HGV Mechanic

TN United Kingdom; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000

Job description

We're looking for an HGV Mechanic to join our Transportation team based in Glastonbury. Within this role, you can enjoy a fantastic pension scheme, a competitive annual holiday entitlement, and even more.

Can you envision a world without transportation links by land, sea, or air? Neither can we! Your journey is our journey. Join us at Kier Transportation, where we are working brilliantly together to make a difference, supporting the movement of people, goods, and equipment.

Location: Glastonbury, Somerset

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 depending on experience

What will you be responsible for?

As an HGV Mechanic, you'll be working within the Transport team, supporting them by working on HGVs, LGVs, and vans, performing truck repair and maintenance works in accordance with factory and industry standards, running diagnostics on vehicles, and working closely with other team members.

Your day-to-day will include:

1. Carrying out preventative vehicle maintenance and servicing, MOT preparation and repairs, repairing or replacing broken or defective parts and resolving defects, making all works & repairs in a safe & timely manner exceeding DVSA standards.
2. Diagnosing faults and rectifying faults using specialist market-leading diagnostic equipment.
3. Road testing vehicles & presenting for test (licence dependent), completing administrative tasks such as record keeping.
4. Being on call in winter months for vehicle breakdowns, supporting our fleet of gritters across Somerset.

What are we looking for?

This role of HGV Mechanic is great for you if:

1. You have an NVQ Level 2 or are fully qualified and hold a HGV driving licence (training can be provided for a HGV licence).
2. You can demonstrate previous experience as a vehicle technician.
3. You feel comfortable maintaining plant/machinery.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier