LGV Vehicle Technician

John Lewis Partnership; London, West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

The salary offered for this role is up to £42,700, from 1st April this will increase to £44,200 plus overtime is readily available.

Working Monday - Friday Alternate shifts, 37.5 hours per week

AM shift 06:00-14:00

PM shift 13:30-21:30

Based at our Customer Fulfilment Centre in Coulsdon, our Vehicle Technician workshop team ensures our fleet of Waitrose and John Lewis vehicles remain well maintained and on the road, meaning our stock is in the right place at the right time for our customers.

As a LGV Vehicle Technician within the team, you’ll be working on a range of vehicles from our smaller Delivery Ford Transit Connects up to 3.5T Mercedes Sprinter vans. It will be your responsibility to service and repair our light vehicle fleet. You’ll also need to ensure that the workshop remains a safe environment for your colleagues and yourself.

Our Vehicle Technician Team is growing to meet the growing demand for Online Deliveries in our Waitrose Ecommerce Business, and you’ll be working with a dedicated team of experienced Partners. Our current technicians will ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed and excel in your role, giving you the opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career.

Working in our Coulsdon workshop is a fun and supportive environment. As a co-owned business, all of our Partners work together to ensure all goals are achieved and that everyone in the team is a part of that success.

Essential Experience/Qualifications required:

• City and Guilds 1,2,3 Vehicle technician or equivalent qualifications
• Full UK Driving Licence
• A proven background in transport commercial vehicle repairs
• Knowledge of commercial vehicle legislation and roadworthiness
• Experience of using diagnostic tools
• A 'C' or 'C+E' driving licence is desirable, but not essential

Benefits of the Partnership and the Role

We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. After all, they’re the ones that make the John Lewis Partnership special. Benefits include:

• Free on site Parking or good public transport links
• £300 a year tool allowance after 1 year employment
• Partnership discount in store and online after three months: 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% on electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners, with the option to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.
• Discounted cinema tickets & VIP suites with discounted tickets at the O2 arena
• Discounted rates on holidays at the John Lewis Partnerships hotels, where only Partners and their guests can stay
• Enhanced work-life balance, including focus on well-being and our market leading equal parenthood leave Policy

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The Partnership

We’re the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.