HGV Technician

HGV/Truck Technician - Manchester Area

£38,500 per annum plus an additional £300 p/m, dependant on experience

Hours: 7.00am - 7.00pm, 4 shifts on 4 off (176 hours per month)

Our client, the best motor trade employers in the North West, is looking to recruit a qualified, professional and competent experienced HGV/Truck Technician.

Our clients technicians are an integral part of the team and use their industry expertise to ensure that they keep their customers and their businesses moving by responding quickly and delivering excellent standards of work.

The job:
Act as an expert for all service work and defined assembly and work of the utmost quality and efficiency, and accordingly promote the brand image with respect to reliability and economy.

• Defined retrofitting of accessories and preservation work
• Support the Systems Technicians in more extensive repair jobs on the overall system

Key accountabilities:

• Performance of all services according to the manufacturer's instructions and according to the schedule/service processor
• All visual inspections, adjustment operations, adjustments, operating fluid changes and additions, replacement of worn equipment (e.g. brake linings)
• Knowledge of deviations and extraordinary wear occurrences and initiation of order expansions/feedback to customers
• Resetting of the maintenance system
• Cleaning and care of the customer vehicle
• Repair work
• Self-reliant performance of simple repairs of worn parts (e.g. replacement of mufflers, outside mirrors, tyres and balancing, etc.)
• Performance of defined, but also more extensive, assembly work and repair operations in cooperation with and/or under the supervision of Systems Technicians (e.g. major assembly replacement, suspension strut placement, etc.)
• Retrofitting and start-up of accessories and detachable body components

Skills and Competencies Required:

• Prior experience in a similar role, in a similar industry or main dealership (desired)
• Full City & Guilds qualifications required - certified technician in an automotive service field (essential)
• UK Driving Licence (essential)
• HGV Licence (desirable)
• Analytical thinking - ability to analyses and synthesises a wide range of information in order to draw conclusions or make decisions
• Customer orientation - ability to focus on the needs of the customer in the execution of the role and works to deliver customer satisfaction
• Disciplined work approach - tackles tasks in a structured systematic manner, ensuring completion to plan and to quality standards
• Flexibility - adapts and responds to different ways of working in the face of changing situations
• Team working - contributes positively to a team in order to achieve common business objectives

Holidays:
22 days holiday each year, plus bank holidays

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted car scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free on-site parking
• Long service awards
• Paid volunteer time
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you, please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.

Who are you applying to?

The Solution Automotive Recruitment have been placing candidates into the UK Motor Trade since 1999. We have a fantastic relationship with all our clients and candidates across the country, many very long standing relationships. If you are skilled and experienced Automotive candidate, we want to hear from you and rest assured, you'll be dealing with a person, not just a consultant!

Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we get, we can only respond to the candidates who match the criteria set for this vacancy. We will retain your CV on our database and make contact as and when suitable vacancies arise. We will NEVER send your CV anywhere without your permission