HGV / Plant Technician
Perfect Placement
Our client, a reputable family-owned business operating across the North West, is seeking a skilled HGV / Plant Technician to join their expanding team in Bolton. This role offers a long-term career opportunity with stability, competitive remuneration, and the chance to work within a well-established organisation. The successful HGV / Plant Technician will play a key role in maintaining a diverse fleet of heavy vehicles and plant machinery, ensuring safety, reliability, and operational efficiency.
Benefits for the Successful HGV / Plant Technician:
- Competitive salary aligned with your experience and skills
- Overtime opportunities paid at premium rates
- Company vehicle provided (for Heavy Plant Fitters)
- Company pension scheme
- On-site parking facilities
- Stable working hours with some flexibility to support work-life balance
- Opportunities for career development in a growing company
- Conduct diagnostics, repairs, and preventative maintenance on HGVs and plant equipment, including crushers, excavators, dozers, and dump trucks
- Ensure ongoing safety, compliance, and roadworthiness of fleet
- Prepare vehicles and plant machinery for MOT inspections
- Attend breakdowns and provide prompt, effective repairs
- Assist with tyre repairs and replacements
- Maintain a clean and safe workshop environment complying with health and safety policies
- Keep up-to-date with industry regulations and safety standards
- Assist with vehicle and machinery inspections across multiple sites within Bolton and surrounding areas
- Proven experience as an HGV or Plant Technician or Mechanic
- Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills; capable of troubleshooting effectively
- Ability to strip, rebuild, and repair heavy plant machinery, including engines, hydraulics, and drive lines
- Experience working on crushers, screeners, excavators, loaders, dozers, and dump trucks is highly desirable
- Valid driving licence (Category C/E preferred but not essential)
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Flexibility to travel between various sites within Bolton and nearby locations
- Willingness to work hours approximately from 06:00 to 18:00/19:00, with additional overtime opportunities
Contact Paul Martin, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Bolton and Greater Manchester, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.
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