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Plant / HGV Technician Job in Westbury

Wiltshire
Westbury
Service Department, Commercial Dealership
£42000 - £50000 per annum
138103
Plant Equipment/HGV Technician required in Westbury.
  • Starting salary up to £42,000 per annum pending experience plus performance-related bonus providing a £50,000 on-target earnings.  
  • 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. 
  • Access to hundreds of practical, recreational and salary-sacrifice discounts, a staff wellness programme, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, and regular recognition rewards for staff.
Our client, a franchise-approved commercial vehicle dealer group with multiple sites nationwide, is looking to hire a fully qualified and experienced Plant Equipment/HGV Technician for their busy Westbury dealership.
 
Reporting to the Workshop Controller and working as part of a friendly team, as a Plant Equipment/HGV Technician, your key objectives will include:
  • Performing major and minor repairs to plant equipment as well as heavy goods vehicles, trailers and other vehicles as required. 
  • Carrying out PDI works and attachment set-up on plant equipment.
  • Mobile repair and maintenance of plant equipment. 
  • Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services according to machine hours and schedules.
  • Maintaining inventory in the service vehicle and ensuring cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
  • Working with other departments, including the sales team, to ensure a quality and reliable service level is provided to customers. 
  • Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for machines/vehicles.
  • Maintaining records of machines/vehicles that have been repaired or handled.
  • Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims according to manufacturer requirements or escalating them to higher management.
  • Providing in-house training to recruits and trainees as required. 
  • Carrying out your role with quality, compliance and health and safety always at the forefront of what you do.
To be eligible, you need to be qualified to IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in either Plant Equipment or Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair, and ideally hold at least 1 to 2 years practical experience post qualification. You will need to be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce high-quality work in a busy workshop environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for your team. Applicants will need to have a current, full UK driving license for the relevant vehicle and machinery classes.
 
What's in it for you? Quite a lot it seems! For your hard work as a Plant Equipment/HGV Technician, our client is offering…
  • Starting salary up to £42,000 per annum pending experience. 
  • Performance related bonus providing a £50,000 annual on-target earnings. 
  • Overtime subject to availability, paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half.
  • 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) and your birthday off.
  • Workplace pension scheme.
  • In-house training and development. 
  • Additional company benefits include access to hundreds of practical, recreational and salary-sacrifice discounts, a staff wellness programme, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, and regular recognition rewards for staff. 
  • Fantastic career prospects with a multi-award-winning dealer group operating for over 50+ years.
  • 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. 
If you are interested in hearing more about this Plant / HGV Technician job in the Westbury area, please contact Hamish at Perfect Placement Today.

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