Workshop Technician
Salary: £30,000 to £35,000
Boston – depot based
Full-time - 39 hours per week
Want to join an externally accredited Great Place to Work where 80% of colleagues would recommend the business, and that continues to grow through consistent high performance? NRG Riverside Group is committed to building a sustainable, secure environment where people can thrive. Following recent years of success, NRG Riverside Group has officially acquired Specialist Fleet Services (SFS), a fantastic business with a first-class reputation for customer service. Together, we're strengthening our nationwide offering, combining expertise and resources while maintaining the high standards our customers expect. Ready for your next career step? Apply today and be part of our exciting future.
Are you an experienced Workshop Technician looking for your next challenge? We currently have a fantastic opportunity to work within our Boston depot on a permanent basis. The Workshop Technician is responsible for carrying out all work to a high standard within our busy municipal workshop facility, ensuring strict adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations. In this role, you should be a strong team player, capable of adapting to pressure and change, and ensure all paperwork and fleet management systems are completed timely and accurately. Maintaining fleet safety and keeping turnaround times efficient are at the forefront of the role.
The Workshop Technician will work very closely with all facets of the organisation including:
- The Workshop Controller
- Other Depot Technicians & Engineering Teams
- SFS Staff, Customers, and Suppliers
Our business continues to grow at a fast pace, and we need to secure a superstar! If you believe this could be you, we want to hear from you!
What candidate are we looking for?
- A minimum of 5 years’ technical experience on municipal vehicles (e.g., refuse, sweepers, etc.)
- Recognised time served on an apprenticeship scheme with supporting technical evidence and qualifications
- Full clean HGV driving license Category C (minimum)
- Proven technical experience on vehicle electrical systems (12 and 24 volts), hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
- A solid understanding of Health & Safety rules, regulations, risk assessments, and safe systems of work
- An ability to work effectively both independently and as a progressive part of a workshop team
- Strong communication skills with a commitment to treating customers fairly and providing clear, jargon-free information
- A professional approach to conduct rules, demonstrating integrity, due skill, care, and diligence
The following additional skills would be an advantage:
- High attention to detail with strong multitasking and organizational skills to prioritize deadlines
- Basic IT literacy with knowledge of MS Office systems
- Completed VOSA vehicle inspection course or specific municipal vehicle manufacturing training
- Familiarity with using fleet management systems (e.g., Fleetwave)
What will be your duties?
- Carrying out routine repairs, maintenance, and servicing to a wide variety of municipal vehicles to a high standard
- Actively repairing daily driver defects, ensuring all associated paperwork is completed in accordance with company processes
- Ensuring all booked vehicles have work completed or are safely re-booked as a re-visit repair before being returned to the customer
- Completing all necessary paperwork immediately upon finishing an inspection or task and returning it to the Workshop Controller
- Fully utilizing the fleet management system (Fleetwave) to manage data and logging jobs accurately
- Ensuring all ordered parts are correct for the required work and assisting other technicians with complex repairs when needed
- Stepping in to cover the Workshop Controller’s duties as and when required by the depot
- Keeping the workshop and parking areas clean, tidy, and safe, ensuring walkways are clear and all outside vehicles are securely locked with keys kept secure
- Monitoring workshop tools and equipment to ensure they are safe, used properly, and returned to their correct storage location
- Attending vehicle breakdowns when required (with a workshop van provided) and participating in a 24/7 weekly standby rota as needed
- Maintaining a flexible and cooperative approach to daily workloads to properly service workshop and customer requirements
In return for your hard work and dedication, we provide a number of great benefits, including, Salary Sacrifice pension, discounted shopping, cinema and gym membership and a talent development programme so you can see where your development and progression in our business can go.
In addition to a generous salary, you will also receive these benefits:
- 33 Days annual leave (inclusive of statutory).
- Salary Sacrifice pension.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- OnDemand GP and face to face counselling sessions.
- Online health advice portal.
- Benefit portal including retail, leisure, and holiday discounts.
- Dedicated training and development to support your career with our business.
- Recommend a friend bonus.
- Death in Service (available from day one of employment).
- Wellbeing programme.
- Free onsite parking.
How can you apply?
Did you know that we accept applications in all varieties? We welcome all type of applications, whether you are a budding poet or artist, a songwriter, or a wordsmith where a traditional CV is more your style.
For all video/photo applications please ensure you demonstrate, similar to a traditional CV, that you meet the required skills and experience for the role to give you the best opportunity to be shortlisted for an interview.
If you wish to apply with a video, please upload a word document stating you have emailed your application and send your file to [email protected] (Please note – this is only for video or photo applications).
NRG Riverside Group has a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. If our vacancies sound exciting, but your experience doesn’t 100% align, we still want to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to apply. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under anti discriminatory laws.
