HGV Technician/ Truck Mechanic

HGV Technician | OTE: £50,000

• Cossington, Leicester

• From £19 per hour + overtime = OTE: £50,000

• £1,500 annual tooling allowance

• Manufacturer training and career progression.

Join our award winning team:

RH Commercial Vehicles is looking for skilled HGV Technicians to join our growing workshop teams.

If you are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Working within our modern, recently refurbished workshop environment, you’ll maintain a variety of trucks and vans while benefiting from ongoing manufacturer training, excellent earning potential and genuine opportunities to progress your career.

Shift Pattern:

• 40 hours a week, alternating shifts

• Early Shift: Monday – Friday: 06:00 – 14:30

• Late Shift: Monday – Friday: 13:30 – 22:00

• Alternate Saturday: 06:00 – 12:00 (paid at overtime)

What’s in it for you?

• £50,000 realistic earnings depending on experience and 10 hours overtime

• Regular overtime opportunities

• £1,500 annual tooling scheme

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Holiday sell-back scheme

• Company pension and sick pay

• In-house and manufacturer technical training opportunities

• Opportunities for progression

• Employee wellbeing programme, Christmas Gift Scheme and additional perks.

What You’ll be Doing

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing commercial vehicles

• Diagnosing faults and carrying out repairs efficiently

• Complete work to DVSA and manufacturer standards

• Using diagnostic equipment and workshop systems

• Supporting apprentices and wider team

• Keeping up to date with technical developments and training.

What We’re Looking for:

• Level 3 qualification in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance, Commercial Vehicle Repair or equivalent

• Experience working on commercial vehicles such as Trucks and Vans

• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills

• Full driving licence

• Positive attitude and willingness to learn

Desirable Skills:

• Main dealer experience

• HGV Licence

• Renault Trucks or Isuzu Trucks experience

About RH Commercial Vehicles

With over 40 years of experience, RH Commercial Vehicles is one of the UK’s leading commercial vehicle dealer groups and an authorised Renault Trucks and Isuzu Trucks dealer. Operating across multiple locations throughout the East Midlands, we provide award-winning support to customers and invest heavily in the development of our people.

Equal Opportunities Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection are based solely on merit, ensuring the most suitable person is appointed to each role. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of protected characteristics. Adjustments for applicants with disabilities are available on request.

Apply Today

Ready to drive your career forward?

Submit your CV today and become part of a team that values your skills, invests in your future and recognises the vital role technicians play in keeping the UK’s transport industry moving.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £19.00 per hour

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Transport links

Ability to commute/relocate

Leicester LE7: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s)

• Are you a Qualified HGV Technician (City and Guilds level 3, NVQ Level 3, or equivalent) – related to Commercial Vehicles?
• Do you have IRTEC?
• Do you have Main Dealership Experience?
• What is your notice period?
• Are you happy for us to hold onto your details and contact you if other opportunities become available?

Experience

Automotive diagnostics: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification

Drivers Licence (required)

Work authorisation

United Kingdom (required)

Location

Leicester LE7 (preferred)

Work Location: In person