About the Role
As a HGV Technician at Veolia, your role is pivotal in ensuring the continuous delivery of our services across the UK by repairing and maintaining a diverse fleet of vehicles. You will contribute to ecological transformation and have the chance to realize your full potential within an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Repair and maintain the Veolia Fleet, 3rd party vehicles and plant in accordance with manufacturer and industry standards.
- Run diagnostics on vehicles using a range of equipment.
- Hydraulic, electrics, pneumatics diagnostics and repairs.
- Perform other general work as required by the Workshop Management Team.
- Work within Health & Safety regulations and be responsible for your safety and those around you.
- Ensure that all necessary paperwork and time sheets are completed accurately.
- Carry out HGV MOT inspections and preparations.
- Complete roadside repairs when necessary.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a Mechanical Fitter/HGV Technician ideally with an NVQ Level 3 Vehicle Qualification.
- Awareness and understanding of health and safety requirements.
- Hold a HGV driving licence (Preferred but not essential).
- Supply your own comprehensive tool kit.
- If you are a skilled Technician we’d still love to hear from you. We can provide upskilling and develop you further once you’ve started with us.
Skills
- Hydraulic diagnostics and repairs
- Electrics diagnostics and repairs
- Pneumatics diagnostics and repairs
- Chassis repair
- Body repair
- Pneumatics
- Hydraulics
- Electrical systems
- Drive lines
Location
- HA01ER
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- NVQ Level 3 Vehicle Qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Up to £47840 per annum
- £22.50 p/h based on a 40 hour week
- Generous enhanced London Weighting allowance payment
- £0.50p/h HGV licence bonus
- 1.25 overtime rate
- 2 Sundays rate
- 2 Bank Holiday working rate
- Sign-on and retention bonus of £3,000
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
- Access to our people’s pension scheme
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Volunteering days for community engagement
- Refer an Engineer to us once you’ve joined and earn £1000
- Free physiotherapy service
- Free private GP consultation service appoints in 24hours for your household
- Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health
- Cycle to work scheme
- Support in attaining a HGV Licence
- Training to be provided for IRTEC Licence
- Training to be provided for roadside repairs
About the Company
- Veolia is committed to pushing for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy.
- We are determined to get the tough jobs done.
- We see the potential of every member of our team and are giving them the chance to realize it with us.
- Our values are community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect.
- We have over 14,000 employees, customers and communities.
- We've been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025).
Equal Opportunity
- We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate.
- As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
- We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
