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Woods Coaches, Station Street, South Wigston, LE18 4TH

Vehicle Technician

Salary: £22.50 Per Hour
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
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National Express Transport Solutions have an exciting new opportunity to join our team in Leicester as a Vehicle Technician.

 

As a Vehicle Technician you will assist in the effective repair, servicing, diagnosis and inspection of our PCV vehicles. With a desire for continuous improvement you will work along side other technicians , to carry out fleet maintenance, to ensure our vehicles are roadworthy, safe and reliable.

 

This role requires a flexible approach to hours of work, working any 5 days from 7. 

 

What you’ll do …

 

  • Undertake mechanical, electrical and minor body repairs, and where required, carry out vehicle road tests on completion of repairs
  • Diagnose and investigate faults on vehicles, where required using specialist diagnostic equipment, to carry out effective, appropriate, sustainable repairs
  • Inspect vehicles to company standards and identify, accurately record and rectify defects as appropriate
  • Ensure vehicles are serviced and maintained in line with company standards, progressing any modifications, technical instructions or urgent safety checks as required
  • Deliver ‘on the job’ coaching and training to team members less skilled to aid in the development of the teams overall capability

 

What you will need…

 

  • IMI Level 3 Bus and Coach Engineering & Maintenance or Equivalent (including Heavy Vehicles).
  • Both IRTEC Vehicle Inspection and Service Maintenance Technician
  • Proven experience of working in a large vehicle maintenance environment
  • A Full CAT D PCV licence or willingness to work towards

 

What we offer in return for your hard work and commitment…

 

  • Free Coach travel for yourself
  • Complimentary coach travel for a Nominated Person
  • 50% discount for friends and family on full fares on our coach services
  • Exclusive benefits and savings from thousands of the UK's largest retailers and service providers
  • Access to our award-winning Health Bus; providing free and accessible health checks
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and further support to aid your health and wellbeing
  • Private online GP service
  • An opportunity to take part in our Cycle2Work scheme
  • A warm invite to join the National Express Sports and Social Club
  • We are passionate about supporting and developing our Engineering team, and providing opportunities for career progression. 

 

National Express is proud to be a Disability Committed organisation. We therefore welcome applications from disabled candidates. Please let us know in your application if you have any accessibility needs.

Things to Note...

At National Express, we are really proud of our health and safety record and as a result, we operate a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which is applicable to all employees.

 

As part of your initial assessment, we will complete Drug and Alcohol testing and you may be subject to random tests during your employment.

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Vehicle Technician
Salary: £22.50 Per Hour
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