HGV Technician - Thetford
- On-site
- Contract
About this role
HGV Technician – Thetford
Your Skills Are Worth More – Join Us and Earn a Bonus!
£3,000 joining bonus ( £1,500 net payment on the first paycheck - £1,500 net payment after the 6-month probation period - direct applicants only)
Join us now and enjoy a signing bonus paid as a net payment — no complicated deductions, no waiting around. Just real money, straight into your pocket!
Salary up to £20 per hour dependent upon skill set & experience
Covering a rotating shift:
Monday to Friday 0600hrs to 1400hrs/1400hrs to 2200hrs
Alternative Saturday morning overtime, time & half
OWN YOUR FUTURE WITH VOLVO TRUCK & BUS
Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
At Volvo Truck and Bus , we’re looking for skilled and ambitious HGV Technicians to join our growing team!
This is more than just a job, it’s a long-term career path with world class training, clear development pathways, and the opportunity to work with one of the most respected brands in the industry
Why join us?
At Volvo Truck & Bus we invest heavily in our technicians. Here’s just some of the training we can offer you:
- HGV Licence
- Electrics Level 1 & 2
- E-Mobility Training (future-focused EV systems)
- Oscilloscope Diagnostics Training
- Technicians are trained to a minimum Volvo Bronze Level
- Opportunities to progress to Silver , and Gold Level accreditation
Great benefits!
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays raising to 30 days with service!
- Generous contributory pension plan and free life assurance!
- Company-Paid Life Assurance (death in service benefit) for all pension members
- Inhouse training
- Healthcare plan with access to dental insurance
- Enhanced paternity/maternity leave/foster leave
- Cycle to work scheme – save up to 42% on cost of brand new bike
- Free eye test vouchers and contribution towards glasses
- Employee Assistance programs,
- Discounts of up to 25% for gym memberships
- Many discounts for family and friends including cinema tickets, flowers & gifts, experience days, tickets for West End shows, holiday and travel discounts
Who are you
Do you hold a Level 2 or 3 NVQ or equivalent in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and have previous experience working on HGV’s or have you completed an apprenticeship in the HGV industry and enjoy getting your hands dirty?
We welcome applications from professionals with experience across heavy vehicle maintenance and repair. If you have previously worked as an HGV Technician, HGV Mechanic, Heavy Goods Vehicle Mechanic, or Commercial Vehicle Technician, your skills are highly relevant to this role. We also value transferable expertise from allied industries; candidates with backgrounds as a PSV Technician, PCV Mechanic, Bus and Coach Technician, or a Heavy Plant Mechanic / Plant Technician are strongly encouraged to apply, as full product training on our modern fleet will be provided
What you will be doing?
- Carry out service, maintenance, and repair work on Volvo HGVs to the highest standards.
- Diagnose and rectify vehicle faults using modern diagnostic equipment.
- Perform safety inspections, MOT preparations, and routine maintenance.
- Ensure all work is completed efficiently, safely, and in line with manufacturer standards.
- Wear personal protective equipment when appropriate
- Support the development of young trainees and apprentices
We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.
Who we are and what we believe in
We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.
Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.
At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people – to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.