PDI Technician - Coventry

Volvo; Coventry; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Volvo is seeking a PDI Technician in Coventry, offering a competitive salary and a £1000 signing bonus. The successful candidate will conduct vehicle inspections and benefit from a range of perks including a generous holiday plan and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Overtime pay at time and a half

25 days holiday plus bank holidays raising to 30 days

Generous Pension Plan

Health cash plan with dental insurance

Employee savings and retail discounts

Training plans and development opportunities

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work scheme

Referral scheme

Support through an online Wellbeing centre

Qualifications

• Experience with Commercial or Light vehicles is preferred.
• HGV experience is advantageous.
• Relevant experience in commercial vehicle industry.

Responsibilities

• Carry out final vehicle inspections to ensure full working order.
• Perform system testing and road testing prior to delivery.
• Document results and address any issues found.

Skills

Vehicle inspection experience

Basic knowledge of vehicle technology

Computer literacy

Education

City and Guilds or NVQ3

Apprenticeship in HGV industry

Job description

PDI Technician - Coventry

Salary up to £17.50 per hour - £1000 signing bonus!

Covering a rotating shift:
Monday-Friday 06.00-14.00/14.00-22.00 and alternate Saturdays paid at overtime

What you will do

We are currently looking to recruit for a Pre Delivery Technician to join us at our Coventry site. This role has been created due to continual business growth and expansion with the team.

What can we offer you

• Overtime @ time and a half Mon to Sat - Sunday/Bank hols @ double!
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays raising to 30 days with service
• Generous Pension Plan
• Health cash plan with access to dental insurance
• Ignition, our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced paternity/maternity leave
• Referral scheme
• Employee savings and retail discounts
• 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?

Ideally we are looking for candidates with previous vehicle inspection experience on either Commercial or Light vehicles – HGV experience would be highly advantageous

You’ll hold a City and Guilds, an NVQ3 or an equivalent qualification. You’ll also have completed an apprenticeship in the HGV industry, or have equivalent experience, along with relevant experience in the commercial vehicle industry. A basic knowledge of computer software packages including Word, Excel and Outlook is preferred, as is a general level of computer literacy. Finally, we’d expect you to have a basic working knowledge of vehicle technology

What will you do

The successful candidate will be required to carry out final vehicle inspection prior to delivery to clients to ensure full working order prior to handover. This will include full system testing and also road testing.

What's in it for you

As part of the Volvo Trucks team, you’ll be working for one of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers. But not only that, you’ll be working for a company that truly values the people who work for it.

When you join Volvo, you’ll be assigned a training path, enabling you to work through a number of courses both online and in person to develop your skills and support you in your new role.
With Volvo Trucks you will be part of a global and diverse team. We work with passion, we trust each other and we embrace change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

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.