Job Description
An HGV Technician/Fitter is a highly responsible role focused on ensuring heavy goods vehicles are safe, roadworthy, and compliant with DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) standards to ensure compliance with the company s operator licence. The role will include responsibility for servicing, diagnosing, and repairing a range of commercial vehicles and trailers.
HGV Technician Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Preventative Maintenance: Booking and liaising with maintenance garages to ensure vehicle inspections and pre-mot inspections are carried out at agreed intervals in accordance with the maintenance planner.
- Defect Reporting: All drivers defect reports will be given to a HGV Technician/Fitter with sufficient authority to ensure appropriate action is taken. This might include taking vehicles out of service.
- Documentation: Comple and review all the necessary paperwork, including vehicle defect reports, vehicles off road documents, vehicle inspection paperwork, retaining maintenance invoices/delivery notes, completing tyre management and torque records regularly.
- Quality Assurance/Gate checks: To carry out regular quality assurance or gate checks to ensure drivers are carrying out daily vehicle checks in accordance with training provided.
- Breakdown Response: Supporting roadside breakdowns and urgent repairs when necessary.
- Workshop Safety: Maintaining a clean and organised work environment.
- Reporting to: Company director and Transport Manager
Requirements & Qualifications:
- Experience: Must be technically competent and operationally aware of the safety standards. Be familiar in techniques of vehicle diagnosis and reporting and possess a sound working knowledge of the relevant inspection manuals produced by DVSA.
- Qualifications: Have relevant technical qualification and achieve an automotive technical accreditation such as IRTEC.
- License: A full UK Driving Licence is essential, with Class 1 or 2 often required.
Salary and Benefits:
- Salary: £15 per hour
- Shift Work: Part-time position for 4-5 hours per day
An HGV Technician/Fitter is a highly responsible role focused on ensuring heavy goods vehicles are safe, roadworthy, and compliant with DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) standards to ensure compliance with the company s operator licence. The role will include responsibility for servicing, diagnosing, and repairing a range of commercial vehicles and trailers.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Preventative Maintenance: Booking and liaising with maintenance garages to ensure vehicle inspections and pre-mot inspections are carried out at agreed intervals in accordance with the maintenance planner.
- Defect Reporting: All drivers defect reports will be given to a HGV Technician/Fitter with sufficient authority to ensure appropriate action is taken. This might include taking vehicles out of service.
- Documentation: Comple and review all the necessary paperwork, including vehicle defect reports, vehicles off road documents, vehicle inspection paperwork, retaining maintenance invoices/delivery notes, completing tyre management and torque records regularly.
- Quality Assurance/Gate checks: To carry out regular quality assurance or gate checks to ensure drivers are carrying out daily vehicle checks in accordance with training provided.
- Breakdown Response: Supporting roadside breakdowns and urgent repairs when necessary.
- Workshop Safety: Maintaining a clean and organised work environment.
- Reporting to: Company director and Transport Manager
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Requirements & Qualifications:
- Experience: Must be technically competent and operationally aware of the safety standards. Be familiar in techniques of vehicle diagnosis and reporting and possess a sound working knowledge of the relevant inspection manuals produced by DVSA.
- Qualifications: Have relevant technical qualification and achieve an automotive technical accreditation such as IRTEC.
- License: A full UK Driving Licence is essential, with Class 1 or 2 often required.
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Salary and Benefits:
- Salary: £15 per hour
