HGV Technician
About the job
HGV Technician – Birmingham
Our client who is a leading recycling and recovery company is looking for an experienced HGV Technician to join their busy team, with 5,000 people working across 300 locations our client is a substantial national business. With a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles, which range from specialist articulated and rigid trucks, to road sweepers, refuse collection vehicles and heavy plant vehicles. Your job will be to maintain this fleet – a task that will see you working with diverse vehicle technology and sophisticated ancillary equipment.
You must have previous experience in an LGV / HGV maintenance role. You’ll also need a recognised HGV Technician apprenticeship and a City & Guilds HGV parts 1, 2 & 3 qualification (or equivalent). Thanks to this background, you’ll know all about hydraulic, pneumatic, chassis and electrical systems, as well as the importance of customer service.
Weekly Hours: 45
Hours of work: between 6am and 6pm – occasional Saturdays and occasional overtime for emergency repairs
Ideal Start: asap – will wait 4 weeks for the right person
Background
Team sizes vary per site but generally would average around 6 personnel – Workshop Manager, Workshop Fitters, Techs and Mechanics.
Roles offer the opportunity to work on various vehicles – tippers, loaders, side loaders, plant, heavy plant and bin lorries, please note this isn’t a clean environment as the role by nature will involve getting into truck mechanisms that collect waste.
HGV licence not necessary but a plus.
To apply for this position please contact Karen Otton on 02392 314795 or via email kotton@strideresourcing.com
stride is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
