HGV Fleet Engineer in Leicester, Leicestershire
Posted by Holt Recruitment Ltd
£47,500 – £50,000 a year
Leicester · Permanent
Location: Leicester
Pay: £47,500 - £50,000
Type: Full Time
Additional Benefits: Company Car
HGV Fleet Engineer Responsibilities:
- Manage external HGV maintenance providers, monitoring repair quality, turnaround times, costs and agreed service levels.
- Assess repair recommendations, investigate recurring faults and challenge poor workmanship to improve fleet reliability.
- Review maintenance costs and negotiate supplier pricing, warranty support and goodwill contributions.
- Provide technical guidance to customers, suppliers and internal teams, supporting safe, compliant and cost-effective fleet operations.
- Use fleet systems, maintenance data and reporting tools to identify trends, reduce vehicle downtime and improve maintenance decisions.
HGV Fleet Engineer Benefits:
- Apply your HGV technical knowledge to wider fleet engineering decisions.
- Develop commercial skills through supplier negotiations and maintenance cost control.
- Build experience managing external maintenance providers and engineering standards.
- Broaden your knowledge of fleet reliability, compliance and operational performance.
- Develop analytical skills through maintenance data and fleet reporting.
- Gain experience working with customers, operational teams and senior stakeholders.
- Strengthen your experience for potential progression into fleet engineering or maintenance management.
- Company car provided. (Based on availability)
HGV Fleet Engineer Requirements:
- Strong HGV engineering knowledge; a fully qualified HGV Technician background with at least five years’ experience is preferred.
- Ability to assess repair quality, investigate technical faults and challenge unnecessary maintenance work.
- Commercial awareness and confidence negotiating costs, warranty claims and supplier commitments.
- Clear communication skills, with the confidence to challenge suppliers and advise customers professionally.
- Confidence using fleet systems, Microsoft Office, reporting tools and AI-enabled methods to support decision-making.
- Flexibility to support out-of-hours breakdown cover and a Saturday rota, currently approximately one Saturday per quarter.
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