Vehicle Technician

PL/VTEC
Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England
£35,412 - 38,220 per year
Permanent
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Position: Vehicle Technician

Location: Featherstone

Salary:  £35,412.00 - £38,220.00

Working hours 37 per week 7:0 am to 03:00 pm            

Benefits: flex start and finish, 38 days of holidays, 14 % pension, subsidised travel , employee assistance program, employee discounts, health cash plan, ongoing training.

We are now seeking to recruit a Vehicle Technician to work in new workshop in Featherstone to support current fleet of plant technician and vehicle technicians.

The appropriate candidate would be responsible for service the fleet of the mixture of cars, minibuses, lorries and vans.

Responsibilities:

  • Support the Workshop Controllers to maintain the standards of road worthiness and mechanical safety for the fleet of the mixture of cars, minibuses, lorries and vans.
  • Using specialised recovery equipment Vehicle mounted crane and tail lift operations and repairs
  • Carry out the statutory inspection, maintenance and repair to vehicles, plant and equipment
  • Carry out roadworthiness and safety checks and maintenance of hired vehicles.
  • Ensure all electronic records, paperwork, forms, inspection sheets, defect notes and photographic evidence are completed accurately and recorded as required. 6
  • To mechanically diagnose faults and decide on the most economical method of repair while having regard to appropriate quality and legal standards.
  • To electronically diagnose faults (to the above standards) using both computers based, and vehicle based diagnostic systems

Requirements:

  • NVQ 3 Award in the Diagnosis, Testing and Repair of Electric/Hybrid Vehicles and Components.
  • BTEC Technicians or NVQ level 3 in appropriate study
  • LGV licence minimum category C+E (Restricted) Category D1 Driving Licence.
  • An abrasive wheel licence (grinding) An overhead crane license
  • A chainsaw operator's license
  • Advanced Computer literacy; including the effective use of vehicle & plant diagnostic equipment and vehicle-based technology

If this role might be of an interest, please contact Marta Kosno 01453 852 542 and forward your CV to [email protected]

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

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