Vehicle build engineer

ASL; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

Generous holidays

Job summary

ASL near Aylesbury is seeking a vehicle build engineer / service engineer to repair, service and install safety and control systems on plant machinery and large vehicles.

You will prepare award-winning vehicles for sale and fleet exhibitions, ensuring excellent presentation and strict safety compliance, while enjoying a long-term, rewarding career in a well-established company.

Qualifications

• Qualified in electrical, electro‑mechanical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience with service, repair, installation, diagnostics and calibration of large vehicles or plant.
• Reading electrical diagrams and drawings; vehicle plant knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, inspect, test, service and repair electrical machinery at the depot.
• Install safety controls and indicator panels on plant equipment.
• Prepare vehicles and plant for sale or exhibition with high safety and presentation standards.

Skills

Engineering qualification

Service and repair experience

Electrical/ECU knowledge

12V/24V automotive experience

Ex-forces/REME background

Education

Engineering qualification: HNC/HND/NVQ

Job description

A vehicle build engineer engineer / service engineer is required for our award winning Sunday Times Fast Track 100 business engineering client based near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. In return there is an excellent salary circa £40k+ plus excellent benefits including an annual company bonus, generous holidays and an excellent contributory pension scheme in a well established reputable growing company.

The ideal vehicle build engineer will have the following skills and experiences

• Engineering qualification: HNC, HND level 2/ 3 NVQ engineering or above ideally in electrical, electro-mechanical or mechanical or any similar engineering (vehicle plant, automotive, machinery)
• Service, repair, installation, diagnostic, calibration experience of large vehicles, heavy plant machinery, basic petrol, diesel engines or generators, large and small machines or similar machinery plant equipment or vehicles
• Some good electrical engineering experience and knowledge, hydraulics, ability to read engineering drawings, electrical diagrams, ideally automotive or vehicle plant
• 12v / 24v DC Automotive or plant type experience - voltage experience (desirable)
• Ex forces engineers, ex-military, REME technician engineers, RE plant operator engineers with good service and maintenance experience of plant, trucks, tanks, heavy plant equipment, fleet of vehicles, would be of distinct interest

This vehicle build engineer role will be responsible daily for the repair, service and installation of safety and controls systems to control panels of the plant machinery. You will routinely be responsible for the preparation of the award-winning vehicles for sale to customers and fleet exhibitions so you must have excellent attention to detail, ensuring the plant machinery vehicles are in excellent clean presentable condition and fully safety compliant.

Some key responsibilities of this service engineer role include;

• Diagnostic, inspection, part identification, testing, service and repair, rectification of faults of electrical machinery at the depot
• Installation of safety controls, safety load indicators SLI's control panels on plant equipment
• Safety compliance and preparation of vehicles, plant machinery for sale and hire for exhibition, market, customers and fleet

This interesting vehicle build engineer role would suit a methodical engineer with a flexible attitude who is looking for a long term stable and rewarding career. This role involves a regular workload and offers a great work life balance.