Job Description

HGV Service Technician — Reading

Location: Reading

Sector: Commercial Vehicle Engineering

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Recruitment Partner: ANT Recruitment

About the Company

We are recruiting for an established, family-run commercial vehicle business with a busy workshop operation. You will join an approachable team with experienced technical colleagues, manufacturer training and opportunities to develop your career.

The Role

We are looking for an HGV Service Technician to join an established commercial vehicle workshop in Reading. You will play a key part in keeping customers' vehicles safe, reliable and ready for work through accurate inspections, servicing and repairs. We welcome technicians who take pride in their work and want to broaden their skills through manufacturer-supported training.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled preventative maintenance inspections and routine servicing to required quality standards
• Identify faults, assess roadworthiness, carry out repairs and prepare heavy goods vehicles for statutory tests
• Use workshop technical information, diagnostic equipment and testing procedures appropriately
• Record inspection findings, defects, parts and labour accurately, escalating safety-critical issues promptly
• Collaborate with workshop controllers, foremen and repair technicians to maintain vehicle turnaround

Skills and Experience Required

• At least three years' hands-on HGV maintenance experience
• Relevant technical qualification or demonstrable time-served competencies
• Sound knowledge of PMIs, servicing schedules, braking, suspension, steering and roadworthiness
• Motivation to develop diagnostic and repair skills beyond routine inspections

Candidate Profile

You take pride in safe, thorough servicing and accurate inspections. You are organised, work well with a busy workshop team and want to build your technical skills beyond routine maintenance.

Salary, Bonus and Full Package

We offer:

• Basic salary up to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience and manufacturer certification
• Overtime paid at £28.85 per hour
• £3,000 annual shift allowance
• An additional £2,452 per annum for participation in the Saturday rota
• Performance-related bonus of up to £6,000 per annum
• Potential OTE of £58,375, including the above additions and five extra overtime hours per week when available
• A further £2,000 per annum for a relevant EV qualification, subject to proof of qualification

Total earnings depend on performance, the applicable working pattern and overtime worked.

Working Hours and Shift Arrangements

• 40 basic hours per week
• Alternating weekly shifts, Monday–Friday: 06:00–15:00 and 13:00–22:00
• One-hour unpaid lunch break on each shift
• One-in-three Saturday rota, 08:00–12:00

Why This Opportunity?

We provide a comprehensive benefits package:

• 30 days' annual leave including bank holidays
• Additional leave at 3, 5, 7 and 10 years' service
• Option to purchase up to three additional days' holiday
• Manufacturer training and career development
• Workplace pension and life insurance
• Death-in-service cover at twice annual salary
• Group accident cover, 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Uniform and PPE provided
• One free Class IV MOT each year
• Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice and cycle-to-work schemes
• Access to mental health first aiders
• £1,500 technician referral reward, subject to scheme terms
• Two weeks' paternity leave on full pay
• A friendly, supportive family-run working environment
• On-site parking

This permanent opportunity offers the chance to keep heavy commercial vehicles safe and reliable through thorough servicing and inspections, with manufacturer training to help broaden your technical skills.

How to Apply

Send your CV to hugo@antrecruitment.net or call ANT Recruitment on 0121 582 4492 for a confidential conversation. Please quote the role title and location.

We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates and assess each application on relevant experience and practical ability.