General information

Working time: Full time

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

City: Oakham

Number of hours per week: 37

Gross salary: 27500

Timeframe: Yearly

Description

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As an HGV Mechanic Supervisor, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HGV Vehicle Mechanic to be part of a small and integral close-knit team, you’ll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of Military vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties. You’ll also be carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements reporting into a Working Supervisor. 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week, and is based at Kendrew Barracks, conveniently located near Oakham (approximately 6 miles), Stamford (around 12 miles), and Cottesmore (about 1.1 miles). There is no mandatory overtime, night shift, or weekend working.

Required skills:

  • Minimum of three years’ trade experience, as per DVSA mandatory requirement
  • HGV experience
  • Holds a valid Full UK Driving Licence including Category C
  • Previous experience in a similar role

 

Qualifications for the HGV Mechanic Examiner:

  • Completed relevant technical or vocational qualification equivalent to NQF Level 3 (Advanced apprenticeship, level 3 NVQ) in Heavy Vehicles
  • Qualification (NVQ/SVQ) in motor mechanics (Heavy Vehicles) or EAL Level 3 NVQ/SVQ Extended

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Your responsibilities:

  • Diagnose, Repair, inspection, and assessment of vehicles and associated mechanical or electrical equipment in line with skills and competency
  • Perform diagnostic duties on equipment and conduct road testing where required
  • Ensure all transactions are performed in accordance with current ERP processes and that work is completed and time taken to complete is submitted daily
  • Completion of equipment documentation and test certificates or reports when required and to required standards
  • Ensuring material and equipment issued to each job are used for their correct purpose and any unused new, faulty parts are returned to the Working Supervisor


Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role.

 

Please note that this position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

What we offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance 
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme 
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of Professional Fees
  • Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows company's employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
  • ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
  • Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing