HGV Technician Chargehand

Northampton Business Directory; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local vehicle maintenance company is seeking a skilled HGV Technician Charge Hand to maintain and repair vehicles at their Wellingborough depot. The position offers a competitive salary of £45,000 - £47,000, working Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm. The ideal candidate must hold an HGV Class 2 driving licence and have municipal vehicle maintenance experience. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, diagnosing faults, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. This role offers various benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and a pension plan.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Share Save Scheme

Profit Related Pay

Pension Plan

Family Friendly policies

Employee Discounts

Volunteering Day

Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

Qualifications

• HGV Class 2 driving licence is required.
• Experience in municipal vehicle maintenance is essential.
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair vehicles to comply with regulations.
• Conduct inspections and diagnose vehicle faults.
• Ensure all maintenance paperwork is completed accurately.

Skills

HGV Class 2 driving licence

Good communication skills

Ability to multi-task

Diagnostic and problem-solving skills

High Health and Safety awareness

Education

HGV Apprentice Served Qualification

Municipal vehicle maintenance experience

Job description

HGV TECHNICIAN CHARGE HAND

Location: Near Wellingborough

Salary: £45,000 - £47,000

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 7am - 4pm with an hour lunch (45 hours a week)

BENEFITS

• Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days, you also get a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
• Share Save Scheme
• Profit Related Pay
• Pension Plan
• Family Friendly policies
• Employee Discounts
• Volunteering Day
• Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing the vehicles operated by local authority client from their Wellingborough depot. This includes carrying out all work to a high standard within this workshop facility, ensuring adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations, and that all paperwork is completed timely, accurately and to a high standard. The workshop chargehand will also be responsible for liaising with the onsite customers to ensure vehicles are maintained, and defects repaired efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Carry out vehicle inspection examinations in line with VOSA procedure and Company policy.
• Test and check that systems and components are safe, secure and working properly.
• Diagnose faults by isolating systems or components that may have caused or potentially cause a problem.
• Repair or replace worn parts ahead of the vehicle’s breakdown or damage.
• Gain authorisation to repair or fit parts as required by Company Procedure.
• Test drive vehicles where permitted and correct driving licence is held.
• Use various equipment, including hand‑held and onboard compression gauges or diagnostic computers.
• Maintain a degree of flexibility while working in order to provide adequate cover to serve customer and workshop requirements.
• Ensure daily VOR report is sent to Workshop Controller before 9am to be sent with the combined NNC report.
• Ensure all service and maintenance paperwork is completed to DVSA standards in a timely manner.
• Complete daily handover to the workshop controller on fleet status/repair progress.
• Maintain efficient day‑to‑day operation of the workshop and manage running defects to keep VOR to a minimum.
• Manage workload to ensure smooth running of workshop.
• Maintain and establish a safe, secure and compliant working environment.
• Ensure the safety of all personnel and security of premises under your control.
• Obtain accurate costings from suppliers and set to estimate for fleet desk approval when required.
• Monitor consumable stock onsite i.e. oils and other fluids and order replenishments when required.
• Ensure warranty parts returned and relevant paperwork completed.

Essential Requirements / Skills

• HGV Apprentice Served Qualification
• Municipal vehicle maintenance experience
• Driving licence HGV Class 2 (minimum)
• Good communicator and listener
• Ability to multi‑task in a busy environment
• Diagnostic and problem‑solving skills
• Good reading and computer literacy
• High level of Health and Safety awareness

Desirable Skills

• Leadership and managerial skills
• DVSA HGV Inspection Course
• Electrical and hydraulic systems knowledge

If this role sounds like a great next step for your career then please send your CV to Danica Baker at Sprint Recruitment.