£41,000 to £45,000 + overtime + paid door to door + discretionary company bonus + on-call pay + company van and fuel card
Your van. Your patch. Fixed first time.
Keep the utility vehicles around Maidstone safe, legal and working, from the van itself to the power take-offs and body-fitted equipment that do the job on site. You will work from a fully stocked van with the vehicle's history in your hand before you arrive. Plantexpand keeps the plant and vehicles behind the UK's water, power, gas and telecoms networks working. Around 95% of our work is done on site, from vans stocked for the job, and our engineers fix first time on more than 90% of jobs, with an eight bay workshop and a planning team behind them.
What you'll do
- Service, inspect and repair utility vans and light commercial vehicles on customer sites
- Service and repair PTO systems and body-fitted equipment
- Carry out LOLER thorough examinations and inspections on tail lifts
- Diagnose mechanical, electrical and hydraulic faults and fix them first time wherever you can
- Carry out vehicle safety and compliance checks, and record every job so each vehicle stays compliant
What you'll need
- A Level 2 or Level 3 vehicle qualification (IMI, City & Guilds or equivalent), or equivalent experience
- Confidence working on your own, out on site
- A full UK driving licence
No PTO experience? Strong vehicle technicians who want to learn PTO work are welcome to apply.
Nice to have
- Experience with PTOs, tail lifts or other vehicle-mounted hydraulic equipment
- Experience of LOLER thorough examinations on tail lifts
- Mobile or roadside experience
Hours
Full time, Monday to Friday: 45 hours a week, plus 2.5 hours of paid meal breaks across the week. You are paid door to door, from when you leave home.
What you get
- £41,000 to £45,000 a year, plus overtime and enhanced overtime
- Discretionary performance bonus: paid quarterly, based on company targets
- £200 a week when you are on the on-call rota, plus enhanced overtime and call-out payments
- Company van no more than four years old, designed by our engineers and fitted with the major tools, diagnostics and parts for the job, plus a company fuel card (business use only)
- 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Company pension
- Two paid staff events a year and monthly recognition vouchers
- £2,000 for every engineer you refer who we hire
Ex-Forces and career changers with the right mechanical skills are welcome. Plantexpand is an Armed Forces Covenant signatory.
Questions first? Call our recruitment team on 01268 205886, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Apply through this advert.
