HGV Technician
Holt Recruitment Ltd
Location: Taunton
Position: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week (5 days over 7 | Late Shift: 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
Base Salary: £17.88 per hour
Shift Allowance: +£20.36 per day shift payment
Are you an experienced HGV Technician /PSV Technician looking for your new role.
Join one of the UK’s largest transport operators in a state-of-the-art workshop. We are investing heavily in modern fleet technologies, providing you with the perfect environment to grow your engineering career with continuous technical up-skilling.
Key Responsibilities of the HGV Technician / PSV Technician
- Diagnose, service, and carry out vehicle repairs and parts replacement.
- Identify vehicle faults and specify the correct repair methods.
- Conduct routine fleet inspections using modern handheld data capture devices.
- Attend occasional on-road vehicle breakdowns and recoveries.
- Complete vehicle road testing to verify successful remedial repairs.
- NVQ / SVQ Level 3 (or City & Guilds equivalent) in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.
- Open to backgrounds in PSV, HGV, Light Vehicle (car/van), or ex-Forces engineering roles.
- Full UK driving licence (a PCV licence is highly desirable, but we will fund and help you achieve this).
- A flexible, multi-skilled approach to workshop tasks.
- Free Simply Health & Smart Health cash-back schemes (including optical, dental, virtual GP, and 24/7 mental health support).
- Free bus pass from day one, plus discounted UK train travel for you and your family after 6 months.
- Competitive pension scheme and options to join company share schemes.
- Free laundry service for your overalls/PPE, and free on-site parking.
- Up to 5 weeks of annual leave plus bank holidays.
Application opens at the source listing. Free for jobseekers.