Job Description

HGV Mechanics required for immediate contract.

Opus People Solutions on behalf of Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough Council are looking for two HGV Mechanics to join the Workshop and Fleet Team on an ongoing contract.
The successful candidates will either be based at Bromsgrove Depot and Redditch Depot and will be working in a small, friendly team, in an environment where you are more than just a number, and safety and quality come in place of additional sales and profit.
As an HGV Mechanic you will undertake the service, repair, maintenance, and inspections of Fleet vehicles including, Road Sweepers, refuse vehicles, Tippers, Vans and plant machinery owned by the council, as well as carrying out low volume MOTs on Taxi/Private Hire and Public vehicles when needed.
The successful candidate must have experience of working in a fleet workshop and have the following skills and qualifications:

• City & Guilds Level 3 minimum or equivalent in HGV repair & Maintenance
• HGV licence - class 2 minimum
• MOT Testing licence (class 4 & 5) essential, and class 7 is desirable.
• Light Plant machinery (CITB Plant Operators Certificates highly desirable), for the repair and maintenance of walk behind and ride on mowers, chippers and stump grinders, pole saws and blowers, etc,
• Any Welding/Fabricating skills and qualifications/Certificates would be again highly desirable.
• Driver CPC Qualification (highly desirable)

If you are a person who takes pride in what you do and would like to make a difference to your community, without the pressures of making that next unnecessary sale, and only carrying out repairs that are needed, then this is the role for you, and we would love to hear from you!