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Job Title: HGV Mechanic
Location: Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Salary: £40,946.01 per annum (plus overtime)
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week (generally Monday-Friday)
Closing date: 11.30pm, 13 July 2025
Interview date: w/c 21 July 2025
Are you a skilled and hard-working HGV Mechanic looking for a new opportunity with a great work-life balance? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join East Suffolk Services' Transport, Fleet and Workshop Team as an HGV Mechanic. You'll be more than a box-ticker; you'll be the unseen guardian of every journey, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
Key Aspects Of The Role
* Working on a brand-new fleet of modern vehicles
* No night shifts
* Only 3 fixed Saturday shifts a year (that's right, just 3)
* Consistent Monday to Friday working - 8-hour days, real-life work balance while respecting your time, valuing your expertise, and giving you the space to breathe
Your Role
As part of our Workshops Team, you will inspect, service, maintain, diagnose, and repair vehicles, including our fleet of Refuse lorries, to ensure they are fit for purpose and meet health and safety and legal requirements.
You will also attend breakdown callouts and ensure all internal and external customers receive excellent customer service.
What You Will Need
* Have a minimum of City & Guilds Part 3 or IMI level 3 in motor vehicles studies qualification.
* Excellent knowledge of vehicle maintenance standards required for HGV operation and be IRTEC registered.
* You will be a hard-working team player who can work on their own initiative, using their technical expertise to make sound judgments.
* A Full UK driving Licence is an essential requirement of this role.
If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
Here Are Some Of The Main Benefits
* Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
* Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 32 days a year, increasing to 35 days after 5 years' service)
* NEST pension scheme
* A wide variety of staff support networks, including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
For More Information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Toby Chapman, Workshop Manager.
How To Apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx)on our website. Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.
About Us
East Suffolk Services Limited is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.
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