HGV Vehicle Technician

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Sunderland
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£46,204 / year
CATEGORY
Skilled Trades
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SKILLS

HGV maintenance Vehicle repair Fault diagnosis MOT Hydraulics Pneumatics

FULL DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a seasoned Vehicle Technician, ideally with NVQ level in Heavy Goods Vehicle maintenance or equivalent skills gained through experience. Your job will be to maintain our fleet – a task that will see you working with diverse vehicle technology and sophisticated ancillary equipment.

What will I be doing?

Your job will be to maintain our fleet – a task that will see you working with diverse vehicle technology and sophisticated ancillary equipment.  With 5,000 people working across 300 locations, [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] recycling and recovery UK is a substantial national business. We have a fleet of over 1,500 vehicles.  Day to day you will:

  • Carry out service, maintenance and repair of all types of vehicles and equipment
  • Diagnose and rectify all types of faults
  • Prepare and carry out MOT
  • Ensure Health & Safety regulations and safe working practices are adhered to

Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential

What are the requirements?

  • Demonstrate proven experience and knowledge of repairing and maintaining vehicles
  • DBS check to be completed before start date (we will do this in-house)
  • HGV licence class 1 or class 2 an advantage but not necessary and opportunities for HGV licences possible
  • Inspection training/IRTEC accreditation an advantage but can be provided.
  • Hydraulics and pneumatics are an advantage but training can be provided if required
  • HGV licence class 1 or class 2 an advantage but not necessary and opportunities for HGV licences possible
  • You must be able to inspect vehicles to the DVSA standards and above
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