HGV Mechanic – Twilight shift

HGV Mechanic – Twilight shift Join our team at Collard Group Ltd, a prominent waste management and demolition company in the South of England. We are looking for a skilled Mechanic to contribute to our operations and maintain our fleet of vehicles and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure vehicle repairs, inspections and servicing are carried out according to manufacturer’s procedures and VOSA requirements in a safe and cost effective manner
• Assist in the fault diagnosis process
• Ensure vehicles are presented for MOT test and we maintain a 98% pass rate
• Ensure that the company time recording procedures are complied with and that job cards are completed accurately What we’re looking for
• Have served a recognised apprenticeship in motor vehicle or plant engineering
• Be confident with pneumatic breaking systems and electrical repairs
• Be able to inspect a vehicle to MOT standards
• Be able to plan and implement maintenance schedules
• Be able to adapt and take on new skills and approaches and participate in training and development
• Have good communication, organisation and team working skills
• Have a good understanding of health and safety
• Must be willing to travel between sites (Reading & Chilton)
• Full UK Driving Licence PLEASE NOTE: We require candidates to provide proof they have the right to work in the UK and are unable to proceed with applications for candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK. What’s on Offer
• A competitive hourly rate of with £4 an hour uplift for working the night shift
• 36.5 hour working week
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• Life assurance (2 x Salary)
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Training & development opportunities
• Supportive team operating as part a family run business with free company social events
• Onsite parking About Collard Group The Collard Group is one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the South of England and a leading demolition specialist nationwide. Our 400-strong team operate from nine recycling facilities across five counties and contracts across the UK. With over 150 lorries our recycling operations cover Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey and we have the capacity to process over 1m tonnes of waste and recycled aggregates every year. We have grown year-on-year into a multi-disciplined provider of demolition, remediation, earthworks, waste management, recycling, virgin and recycled aggregates and ready-mix concrete. We continually invest for the future and typically spend over £5m each year on infrastructure, plant and equipment. We’re committed to training and developing and a great place to work for our people along with providing great products, services and solutions for our customers