PDI Technician

Wrightbus; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle production company based in Ballymena is seeking a PDI Technician. The role involves conducting thorough Pre-delivery Inspections to ensure vehicles are road-worthy and safe before delivery. Ideal candidates should have strong mechanical experience, problem-solving skills, and the ability to understand technical manuals. The position offers various benefits including life insurance and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Life Insurance

Medicash scheme

Discount with local businesses

Free car parking

Canteen

Career progression

Professional development

Qualifications

• Time served Mechanic or 4 years' experience in a chassis manufacturing environment.
• 1-year experience of fault finding and rectifying issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Pre-delivery Inspection to quality standards.
• Execute road tests and identify faults.
• Implement customer feedback for quality improvements.
• Communicate issues to improve standardisation.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnosing and rectification of faults

Understanding technical manuals

Conducting road tests

Education

Time served Mechanic or equivalent experience

Tools

Wabco systems

Voith systems

Xentry systems

Cummins systems

Josam systems

Job description

Job type: Permanent
Location: Wrightbus
Closing date: Friday 10 Oct 2025 08:00

“We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.”

Overview

The Job Summary: Wrightbus is the fastest growing production company in Europe and is seeking a PDI Technician to ensure that the vehicle is road-worthy and safe before delivery to the customer.

The Role

Inspection

• Conduct Pre-delivery Inspection in a timely manner and to the Wrightbus Quality Standard, including the programming / execution of Wabco, Voith, Xentry, Cummins and Josam systems
• Conduct Road Tests and Shakedown Test in a timely manner and to the Wrightbus Quality Standard
• Identifying and rectifying faults when they occur
• Validate any rework of identified defects or uncompleted work after correction.
• Implement any customer sign-off feedback or customer market feedback on Quality issues to improve Quality for new buses leaving the factory
• Ability to read and understand technical manuals, drawings and wiring diagrams

Continuous Improvement

• Identify root causes of any relevant issues and implement solutions with operators, or other departments, to prevent re-occurrence
• Communicate with all levels of the business to improve standardisation and to reduce quality defects
• Give feedback on any of the issues above to allow Quality documentation to be updated and to carry forward lessons learned.

The Requirements

• Time served Mechanic. OR 4 years' experience in a chassis manufacturing environment OR Time served automotive, domestic, or industrial electrician
• 1-year experience of fault finding, diagnosing and rectification of faults

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Medicash scheme
• Discount with local businesses e.g. Galgorm Spa Resort and McAtamney's.
• Free car parking
• Canteen
• Career progression
• Professional development

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