Technician Supervisor - Glasgow East

AB Volvo; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major transport company in Glasgow seeks an experienced Technician Supervisor to lead a team of HGV technicians. This role combines technical leadership with operational responsibilities, ensuring high standards of service. Candidates should possess prior supervisory experience in HGV maintenance and the ability to motivate and guide a technical team effectively. Competitive benefits include a signing bonus and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Signing bonus of £1,000 after 6 months

33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Excellent Training and Development Opportunities

Health cash plan with access to dental insurance

Discounts on Renault cars & Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Maternity & Adoption Leave 6 months full pay

Counseling for family and friends on many retailers

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in HGV maintenance.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team of technicians in daily duties.
• Coaching and providing support and guidance to technicians.
• Effective communication at all levels both written and verbally.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage workflow in a busy workshop.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of skilled technicians.
• Oversee day-to-day workshop operations ensuring productivity.
• Carry out diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance when required.
• Ensure health & safety standards are maintained.
• Provide training and mentoring to develop team skills.

Skills

Team leadership

Technical expertise in HGV maintenance

Effective communication

Coaching and mentoring

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced HGV Technician ready to take the next step in your career? Volvo Truck & Bus is looking for a Technician Supervisor to join our Glasgow East team. This is an excellent opportunity to combine your technical expertise with leadership responsibilities in a world-class service environment.

Signing bonus £1,000 payable after 6 months service

Working Monday to Thursday 2100hrs to 0700hrs

As Technician Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in leading our team of HGV technicians, ensuring all work is carried out efficiently, safely, and to Volvo’s high standards. You’ll act as a hands-on leader, supporting technicians on the shop floor while coordinating workloads, maintaining quality control, and liaising with the Service Manager to meet operational targets

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, and support a team of skilled technicians.


• Oversee day-to-day workshop operations, ensuring productivity, efficiency, and quality standards are consistently met.


• Carry out diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance on Volvo trucks and buses when required.


• Ensure health & safety and compliance standards are maintained across the workshop.


• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to develop the team’s skills and performance.


• Working closely with and supervising a team of technicians in order to create high levels of morale and focus to ensure that work is completed in a timely manner and with excellence in quality.


• Ensuring that customer expectations are managed at all times by working with each stage of the Genuine Volvo Service process.


• Maximising the shifts performance through effective problem solving, coaching & development


• Effective communication with the Day Shift Supervisor, CSR’s and Parts department to ensure that technicians have valid job specifications and time budget prior to work commencing

Qualifications

• Do you have previous experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in HGV maintenance?


• Are you able to manage and motivate a team of technicians in their daily duties?


• Can you coach and provide support and guidance to your team of technicians.


• Are you able to effectively communicate at all levels both written and verbally


• You have the ability to prioritise tasks, manage workflow and meet deadlines in a busy workshop


• You have a basic knowledge of Microsoft and IT skills

Benefits

• Bonus scheme paid quaeterly up to a maximum of 5% contributory


• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service


• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities


• health cash plan with access to dental insurance


• Discount on Renault cars & Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme


• Maternity & Adoption Leave 6 months full pay moving to 6 months half pay | Paternity 2 weeks leave with further 3 weeks in first 3 years


• Discounts for yourself family and friends on many Hight St retailers, theme park days out, hotel/travel, gym menberships +++++++

About Volvo Group

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

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.

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, you are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.