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HGV Technician Job in Bicester

Oxfordshire
Bicester
Service Department, Commercial Dealership
£44000 - £53000 per annum
148155
  • HGV Technician - Bicester.
  • Salary: Up to £44,000 per annum, pending experience, with additional efficiency bonus up to £9,000 per annum available on reaching target (paid monthly).
  • Hours: 40 hours per week: Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Optional Saturday work is available. 
  • Benefits: Enhanced annual leave, regular manufacturer training, optional overtime and late shifts allowances, optional roadside call-out rota, and the chance to work with an award-winning family-run business operating for over 50 years.

Our client, a family-run automotive commercial vehicle dealer group with multiple centres across Southern England, is currently recruiting for a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Technician to join their busy dealership in Bicester.

Reporting to the Service Manager and working as part of a team in a modern purpose-built workshop, your key objectives as an HGV Technician will include:
 
  • To complete all service work and defined maintenance work of the utmost quality and efficiency on heavy goods vehicles within the manufacturer's time schedules.
  • Supply a professional performance in all aspects of work activities to make an essential contribution to the value and retention of customers.
  • Supporting colleagues in the workshop with any technical issues and innovations.
  • Ability to carry out comprehensive diagnoses and repairs of malfunctions.
  • To ensure that all company policies and procedures applicable to their area of responsibility are always adhered to.
  • Document the results of diagnosis/repairs/service/safety inspections.

To be eligible, an IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair would be essential, alongside practical experience working with heavy goods vehicles. Overall, you will need to be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce high-quality work in a busy workshop environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for your team. Applicants with an active HGV driving licence or an IRTEC accreditation would be highly advantageous; however, this is non-essential.

What's in it for you? For your hard work as an HGV Technician, our client is offering…
 
  • Starting salary up to £44,000 per annum pending experience/qualifications.
  • Efficiency bonuses up to £9,000+ per annum (paid monthly).
  • Optional overtime subject to availability, paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half or double time.
  • Optional call-out rota (one week out of four) with fantastic financial benefits.
  • 22 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be paid at double time), with your holiday increasing over the length of service.
  • Full in-house and off-site manufacturer-approved training, with your salary increasing with the more training you receive. 
  • Company benefits include a competitive employer pension, travel insurance, paternity pay, referral bonus, cycle to work scheme, and staff purchase discounts.
  • Opportunity to work with an award-winning family-run business operating for over 50 years.
  • Working hours from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. 

Contact Harry Thaxton-Woodcock, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Bicester and the surrounding region, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.