Vehicle Technician / Military Vehicle Engineer - Ipswich

RecruitMe; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary (£37,791.73)

Sponsored Reserve payment

Overtime enhancement

Bank holidays premium

Holiday entitlement 24 days

Additional holiday option

Pension scheme

Training (technical & military)

Discounts

Social Impact Days

Career development opportunities

Job summary

RecruitMe in Ipswich is seeking a Military Vehicle Engineer to maintain an advanced fleet of state-of-the-art military vehicles and defence equipment. The role includes fully funded technical and military training and career development within the UK Defence sector.

You’ll perform servicing, repairs, and preventative maintenance on vehicles and equipment, with enhanced overtime and a Sponsored Reservist requirement, while contributing to safety and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical maintenance or vehicle repair.
• Ability to diagnose faults and work independently.
• Willing to undergo full military training.

Responsibilities

• Servicing and repairing military vehicles, plant and material-handling equipment.
• Completing planned and preventative maintenance.
• Diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults.
• Investigating breakdowns and completing effective repairs.
• Replacing, repairing and rebuilding mechanical components.
• Inspecting and preparing equipment for operational use.
• Completing accurate electronic maintenance records.
• Identifying and ordering replacement parts.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Independent work

Job description

Ipswich - £37,791.73 + £3,000 Sponsored Reserve payment + enhanced overtime

Are you a Vehicle Technician, HGV Technician, Plant Fitter or Agricultural Engineer looking for something beyond a conventional workshop role?

We’re recruiting engineers and technicians to maintain an advanced fleet of state-of-the-art military vehicles, specialist plant and defence equipment supporting UK Defence operations.

Previous military experience is not required. If you have worked on cars, commercial vehicles, emergency-service fleets, 4x4s, agricultural machinery, forklifts or construction plant, your experience could transfer extremely well.

Full technical and military training will be provided.

Salary and Benefits

• £37,791.73 basic salary

• Additional £3,000 payment for maintaining Sponsored Reserve status

• Enhanced overtime paid at time and a half or double time

• Enhanced bank-holiday payments

• Minimum 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Option to purchase additional holiday

• Generous company pension

• Fully funded technical and military training

• Retail, healthcare, leisure and gym discounts

• Two paid Social Impact Days each year

• Excellent long-term career-development opportunities

The Military Vehicle Engineer Role

You’ll help keep essential military vehicles and specialist defence equipment safe, reliable and ready for operational use.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Servicing and repairing military vehicles, plant and material-handling equipment

• Completing planned and preventative maintenance

• Diagnosing mechanical, hydraulic and electrical faults

• Investigating breakdowns and completing effective repairs

• Replacing, repairing and rebuilding mechanical components

• Inspecting and preparing equipment for operational use

• Completing accurate electronic maintenance records

• Identifying and ordering replacement parts

• Working to strict safety, quality and engineering standards

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from experienced technicians, recently qualified apprentices and automotive engineering graduates with practical workshop experience.

Suitable backgrounds include:

• Vehicle Technician or Diagnostic Technician

• MOT Tester

• HGV or Commercial Vehicle Technician

• Plant Fitter or Plant Engineer

• Agricultural Engineer

• Emergency-Service or Fleet Technician

• Forklift or Material-Handling Engineer

• 4x4 or Off-Highway Vehicle Technician

• REME Engineer

You’ll need practical mechanical maintenance or vehicle-repair experience, good fault-finding skills and the ability to work independently. Experience with hydraulic or electrical systems would be beneficial, although further training is available.

Sponsored Reserve Requirement

As this position supports UK Defence, successful applicants must become or remain an Army Sponsored Reservist.

If you do not have recent military experience, the required Reservist training will be fully provided.

Take Your Engineering Career Further

This is an opportunity to move beyond routine vehicle servicing, develop new technical skills and work on some of the UK’s most advanced military vehicles and specialist defence equipment.

If you have transferable automotive, HGV, plant or mechanical engineering experience, we’d like to hear from you.