Technician Supervisor - Peterborough

AB Volvo; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in transport solutions seeks a Technician Supervisor to enhance workshop excellence in Peterborough. This pivotal role involves leading a skilled team of HGV technicians while ensuring operations meet Volvo's high standards. Enjoy competitive pay, signing bonuses, and strong employee benefits, along with significant opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

25 days holiday rising with service to 30 days + bank holidays

Company pension

Referral schemes - earn yourself £1000!

Enhanced Paternity/Maternity leave

In-house training

Healthcare plan with access to dental insurance

Employee discounts on various retailers and services

Qualifications

• Experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in HGV maintenance.
• Ability to manage and motivate a team effectively.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of HGV technicians ensuring timely and quality work.
• Manage customer expectations and maintain service quality.
• Coordinate workloads and maintain quality control.

Skills

Leadership

Problem Solving

Communication

Team Management

IT Skills

Job description

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Salary up to £21 per hour dependent upon experience & skill set

£1,000 signing bonus (direct applicants only payable after 6 months)

++ Overtime @ time and a half (double time Sundays and bank holidays)

++ £120 per week call out applicable when on standby

Working a rotating shift pattern:

- Monday to Friday - 0700hrs to 1500hrs/1500hrs to 2300hrs

• alternative Saturdays 0800hrs to 1200hrs @ overtime - time and a half

Are you a skilled HGV technician ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have leadership experience or ambitions to lead a high-performing workshop team? Volvo Trucks Peterborough is looking for a Technician Supervisor to join and help drive our workshop excellence.

About the Role:

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

What you will do

Ready to take a step up in your role?

• 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.

Who are you?

• Do you have previous experience as aSupervisor 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

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days holiday raising with service to 30 days + bank hols (watch your holiday grow each year)
• Company pension
• Referral schemes - earn yourself £1000!
• Enhanced Paternity/Maternity leave
• In house training
• Healthcare plan with access to dental insurance
• Employee discounts for yourself, family and friends on many High St Retailers, travel, hotels, gym memberships, theme park days plus many more!

Apply today and move up in your career!

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Who we are and what we believe in
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,we 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.