HGVTechnician-Nights

* Contract: Permanent, 42 hours per week Continental Nights * Salary: circa £50,308 performance related bonus and overtime paid at enhanced rate * Location: Hinckley * Days of Work: 4 on 4 off DPD UK is a member of Geopost who are a market leader in parcel delivery and e-commerce solutions, providing a broad range of delivery and innovative services for customers worldwide. DPD UK has a turnover of nearly £2 billion and our aim is to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK. At DPD UK we also aim to deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry. DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer. We are currently recruiting for an experienced and highly motivated HGV Workshop Technician / Mechanic to join our team of highly skilled technicians. As the successful HGV Technician / Mechanic you will report to the Vehicle Maintenance Unit Manager and be a key member of the team. Working in a time critical distribution environment, your key accountabilities will include; * Servicing and maintaining DPD’s fleet of approximately 1500 Mercedes Benz tractor units and in 2700 trailers. * Fault Diagnostics on vehicles * MOT Preparation for the vehicles * Weekly/ monthly checks of HGV vehicles * Mechanical and Electrical repairs on vehicles * Since November 2022 over 60% of our HGV Fleet use Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) ## Qualifications About You As the successful candidate you will have had experience working within a similar Heavy Goods or Heavy Plant role, or have knowledge of yellow goods repairs. Ideally you will be Level 3 trained in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or be a time served technician. You will have knowledge of working on Mercedes, DAF, Dennis, Volvo and Renault vehicles. You must demonstrate the core values of DPD's DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability It would be advantageous if you were irtech licence qualified however this is not essen