Truck Technician Reading Service & Support

£19.50 per hour 4 on 4 off - 06:00 to 18:00.

Your Role

As an HGV (Truck) Technician for Rygor Service Solutions, part of the Rygor Group, your role is to keep their customers’ vehicles on the road, via quality, safe and compliant maintenance. There are plenty of overtime opportunities for you too. Being part of Team Rygor is about being experts in what they do. They are committed to investing in your career and skill set. Your technical team at their Reading fleet workshop, where they maintain Mercedes-Benz trucks (Daimler Trucks), you will benefit from BPW and LOLER training, as well as online H&S e-learnings.

Role Level on the Rygor Career Journey Map: C1, Individual Contributor. Rygor is an official UK Best Workplace for Development and is committed to helping you achieve your goals, which is why they have a career journey map to help you understand your potential routes of development.

What’s it like to be part of Team Rygor?

“Rygor is a great place with equal opportunities for everyone and they are Rewarding, Reliable and Respectful and choosing Rygor to grow your career is something no one can regret.” – Patrick, Technician

Day to day, you will be:

• Performing major and minor repairs to heavy goods vehicles, trailers and other vehicles.
• Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services such as tyre rotation and oil changes.
• Maintaining inventory in the workshop and cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
• Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for the vehicles.
• Maintaining records of vehicles that have been repaired or handled.
• Providing repair services to clients on the road in case of emergencies.
• Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims or escalating them to higher management.

Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role

• Qualification - You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in HGV Vehicle Repair and maintenance. You will need the ability to identify worn and faulty components in accordance with the DVSA Standards and have a current, full UK driving licence for the relevant vehicle classes.
• Resilience – A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges.
• Motivation – To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is essential and is a key part of your role and it is part of being a brilliant team player.
• Attention to Detail – Precision in diagnosing issues and conducting repairs to ensure vehicles meet safety and performance standards.
• Time Management – Ability to prioritize and complete tasks within timeframes to meet customer demands and maintain workshop efficiency.

Our Values & Behaviours

Rygor values and behaviours guide our decision-making and how we function as a group.

Rewarding Benefits for you

• Overtime opportunities
• A day off for your birthday
• 20 days of annual leave per year
• Branded uniform and boot allowance.
• Working for an official Great Place to Work and UK Best Workplace for three years running.
• Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing.
• Working for a UK Best Workplace for Development.
• Working with our award-winning team – we have been named 'Service Provider of the Year' at the WhatVan Awards 2022 and winners at the IOIC Employee Engagement Awards.
• Recipients of the Bronze Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Access to hundreds of employee perks on Perkbox.
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies.
• Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion).
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Rygor Group Awards.
• Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities.
• Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training hub.
• Long service recognition.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

At Rygor, they are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. They are an award-winning community of professionals from all walks of life, and believe our unique qualities should be celebrated. It’s essential to them that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise.

Additional Benefits

• Company Pension
• Death in Service Cover