HGV Technician
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £14.63 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Powys, Wales |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Nations Recruitment |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Job Category: Trades & Operatives
Job location: Pool Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3AF, Powys County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £14.63 per hour
The role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 08:00-16:00, Friday 08:00-15:30.
Prior experience with HGV's is essential, and a HGV licence with an up to date CPC is required
The role is based at Kirkhamsfield depot Newtrown
bout the role:
The main purpose of the role of HGV Technician is to maintain the fleet in line with the undertakings of the authority’s operator’s licence.
Powys’ fleet consists of various types of equipment and vehicles, such as Mowers, all the way to 32 tonne, 4 axle trucks.
The role will mainly focus on HGV, LGV and specialist vehicles, but you will also be asked to look at items of plant equipment within the fleet.
About you:
The successful candidate will:
Be hard working, and motivated.
Willing to be adaptable.
Be outgoing.
Help where requested.
Be able to work as a team member, but also independently.
What you will do:
Within this role, you will carry out:
Preventative Maintenance Inspections, on vehicles and equipment within the fleet.
Servicing of Vehicles and Machinery
Fault Diagnosis
MOT preparation
Parts replacement
Your responsibilities will be:
To support and assist the Fleet Operations Supervisor to deliver a high functioning, customer focused HGV & LCV Inspections and maintenance service in accordance with DVSA regulatory standards, Corporate Fleet Policies and manufacturers’ recommendations.
To provide an ‘out of hours’ service during the winter period and bank holidays to provide assistance to other service areas across the Council as required.
Provide a proactive approach to maintaining the councils fleet of around 150 HGV’s to ensure compliance with the legal requirement in relation to the operation of the Council’s plant and transport fleet, the Council’s Operator’s license and DVSA. You will play a pivotal part in the service income maximization by logging and recording work activities, labour charges, ordering parts and monitoring impress stock on the digital database.
Provide a specialist resource to the Council to promote an understanding and use of HGV & LCV preventative maintenance when carrying out vehicle and inspections, maintenance, servicing and repairs, following Council maintenance schedules to minimise vehicle downtime and disruption to service users and avoid unnecessary vehicle hires.
Using the online Fleet Management system, complete and maintain accurate documentation including Vehicle Safety Inspection and service sheets. To sign each Inspection sheet at the end of the Inspection and record all repairs as required. To report any damage repair or non-predictable maintenance undertaken on a vehicle/plant, to enable appropriate costings to be captured.
Using the specialist IT equipment, undertake vehicle diagnosis and identify faults, errors and engine management codes then order parts required to complete satisfactory repairs on vehicles. Parts drawn from stores will be recorded. Then, undertake road testing of vehicles (and plant) if appropriate driving license held. You will also be expected to use craft skills for specialised work.
Create positive, beneficial and effective working relationships with all Highways, Transport & Recycling staff and other stakeholders such as income generating customers and suppliers to ensure the service is delivered to a high standard of customer care. This will include being available on the ‘Out of Hours’ stand-by rota and attend call outs as required.
Provide data and analysis to other teams within the Fleet service in relation to proactive maintenance and best practice to ensure a consistency of approach is taken across both workshop sites.
Keep up to update on changes to heavy goods vehicle maintenance legislation and regulations and fault diagnosis, and in particular the DVSA guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness and to be able to give advice and information on current vehicle maintenance provision to help inform policy and practice to colleagues within the Fleet Service.
Be involved in the development of processes and procedures for all matters relating to Health & Safety in the Vehicle Maintenance Workshops and continually apply this to the working environment on site and when working off-site as and when required.
To maintain the Workshop house-keeping to a high level to ensure that there is a “Safe, Clean & Tidy” approach to the Workshop.
Attend all relevant training programmes as identified by the Workshop Manager and mentor and train apprentices or career graded positions and approve any of their work carried out as and when required.
Experience
Essential
Experience in heavy vehicle or heavy plant maintenance.
Experience in vehicle inspection to meet the standards set by DVSA
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of Health and Safety
Mechanical knowledge of a broad range of vehicles, machinery, equipment and tools
Knowledge of diagnostic equipment
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Accredited nationally recognised qualification in the repair and maintenance of vehicles or heavy plant to QCF level 3 or Current IRTEC Advanced Technician licence holder or DVSA Nominated tester
Possess a full current valid Category B driving licence
Possess a full current Category C driving licence or the capability to attain a Category C licence within 2 years after probationary period
Commitment to undergo any future training required for the role
Desirable
DVSA nominated Tester
Health and Safety Certificate to a minimum standard of IOSH Working Safely or equivalent
Personal Qualities
Essential
Good interpersonal skills
An ability to work as part of a team
Commitment to provide a quality repair service and excellent customer service
Job location: Pool Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3AF, Powys County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £14.63 per hour
The role is 37 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 08:00-16:00, Friday 08:00-15:30.
Prior experience with HGV's is essential, and a HGV licence with an up to date CPC is required
The role is based at Kirkhamsfield depot Newtrown
bout the role:
The main purpose of the role of HGV Technician is to maintain the fleet in line with the undertakings of the authority’s operator’s licence.
Powys’ fleet consists of various types of equipment and vehicles, such as Mowers, all the way to 32 tonne, 4 axle trucks.
The role will mainly focus on HGV, LGV and specialist vehicles, but you will also be asked to look at items of plant equipment within the fleet.
About you:
The successful candidate will:
Be hard working, and motivated.
Willing to be adaptable.
Be outgoing.
Help where requested.
Be able to work as a team member, but also independently.
What you will do:
Within this role, you will carry out:
Preventative Maintenance Inspections, on vehicles and equipment within the fleet.
Servicing of Vehicles and Machinery
Fault Diagnosis
MOT preparation
Parts replacement
Your responsibilities will be:
To support and assist the Fleet Operations Supervisor to deliver a high functioning, customer focused HGV & LCV Inspections and maintenance service in accordance with DVSA regulatory standards, Corporate Fleet Policies and manufacturers’ recommendations.
To provide an ‘out of hours’ service during the winter period and bank holidays to provide assistance to other service areas across the Council as required.
Provide a proactive approach to maintaining the councils fleet of around 150 HGV’s to ensure compliance with the legal requirement in relation to the operation of the Council’s plant and transport fleet, the Council’s Operator’s license and DVSA. You will play a pivotal part in the service income maximization by logging and recording work activities, labour charges, ordering parts and monitoring impress stock on the digital database.
Provide a specialist resource to the Council to promote an understanding and use of HGV & LCV preventative maintenance when carrying out vehicle and inspections, maintenance, servicing and repairs, following Council maintenance schedules to minimise vehicle downtime and disruption to service users and avoid unnecessary vehicle hires.
Using the online Fleet Management system, complete and maintain accurate documentation including Vehicle Safety Inspection and service sheets. To sign each Inspection sheet at the end of the Inspection and record all repairs as required. To report any damage repair or non-predictable maintenance undertaken on a vehicle/plant, to enable appropriate costings to be captured.
Using the specialist IT equipment, undertake vehicle diagnosis and identify faults, errors and engine management codes then order parts required to complete satisfactory repairs on vehicles. Parts drawn from stores will be recorded. Then, undertake road testing of vehicles (and plant) if appropriate driving license held. You will also be expected to use craft skills for specialised work.
Create positive, beneficial and effective working relationships with all Highways, Transport & Recycling staff and other stakeholders such as income generating customers and suppliers to ensure the service is delivered to a high standard of customer care. This will include being available on the ‘Out of Hours’ stand-by rota and attend call outs as required.
Provide data and analysis to other teams within the Fleet service in relation to proactive maintenance and best practice to ensure a consistency of approach is taken across both workshop sites.
Keep up to update on changes to heavy goods vehicle maintenance legislation and regulations and fault diagnosis, and in particular the DVSA guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness and to be able to give advice and information on current vehicle maintenance provision to help inform policy and practice to colleagues within the Fleet Service.
Be involved in the development of processes and procedures for all matters relating to Health & Safety in the Vehicle Maintenance Workshops and continually apply this to the working environment on site and when working off-site as and when required.
To maintain the Workshop house-keeping to a high level to ensure that there is a “Safe, Clean & Tidy” approach to the Workshop.
Attend all relevant training programmes as identified by the Workshop Manager and mentor and train apprentices or career graded positions and approve any of their work carried out as and when required.
Experience
Essential
Experience in heavy vehicle or heavy plant maintenance.
Experience in vehicle inspection to meet the standards set by DVSA
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of Health and Safety
Mechanical knowledge of a broad range of vehicles, machinery, equipment and tools
Knowledge of diagnostic equipment
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Accredited nationally recognised qualification in the repair and maintenance of vehicles or heavy plant to QCF level 3 or Current IRTEC Advanced Technician licence holder or DVSA Nominated tester
Possess a full current valid Category B driving licence
Possess a full current Category C driving licence or the capability to attain a Category C licence within 2 years after probationary period
Commitment to undergo any future training required for the role
Desirable
DVSA nominated Tester
Health and Safety Certificate to a minimum standard of IOSH Working Safely or equivalent
Personal Qualities
Essential
Good interpersonal skills
An ability to work as part of a team
Commitment to provide a quality repair service and excellent customer service