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Job Role: HGV Technician
Location: Taunton, Somerset
Contract Type: Full time / Permanent role
Working hours / days: Monday - Friday - 06:30 - 15:30 / 12:30 - 22:00
Annual Salary: £49,205 (£19.22 per hour) + overtime - Yearly earnings in the region of £55,000 - £60,000
Overtime Monday - Saturday paid at £28.83 per hour
Overtime Sundays & Bank holidays paid at £38.44 per hour
If you work a bank holiday, you will be given an extra days holiday in lieu

Job description:

Are you an experienced HGV Technician? My client is a well-established haulage operator who maintains their Trucks in house.
At this time, they have an opening for an HGV Technician to join them to work on a Monday - Friday Early / Late shift rotation

The HGV Technician will be responsible for the ongoing inspection, service, maintenance and repair on a wide range of commercial vehicles ranging from 7.5t trucks to tractor units and everything in between.

HGV Technician Daily duties:

* Conduct thorough vehicle inspections to identify any works that need undertaking

* Complete all required works identified in the initial inspection

* Ensure all pre-planned maintenance is undertaken in a timely manner

* Undertake MOT inspections along with preparations.

* Present fully prepared vehicles for their MOT test if you hold a heavy vehicle driving licence, those that don't have the required licence will be given driver training after a qualifying period

* Maintain a recording monitoring system to comply with legal and company requirements

* Promote safe working practices and ensure that site Health & Safety standards comply with Company Policy

Working Days / Hours / Rates:
This HGV Technician role is available on rotating Early / Late shift
06:00 - 15:30 on the Early Shift
12:30 - 22:00 on the later shift
Basic hourly rate of £19.22 per hour giving a basic annual salary of £49,205. With the basic salary, overtime and annual bonus, you can expect to earn in excess of £55,000 - £60,000 per year.

What we need from you:

* Completed an HGV Technician apprenticeship

* Hold City & Guilds / NVQ Level Three qualifications

* Your own tools

* Full UK driving license

* Class 1 license would be beneficial but isn’t essential for this role

To make an application for this HGV Technician role, apply via this advert or alternatively call Gary on (phone number removed) for further information.

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