Plantexpand Ltd
Workshop Vehicle Technician (LCV)
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About the Role
£38,000 to £41,000 + overtime + discretionary company bonus + a ramp, a full bay and modern diagnostics
Eight bays in Wickford, behind the UK's utility fleets.
Plantexpand maintains the plant and vehicles behind the UK's water, power, gas and telecoms networks, working for national utilities, councils, government and operators of critical sites. Our eight bay workshop in Wickford takes the jobs that need a ramp and a full bay, so our mobile engineers can keep fixing first time out on the road. You'll work alongside our planning team and partner suppliers.
What you'll work on
- Fleet vans and light commercial vehicles
- Tail lifts
A typical day
- First thing: start at 7:30am and pick up the day's scheduled jobs.
- Through the day: services, safety inspections and larger repairs that need a ramp and a full bay, plus diagnostics on vans brought in from the road.
- End of the day: finish your job reports and hand vehicles back ready for the road, finishing at 5pm.
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What you'll do
- Service, inspect and repair fleet vans and light commercial vehicles
- Diagnose faults with modern diagnostic equipment
- Carry out vehicle safety and compliance inspections
- Service and repair tail lifts
- Record every job, with hours and parts used, so each vehicle stays compliant
What you'll need
- A Level 2 or Level 3 light vehicle qualification (IMI, City & Guilds or similar), or equivalent experience
- Experience working independently, including diagnostics
- Your own hand tools (we supply specialist tools and diagnostics)
- A full UK driving licence
Nice to have
- Tail lift servicing and repair experience
- MOT testing experience
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Where it can lead
You can progress from technician to senior technician and supervisor, with cross-training into other disciplines.
Hours
Full time, Monday to Friday: 45 hours a week, plus 2.5 hours of paid meal breaks across the week.
What you get
- £38,000 to £41,000 a year, plus overtime and enhanced overtime
- Discretionary performance bonus: paid quarterly, based on company targets
- 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Two paid staff events a year and monthly recognition vouchers
- £2,000 for every engineer you refer who we hire
Ex-Forces and career changers with the right mechanical skills are welcome. Plantexpand is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory.
Questions first? Call our recruitment team on 01268 205886, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Apply through this advert.
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