Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) Technician - Welsh Water

What you’ll be responsible for

As a Transport Technician you will:

• Ensure that the DCWW fleet is maintained in line with MOT / VOSA standards
• Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with our Business Management system
• Support the performance of the team by working in a professional and efficient way
• Ensure that all aspects of vehicle and plant maintenance are completed, including paperwork and job card / record keeping
• Support the team in achieving safety, performance and budget targets
• Respond to customer requests and requirements as necessary
• Carry out the routine servicing of vehicles in line with manufacturers standards
• Repair and maintain vehicles and plant in a safe and roadworthy condition and in line with MOT / VOSA standards
• Maintain all workshop records in accordance with BMS procedures
• Carry out repairs and servicing to industry standard times
• Assist in achieving business plan targets
• Carry out all work in accordance with the company’s Health And Safety policy and systems

Who you’ll work with

Internal

•    Transport Services team
•    Vehicle users / internal customers
•    All other internal functions as required

External

•    Suppliers    
•    Service providers such as MOT stations
•    Other external agents, including customers, as required
 

About you

We will consider applicants with Light Commercial Technician experience only but heavy goods experience is preferable 

Experience, Qualifications and Skills required: 

• Full UK Driving Licence (HGV desirable but can be trained otherwise)
• Experienced in maintaining LGV’s to VOSA standards
• A good knowledge of health and safety requirements in vehicle maintenance
• Excellent communication skills

Good to know

• 37 hr week - Mon- Weds 8am -4pm and Thurs and Fri 8am -3.45pm
• Site based role
• Option to go on standby rota (one week every 6 weeks)

For any further information please contact Andrew Jones, Transport Services Manager -  andrew.jones@dwrcymru.com 

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

•    Variable pay schemes ((your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Free on-site parking at all our sites
•    Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Car-leasing scheme
•    Health CashBack scheme
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business. For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work. 

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

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