About The Role
As a Vehicle Technician in one of our workshops, you'll be repairing and maintaining our fleet of delivery vehicles, ensuring they are safe and roadworthy to both VOSA and Partnership standards. You’ll be working with many experienced technicians and they will ensure you have all the tools you need to succeed and excel in your role, giving you the opportunities to develop your knowledge and progress your career.
At a glance
Salary: up to £44,200 plus overtime when required. If you join on or before 4 October, a Shift Premium of 20% (calculated on the pay range minimum) may apply, up to £6,300 annually. If you join from 5 October 2025, any time worked between 18:00–22:00 will attract an Evening Premium of £3 per hour for Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.
Working Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week on a 2 week rota, with the expectation of working 1 in 2 Saturdays, at premium overtime rates.
* Week 1: Monday to Friday – 06:00-14:00
* Week 2: Monday to Friday – 13:30-21:30
Contract type: This is a permanent role
Location: Fenny Lock (NDC)
What you'll be doing
As a Technician within the team, you’ll be working on our large HGV lorries. It will be your job to ensure all vehicles are maintained to a safe and roadworthy standard to both VOSA and Partnership’s requirements. You will ensure that the relevant sections of all inspections, services and defect sheets are completed in compliance with our ‘O’ Licence obligations, and that all spares requests and time books are completed daily. You will need to be aware of best practice and current commercial vehicle repair techniques to ensure high quality repairs are carried out in a cost-effective manner, with spare parts and consumables reflecting the level of work carried out.
Must be able to work with the team to share knowledge and support the development of apprentices within the workshop.
Essential Experience/Qualifications
* City and Guilds Level 3 Vehicle Technician or equivalent qualifications
* Full UK Manual Driving Licence
* A proven background in transport commercial vehicle repairs
* Knowledge of commercial vehicle legislation and roadworthiness
Desirable Skills
* IRTEC
* LGV C+E Driving Licence
Next Steps
The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please refresh the page as you complete tasks. If internal, check Workday notifications and PDW under the Internal application process. Vacancies may close early if there is a high volume of applications. You will be asked about adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll discuss it with you. Thanks for your patience and for your interest in joining JLP.
About The Partnership
We’re the largest employee-owned business in the UK and home of John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As Partners, we share ownership and the rewards; we work together to achieve our goals while treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong and thrive by embracing our differences.
Important points to note: some roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks). If required, you’ll be informed during recruitment and we encourage you to complete vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks will be carried out by a third-party body and financial probity checks may also be required for some roles. Vacancies can close early if there is a high number of applicants. We support flexible working where possible; discuss this with the hiring manager during your interview.
We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and support flexible working where possible; this might include flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts.
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