Vehicle Technician - Level 2

Royalmailgroup; Leicester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Royal Mail Group as a Vehicle Technician at their North London Workshop, where you will maintain and repair a diverse fleet of vehicles including electric and traditional fuel options. This full-time permanent position offers stability, a competitive salary with bonus opportunities, and a structured training program to further your career.

Benefits

22.5 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

Company-matched pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Exclusive discounts

PPE and image clothing supply

Qualifications

• Proven Technician experience with varied vehicles (LCV/HGV).
• Must hold a valid UK driving license (HGV advantageous).
• Must maintain high working standards and work flexibly.

Responsibilities

• Perform inspections, diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on various vehicles.
• Utilize personal and specialist tools to carry out repair work.
• Work in a team to ensure fleet vehicles are maintained to high standards.

Skills

Vehicle Maintenance

Diagnostic Skills

Repairs

Team Collaboration

Education

IMI Level 2 in Light or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance

Tools

Personal Toolkit

Job description

Job reference: 325666

Location: North LondonWorkshop

Job type: Permanentcontract

Are you looking for stability and variety in your next move? Join the largest, and greenest, fleet operator in the UK and take on a new challenge in a commercial vehicle workshop environment.

We’re recruiting an IMI Level 2 qualified mechanics at North London Workshop on a Permanent contract, with the potential to earn up to £47k including overtime.

Working Hours: Full time - 39.5 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). Three week rotating shift pattern; week 1: 06:00 - 14:30, week 2: 06:00 - 14:30 and week 3: 13:30 - 22:00)

You will be required to work 1 in 3 Saturdays (with a weekday day off) hours are 06:00 - 14:00

This workshop is not currently operational on a Sunday.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary: £37,500 plus a shift allowance of £84.06 per week when working the 13:30 - 22:00 shift.
• Additional weekend supplement on Saturday (£40 per shift)
• 22.5 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), rising with service and with the option to purchase more.
• An excellent company matched pension scheme and financial benefits.
• The chance to develop your career, including a customised annual training and development plan.
• PPE and image clothing supplied (including overalls and steel toe capped boots).
• Exclusive discounts on shopping, tech, travel, days out and socialising for you and the family.
• The chance to work for the Environmental Fleet of the Year 2024.

A bit about the role

With a Fleet of over 49,000 vehicles, including traditional fuel and electric vehicles, LCVs and HGVs, maintaining our vehicles is a true team effort. We’re investing in modernising our fleet, giving you the opportunity to work on a variety of makes and models. There’s never been a better time to join Royal Mail as a Vehicle Technician.

• You’ll perform a full range of inspections, diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures on a range of vehicles, trailers, and mechanical equipment.
• You’ll use your own personal toolkit to undertake routine maintenance and repair light / heavy goods vehicles.
• You’ll also have access to specialist tooling and shared equipment in our modern, fully equipped workshops.

A bit about you

• Qualified mechanic: you’re fully qualified to an advanced level (IMI Level 2 in Light or Heavy vehicle maintenance & repair or equivalent). You’ve got your own toolkit for standard repairs.
• Varied vehicle experience: Proven Vehicle Technician experience working on a wide range of vehicles, for example LCV / HGV.
• Valid UK driving licence: You hold a full manual UK driving licence, HGV licence would be advantageous.
• High working standards: you take pride in your work and do what is necessary to make sure the job is done effectively.
• Flexible to service demands: you’re able to work on a flexible shift rota. You’re always willing to support your team where necessary.

We offer the opportunity to upskill through a fully funded structured training programme, leading to an industry-recognised equivalent IMI Level 3 qualification and progression within the company, including salary.

Interested? Click ‘Apply Now’ to make sure you don’t miss out of this fantastic opportunity.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Royal Mail takes pride in our diverse employee network groups, which actively promote belonging and foster a positive work environment. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion means that we’re passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

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