Job Description

Mechanical Technician – Gloucestershire – Up to £53,000 – Mon - Fri (days)

Situation

This role will provide experienced Mechanics/Technician the opportunity to progress into a new industry, learn new skills and be at the heart of a £15 Billion industry investment drive.

Your New Organisation

As a Heavy Vehicle Technician, you will play an integral part of a business with over 130 years of experience providing transportation, in keeping their existing fleet in service, as well as playing a key part of new fleet introductions, as the transportation market leans further into renewable means. This role will allow you to continue enhancing your existing skills within heavy transportation, in addition to giving you a strong footing to develop new skills as the market itself matures. Within your new post, you will be required to carry out fitment, installation, repairs, servicing, and testing of transportation vehicles.

The Candidate

• You will be comfortable with maintenance procedures of mechanical components such as brakes, suspension, engines, transmission, of motor vehicles.
• You will understand complex mechanical drawings, and be able work to written specifications set by our client on how they wish for their vehicles to be maintained
• You will understand the use of hand tools such as torque wrenches and be physically fit enough to handle them effectively.

Essential

• You will need to have an NVQ Level 3 in order to qualify for this role
• Demonstrable experience of working in a maintenance remit on motor vehicles.
• You must be comfortable with morning Monday – Friday on a set 10 hour day shift.
• Comfortable with working on call 1 week out of 4 (Additional pay provided)

Salary

• £49,000 - £53,000 (Inclusive of salary and additional pays)
• £175 on call additional pay + any hours worked

Shifts

• Monday – Friday, 07:00 – 17:00

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy