HGV Technician (Mercedes-Benz)
Oxford £ 38000- £ 45000
40 hours, alternate weeks, 07:30-16:00/13:30-22:00.
Our client is an award-winning multi-franchise dealer group with branches across England, offering extensive coverage for customers throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors. They have been announced as a Great Place to Work for three years running.
They are looking for an experienced and qualified HGV Technician to join their brilliant team at our Mercedes-Benz dealership in Reading. As an HGV Technician, your role will be to keep our customers’ vehicles on the road through quality, safe and compliant maintenance. The right candidate will be able to deliver an exceptional service to the highest quality.
Being part of our team is about being experts in what we do. We are committed to investing in your career and skill set, so when you join our technical team, you will benefit from an annual appraisal and ongoing training.
Responsibilities
- Performing major and minor repairs to Mercedes-Benz trucks.
- Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services.
- Maintaining inventory in the workshop and cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
- Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for the vehicles.
- Maintaining records of vehicles that have been repaired, using all appropriate modules of Keyloop/Kerridge.
- Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims or escalating them to higher management.
- Carry out wheel alignment and tyre fitting.
- Complete customer documentation while working to agreed time scales.
Qualification
Level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in HGV Vehicle Repair and Maintenance. You must have experience carrying out diagnostic and service repairs, be able to identify worn and faulty components in accordance with DVSA Standards, and hold a current full UK driving licence for the relevant vehicle classes.
Benefits
- Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5 basic hourly rate.
- Saturdays paid at overtime.
- A day off for your birthday.
- Business closed 24 December and 27 December 2025, so you can enjoy your time off over the festive period.
- 20 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays.
- Four times death in service benefit.
- Branded uniform and boot allowance.
- Auto‑enrolment pension.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay policies.
- Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR online GP access and second medical opinion).
- Mental health first aiders.
- Toolbox insurance.
- Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual group awards.
- Annual appraisal programme and progression opportunities.
- Manufacturer training and access to our in‑house training and development opportunities.
Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
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