HGV Technician in Derby

Derby City Council

HGV Technician

Location:Stores Road

Contract / Hours: Permanent, Full-time 37 Hours. Monday Friday, daytime working. Some flexibility.

Reference:000011361

Guaranteed basic salary £37,280 – £39,862 per annum (dependent on previous experience).

On target earnings of £42,000 to be made up of standby, call out and bank holiday working. This will be carried out on a rota basis and earnings will vary dependant on basic salary and the number of hours worked.

This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our driven and friendly team here at Derby City Council. No day is ever the same with a diverse and interesting fleet of specialist vehicles to work on. The successful applicant will enjoy a market leading annual leave package with a strong focus on work life balance. There is also an extensive employee Local Government benefits package, including access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, were dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what its like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, youll also receive:

• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations.
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years\’ service), plus bank holidays.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Team Derby Rewards retail and leisure discounts.
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme.
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training.
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support.
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network.
• Support for colleagues who are carers.

The Opportunity

In the role of HGV Technician heres an example of what youll be doing to make an impact:

You will be part of a hardworking and dedicated team, to carry out the repair, maintenance and diagnostics of Heavy and Light Commercial Vehicles and associated equipment. This may include electrical and hydraulic systems along with some welding and fabrication work.

There will be an opportunity to work overtime on Bank Holidays.

You must be willing to go on a call out standby rota covering out of hours breakdowns with a standard standby payment for being available to work and payment at an enhanced rate for time spent on actual call outs.

About You

To be successful in this role, youll have:

• City and Guilds Level 1,2 and 3 or equivalent NVQ Standard in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair along with relevant, previous experience working on HGV vehicles.
• Experience of specialist vehicles such as RCVs and Road Sweepers, this would be desirable but is not essential.
• A full HGV licence with DCPC however, training can be provided to a successful candidate.

We are committed to the training and development of our teams. As a minimum the successful candidate will need to have the heavy goods maintenance City & Guilds NVQ or equivalent qualification, however should you feel you do not meet all of the remaining criteria for this role, we would be happy to look at how we can support you to achieve this with training in the post.

Next Steps

Interviews will be held: Stores Road Depot, Stores Road, Derby

Important Information

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are \’at risk\’ of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and well do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us its all about removing barriers to equality.