Vehicle Mechanic
| Location | Peterborough, United Kingdom |
| Date Posted | 3rd March 2025 |
| Category |
Automotive
|
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
Description
Peterborough Limited are recruiting a Permanent, Vehicle Mechanic to work full time (37 hours per week), based in Peterborough.
We are seeking a skilled Fitter/Mechanic to join our team to perform maintenance and repairs on a variety of vehicles and plant. This role is crucial in ensuring that all vehicles and machinery operates efficiently and reliably to support our ongoing operations.
Based in Peterborough, this is a full-time role with a competitive salary up to £37,000 per annum. In addition, we also offer an attractive benefits package including pension scheme, holidays, discounted gym membership, life assurance scheme, Tech and Cycle schemes and an independent Employee Assistance Programme.
What does the role involve?
- Ensuring vehicle downtime is kept to a minimum.
- Maintaining and repairing a variety of vehicles, including RCV, Cage Tippers, Mechanical Sweepers, and other waste industry specialist vehicles, plant, and equipment.
- Performing diagnoses to identify problems using the latest specialist equipment where needed.
- Maintaining the fleet as prescribed in the DVSA guide to roadworthiness standards, including everyday ad-hoc repairs.
- Inspect and prepare all types of vehicles for MOT’s maintaining a 100% pass rate.
- Ensuing all documentation, Work Orders, and service sheets are completed and returned to the workshop office for approval, signature and filing.
- Ensuring that all tooling and equipment used complies with current legislation and certification.
- Maintaining a tidy bench and work area.
What are we looking for?
- Experience maintaining and repairing all types of vehicles mentioned above.
- Basic computer literacy skills.
- Up-to-date competency for the repair of vehicles.
- Diagnostic ability to identify problems, find solutions, and repair detected defects when required.
- Up to date knowledge of DVSA road worthiness guide for HGV/ PSV vehicles
- Educated to City and Guilds or NVQ Levels as appropriate.
- Valid LGV Licence is desirable.
- Valid PSV License is desirable.
- A full valid UK driving license.