Mobile HGV Technician – Avonmouth/Bristol Areas
Salary starting from: £46,540 with overtime opportunity
Are you a Qualified Trailer Technician or HGV Technician based around the Avonmouth/Bristol area? Then we have a role for you!
Our hard-working and highly skilled team of 160+ technicians are the key to the success of our maintenance solution here at Zenith.
As one of our Technicians, you will be responsible for maintaining fleets of trailers, trucks and LCVs for our customers on their sites, and running defect clinics including minor defects on HGV's.
We have a “right first time” approach, valuing quality work and long-term solutions over quick fixes that will cause our customers more downtime in the long run.
The Job
- Supporting customers at their sites by maintaining and repairing fleets of Trailers, Trucks & LCV in accordance with current legislation.
- Fault-finding and diagnostics.
- Completing inspections on engines and electrical components and rectifying problems within specific timeframes.
- Carrying out servicing, repairs and maintenance to both new and used trucks & trailers.
- Working on large double deck trailers (double deck experience is required)
Essential Skills & Experience
- NVQ Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair (or equivalent);
- Knowledge and experience of servicing and maintaining HGVs and other commercial vehicles and the ability to perform repairs on various types and brands of vehicle;
- Experience in carrying out diagnostic repairs and fault finding;
- Full valid driving licence
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- A real commitment to delivering first class service and a sense of pride in your work
The Tools
We know how important it is the have the right tools. The diagnostic and tooling equipment on board our 160+ mobile service fleet is industry leading. We are proud to offer the best equipped vans in the marketplace and to provide all our technicians with Milwaukee Audi Volt Battery powered tooling, Training including IRTEC certification, Double Deck certification as well as H&S and new product training.
Overtime
We operate 24/7 at many of our customers sites, meaning there is overtime opportunities available. Many of our sites will require occasional weekend overtime – we will discuss the specific requirements of each role with you during the interview process. We reward our Mobile Technicians for supporting us to support our customers by offering payment uplift.
- 1.5x base rate for any weekday work over contracted hours & on Saturdays
- 2x base rate Sunday and Bank Holiday (Plus a day back in lieu for working a BH)
Why Zenith
- Autonomy
- Clean, warm & safe working condition
- Quality focus – right first-time approach
- Increase earning with overtime opportunity
- Above all we care!
Reward
- Salary starting at £17.90 per hour (increases with IRTEC & Double Deck certification)
- 20 days annual leave (increases with length of service)
- Your birthday off!
- Buy up to 5 days additional leave
- Referral bonuses - you can bag £1000 every time you refer (and we appoint) someone you know!
- 4% employer pension contribution
- Death in service (lump sum payment 4x salary)
- Critical illness cover
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Employee Assistance programme (EAP) – A 24 hour helpline to support you through any of life's issues or problems.
- Enhanced Maternity/Paternity leave
- Tech scheme
- Retail discounts
INDMSU
We want to positively encourage differences in Zenith and believe it is critical to our success as a company. Zenith is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
