Commercial Vehicle HGV Technician

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At WM Armstrong, we pride ourselves on our safe working environment, our excellent culture of teamwork and our strong family values.
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
We are currently looking for a HGV Technician to join our Armstrong Vehicle Centre team at our Longtown depot, previously known as Cumbria Trucks Centre.
In this role, you will be responsible for carrying out mechanical and electrical repairs, servicing and maintaining modern and varied vehicles, including cars, vans, commercial vehicles including HGVs /LGVs and trailers.
The hours for this role will mainly be 42.5 hours per week Monday Friday, working dayshift and backshift hours, with Saturday mornings based on a rota, along with an Out of Hours On Call requirement.
Benefits Include A basic salary of over £44k, with the potential earnings over £50k.
Overtime rates, outside of contractual hours, paid at 1.5x or 2x basic rate On call allowance of £100 per week, with minimum call out and hours paid Life insurance Medicash benefit scheme Training and development support Responsibilities Provide top quality service to our customers Maintain a wide range of vehicles Carry out servicing, mechanical and electrical repairs, preventative maintenance to customer vehicles.
Carry out diagnostics and ensure vehicle repaired in compliance with company and legislative requirements.
Communicate with internal stakeholders and external customers daily.
Remain up to date, as relevant, with the latest vehicle technology, DVSA inspection standards, changes in MOT legislation and working practices.
Requirements Relevant certifications or qualifications in mechanical engineering would be advantageous but not essential.
Previous experience in a similar role preferred Excellent Communication skills Strong problem-solving skills UK driving licence essential Class 1 or Class 2 licence preferable We would also invite applications from anyone who is currently working their way towards full qualifications, we can consider how we can support you with your training and ensure you get competitive rates of pay during your training, getting you on to the full rates as soon as possible.
If this sounds like you, wed love to hear from you! If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please click the Apply Button now.
As part of our commitment to safety and wellbeing, applicants will be asked to complete a routine drug and alcohol test during the interview and assessment process.
If you have not received a response from us within four weeks of submitting your application to us, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion as unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all candidate applications as we would wish. xehkeey
We reserve the right to close vacancies at any time once we have received sufficient applications, we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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Location:
Gaitle, Longtown
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Engineering

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