HGV Technician

HGV Technician

AVONMOUTH, BRISTOL

Working Hours 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday

47.5 hour working week

TOTAL AVERAGE EARNINGS

c£50,000.00

Salary £46,104.50 per annum

+

Company profit-share bonus every 3 months of c£1,000.00

+ Additional overtime is available at £25.95 for hours worked over 40, and any hours worked before 7:00 a.m. are at double time £34.60 per hour.

Hourly rates breakdown:

• 40 hours x £17.30 = £ 692.00 x 52 weeks = £ 35,984.00 (Contracted Basic Hours)
• 7.5 hours x £ 25.95 = £ 194.63 x 52 weeks = £ 10,120.50 (Contracted Overtime Rate)

Why should you apply for this position?

• Annual pay rises
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Annual profit-share bonuses (company-wide) offering c£1000.00 per quarter to loyal and hardworking employees - (This is at management discretion, figures based on the last 12 months, subject to change, further details to be discussed upon application)
• Regular overtime offered at time and a half & DOUBLE-TIME rate!
• Approachable, professional management team
• Job stability This is a cash-rich company has been in operation for almost 70 years, and are industry leaders!
• Death in Service Pay-out (Life Insurance) Annual Salary X 2 (after 12 months qualifying period)
• Contributory Pension at 3% effective immediately upon commencement of your employment
• Training & professional development opportunities, paid for by the company!

About the Company

The company is well established, having been in operation for almost 70 years and they are specialists in commercial vehicle rental. Their Business has 6 rental depots, with fully equipped, modern maintenance workshops in the North and South of England. From these depots they operate in excess of 2000 vehicles (of which 1000 are above 3.5 tons).

About the role

The position of HGV Technician will involve being responsible for carrying out inspection and service routines and repairs and testing of vehicles in a professional and safe manner. The HGV Mechanic will be reporting to the Workshop Manager and will be able to investigate and diagnose faults, report findings and be able to carry out all repairs to the current manufacturers standards.

It would be advantageous for you to possess these skills but not essential as training will be given:

• Knowledge of cranes or hydraulics
• Experience working on tippers, tipper grabs or beaver tails
• Class 1 (C+E) or Class 2 (C) HGV Licence
• HGV Qualifications (time-served is also fine if you have a good number of years experience on the tools)