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HGV Technician - Felixstowe
Volvo Group
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Posted Oct 13
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HGV Technician - Felixstowe Up to £20 per hour!! + extra payments for call outs! £1,500 Signing bonus! (payable after 6 months continuous service) VAS payments: • £155 per week whilst on call out • additional payment per call out • paid per hour @ over time, time and a half, double time Sunday and Bank Holidays! Working a rotating shift earlies/lates - 0600hrs to 1400hrs/1400hrs to 2200hrs - alternative Saturdays 0600hrs to 1400hrs @ overtime - time and a half At Volvo Truck and Bus , we’re looking for skilled and ambitious HGV Technicians to join our growing team! This is more than just a job, it’s a long-term career path with world class training, clear development pathways, and the opportunity to work with one of the most respected brands in the industry. Why join us? At Volvo Truck & Bus we invest heavily in our technicians. Here’s just some of the training we can offer you: • Electrics Level 1 & 2 • E-Mobility Training (future-focused EV systems) • Oscilloscope Diagnostics Training • Technicians are trained to a minimum Volvo Bronze Level • Opportunities to progress to Silver , and Gold Level accreditation We can offer you • Salary up to £20 per hour dependent upon qualifications and experience • 25 days holiday + bank holidays raising to 30 days with service • Overtime @ time and a half Mon to Sat - double times Sundays/bank hols! • Generous Pension Plan • Health cash plan + access to dental insurance • Extended maternity/adoption/paternity leave Maternity & Adoption Leave 6 months full pay moving to 6 months half pay | Paternity 2 weeks leave with further 3 weeks in first 3 years • Cash savings plan • Employee savings and retail discounts • Ignition, our electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Career development opportunities, along with training plans managed through our in-house Technical training team. • Support for you and your family through an online Wellbeing centre What you will bring to us • Fully qualified HGV Technician (City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 or equivalent). • Experience working with HGVs or commercial vehicles. • Strong diagnostic and problem solving skills. • A team player with a proactive attitude. • Valid UK driving licence (HGV licence desirable but not essential) We welcome applications from professionals with experience across heavy vehicle maintenance and repair. If you have previously worked as an HGV Technician, HGV Mechanic, Heavy Goods Vehicle Mechanic, or Commercial Vehicle Technician, your skills are highly relevant to this role. We also value transferable expertise from allied industries; candidates with backgrounds as a PSV Technician, PCV Mechanic, Bus and Coach Technician, or a Heavy Plant Mechanic / Plant Technician are strongly encouraged to apply, as full product training on our modern fleet will be provided. What will you do • Carry out service, maintenance, and repair work on Volvo HGVs to the highest standards. • Diagnose and rectify vehicle faults using modern diagnostic equipment. • Perform safety inspections, MOT preparations, and routine maintenance. • Ensure all work is completed efficiently, safely, and in line with manufacturer standards. • Maintain a clean and organised working environment We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail. Who we are and what we believe in We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities. Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment. At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.