Workshop Vehicle Technician (LCV)

Plantexpand-Ltd; London Borough of Newham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Discretionary performance bonus

Staff events

Recognition vouchers

Refer-a-Engineer bonus

Job summary

Plantexpand-Ltd in London is seeking an experienced technician to service and repair fleet vans and light commercial vehicles. You will diagnose faults using modern equipment and perform safety inspections, tail lift servicing, and comprehensive job recording to keep vehicles compliant.

Typical hours are 7am start, 45-hour week, with paid meal breaks and overtime; progression to senior technician and supervisor is possible with cross-training.

Qualifications

• A Level 2 or Level 3 light vehicle qualification (IMI, City & Guilds or similar), or equivalent experience.
• Experience working independently, including diagnostics.
• Your own hand tools (we supply specialist tools and diagnostics).
• A full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Service, inspect and repair fleet vans and light commercial vehicles.
• Diagnose faults with modern diagnostic equipment.
• Carry out vehicle safety and compliance inspections.
• Service and repair tail lifts.
• Record every job, with hours and parts used, so each vehicle stays compliant.

Skills

Diagnostics

Independent work

Driving licence

Education

Light vehicle qualification (IMI/City & Guilds)

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Canning Town, United Kingdom

£38,000 to £41,000 + overtime + discretionary company bonus + a ramp, a full bay and modern diagnostics

East London's utility vans, kept on the road from Canning Town.

Plantexpand maintains the plant and vehicles behind the UK's water, power, gas and telecoms networks, working for national utilities, councils, government and operators of critical sites. Our Canning Town fleet workshop keeps utility vans and light commercial vehicles safe, legal and on the road, taking the jobs that need a ramp and a full bay. You'll work alongside our planning team and partner suppliers.

What you'll work on

• Fleet vans and light commercial vehicles
  
• Tail lifts
  

A typical day

• First thing: get set up for the day's jobs on site from 7am.
  
• Through the day: services, safety inspections and larger repairs that need a ramp and a full bay, plus diagnostics on vans brought in from the road.
  
• End of the day: finish your job reports and hand vehicles back ready for the road, finishing at 4:30pm.
  

What you'll do

• Service, inspect and repair fleet vans and light commercial vehicles
  
• Diagnose faults with modern diagnostic equipment
  
• Carry out vehicle safety and compliance inspections
  
• Service and repair tail lifts
  
• Record every job, with hours and parts used, so each vehicle stays compliant
  

What you'll need

• A Level 2 or Level 3 light vehicle qualification (IMI, City & Guilds or similar), or equivalent experience
  
• Experience working independently, including diagnostics
  
• Your own hand tools (we supply specialist tools and diagnostics)
  
• A full UK driving licence
  

Nice to have

• Tail lift servicing and repair experience
  
• MOT testing experience
  

Where it can lead

You can progress from technician to senior technician and supervisor, with cross-training into other disciplines.

Hours

Full time, Monday to Friday: 45 hours a week, plus 2.5 hours of paid meal breaks across the week.

What you get

• £38,000 to £41,000 a year, plus overtime and enhanced overtime
  
• Discretionaryperformance bonus: paid quarterly, based on company targets
  
• Company pension
  
• Two paid staff events a year and monthly recognition vouchers
  
• £2,000 for every engineer you refer who we hire
  

Ex-Forces and career changers with the right mechanical skills are welcome. Plantexpand is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory.