Vehicle Electrician

T H White Ltd; Bradford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle services provider in Bradford is seeking a Vehicle Electrician to join their Internal Manufacturing team. The role involves electrical installations on larger vehicles, requiring skills in vehicle electrics, ideally with HGVs. The successful candidate will work both independently and as part of a team, ensuring high standards of work in a busy environment. This position offers competitive pay, career development opportunities, and various benefits, including a generous holiday package.

Benefits

Market leading salary

23.5 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme with up to 8.5% contributions

Life Assurance cover

Share Incentive Plan

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Speed and accuracy in electrical vehicle installations.
• Essential knowledge of vehicle electrics, particularly HGVs.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical installations on a variety of truck brands.
• Adhere to wiring diagrams while installing wiring.
• Ensure high standards of crimping connections.
• Install additional components such as cameras and lights.
• Conduct fault finding and diagnostics during site visits.

Skills

Knowledge of vehicle electrics including HGVs

Ability to read and contribute to wiring diagrams

Team player

Ability to work unsupervised

Calm under pressure

Education

Relevant electrical qualifications

Job description

Palfinger UK is currently looking for a Vehicle Electrician to join the Internal Manufacturing team in Bradford. Reporting to the Production Manager, the job holder will be responsible for a wide variety of electrical installations related to our fitting of vehicle cranes.

We are looking for someone who is skilled in electrical installations on larger vehicles and takes pride in producing high quality work first time. Perhaps you currently work with vehicles and are looking to expand into working with larger vehicles. Or maybe you have the electrical know how and are seeking your next move and are looking to join a high performing team, within a company that values your knowledge and expertise. This is your opportunity to grow your career with the UK’s largest national lorry crane provider.

It’s a great time to join us if you have one eye on future progression. Apply to join us today.

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4.30pm, Friday 8:00-3.30pm (30-minute lunch break), with overtime available during busy periods.

Key Duties will Include:

With customer care and aftersales support at the core of everything we do, we’re proud to be setting new standards in the industry.

• Working on a wider variety of truck brands.
• Efficient and accurate adherence whilst installing wiring, correct to wiring diagrams, and using the “Body Builder” Portal as an access point.
• A high standard of Crimping connections
• Installing additional components, including cameras, VBG couplings, lights and safety systems.
• Working as part of a team to ensure timely delivery of vehicles to customers
• To carry out all work in strict adherence with Health & Safety and T H WHITE policies
• Occasional site visits for fault finding and diagnostics

The Ideal Applicant:

• Speed and accuracy in electrical vehicle installations: good knowledge of vehicle electrics including HGVs is important
• You can read and contribute to wiring diagrams
• You will be confident to work unsupervised for long periods
• You will be a team player
• You will work well in a busy environment and remain calm under pressure
• Relevant electrical qualifications
• Driving licence

Benefits:

Palfinger UK are part of the T H White group. We believe that people are our most important and valuable asset and it is our philosophy to try to do everything we can to ensure that everyone working for us is happy and gets pleasure and satisfaction from their work.

• A market leading salary, based on your capability & experience – reviewed annually.
• 23.5 days holiday, rising with service + bank holidays.
• Additional overtime, (paid at a premium) should you wish to earn more.
• Company pension scheme offering employer contributions of up to 8.5% after a qualifying period.
• Life Assurance cover.
• Share Incentive Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
• Cross-divisional career development plans, providing you with a range of future job opportunities across our large engineering organisation.

T H WHITE are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.