Vehicle Technician

1. Cardiff Bus is looking for an experienced Vehicle Technician to join our team in the Engineering department,
2. Don’t worry if you’ve not worked on buses before – if you can fix trucks, or plant machinery our team of qualified engineers and managers will support you throughout your development with us.
3. You will be able to diagnose and repair vehicle faults to a high standard and be committed to continue your technical development, you will already hold a recognised qualification in vehicle maintenance.

Cardiff Bus is looking for an experienced Vehicle Technician to join our team in the Engineering department,

Our engineering team has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic person to join in supporting the smooth running of Cardiff Bus, by keeping all our vehicles road worthy and fault free.

The successful candidate will support the engineering team to ensure all vehicles going through our garage are maintained to company and DVSA standards.

This is a full-time permanent position.

Salary

• £21.35 per hour - Standard Monday to Friday
• £26.47 per hour - Standard Weekend
• £26.47 per hour- Overtime Monday to Friday
• £32.82 per hour – Overtime Weekend

Shifts

Our engineering team work on a rota pattern covering all hours of operation, including weekends You will be on a rolling rota, and will work a mixture of morning and afternoon shifts, starting as early as 5am and finishing as late as 1am

Your shift pattern will be as follows;

7on – 5 off – 5 on – 4off

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Full time permanent contracts available
• Sick pay
• Fully paid training
• CPC qualification
• Free travel across the Cardiff Bus Network for you and your family
• Free on-site parking
• Pension scheme
• Discounts with local retailers and gyms
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee assistance programme
• And much more!

The Role

We’re looking for a qualified PCV/HGV technician, with experience of working on commercial heavy vehicles to join our team in Cardiff.

Don’t worry if you’ve not worked on buses before – if you can fix trucks, or plant machinery our team of qualified engineers and managers will support you throughout your development with us.

You will be able to diagnose and repair vehicle faults to a high standard and be committed to continue your technical development, you will already hold a recognised qualification in vehicle maintenance.

A full UK driving licence is essential, and we’ll train you to hold a PCV licence.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the key areas of responsibility are, but not limited to the following,

• Completes tasks diligently and safely.
• Able to work on areas outside of your main trade where required.
• Communicate with management team any potential problem areas with vehicles.
• Process repairs inside and outside of the depot
• Efficiently diagnoses defects and their causes.
• Complete vehicle defect clearance where required.
• Complete vehicle recovery and change overs when required.