.
• Carrying out servicing, repairs and maintenance to both new and used HGVs

Essential Skills & Experience

• NVQ Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair, or equivalent;
• Knowledge and experience of servicing and maintaining LCVs and other commercial vehicles and the ability to perform repairs on various types and brands of vehicle;
• Experience in carrying out diagnostic repairs and fault finding;
• Full valid driving licence
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A real commitment to delivering first class service and a sense of pride in your work

The Tools

We know how important it is the have the right tools. The diagnostic and tooling equipment on board our 160+ mobile service fleet is industry leading. We are proud to offer the best equipped vans in the marketplace and to provide all our technicians with Milwaukee Audi Volt Battery powered tooling, Training including IRTEC certification, Double Deck certification (if needed) as well as H&S and new product training.

Overtime

We operate 24/7 at many of our customers sites, meaning there is overtime opportunities available. Many of our sites will require occasional weekend overtime – we will discuss the specific requirements of each role with you during the interview process.
We reward our Mobile Technicians for supporting us to support our customers by offering payment uplift.

• 1.5x base rate
• 2.0x base rate if Sunday or Bank Holiday overtime

Why Zenith

• Autonomy
• Clean, warm & safe working condition
• Quality focus – right first-time approach
• Increase earning with overtime opportunity
• Above all, we care!

Reward

• Hourly rates starting at £18.43ph but increase with additional qualifications (some location allowance uplifts also)
• Day shifts Monday - Friday
• Plenty of overtime opportunity paid at 1.5x over your contracted hours and for any Saturdays and 2x on Sundays and Bank Holidays (plus time back in lieu when working a bank holiday!)
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• 20 days annual leave which increases with length of service (23 days after 2 years)
• Your birthday off work!
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Employer pension contribution
• Critical illness cover
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave
• Employee assistance programme
• Company GP

We want to positively encourage differences in Zenith and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Zenith is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

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