Heavy Vehicle Technician

Job Reference: 339538

Location: Midlands Superhub Workshop (NN6 7GZ
)

Do you want to join the largest fleet operator in the UK? If you are a vehicle technician seeking a fresh challenge, Royal Mail offers a Level 3 qualified role in a commercial vehicle environment.

We are recruiting Level 3 qualified Vehicle Technicians for our brand-new workshop. The annual salary is £60,624
.

• Base salary: £60,624 per annum
• Defined workshop allowance: £15,450
• Weekend allowance (1 in 3 weekends): £2,736
• Late shift allowance: £1,532
• Overtime paid at £27.79 per hour (£29.78 Bank Holiday)
• Late shift attendance allowance: £90.21 per week (1 in 3 weeks)

Annual holiday: 22.5 days (plus bank holidays) with option to purchase more, and a company pension scheme.

• Week 1:
  Monday – Friday, 06:00 – 14:30
• Week 2: 3 days Monday – Friday, 09:30 – 18:00 (2 days off) + Sat & Sun 06:00 – 14:30
• Week 3:
  Monday – Friday, 13:30 – 22:00

Work Saturdays and Sundays 1 in 3 (with two days off), weekend supplement:
Saturday £52.10, Sunday £104.20.

• Modern workshop facilities and equipment.
• Safety PPE and Royal Mail image clothing (overalls and steel‑toe boots) supplied free.
• Career development opportunities and progression into management.

• Annual training and development plan.
• Trailer, DDT and HGV training programme.
• For those from the light vehicle sector: in‑house and external training in MOT, LOLER regulations, and vehicle diagnostics.

You will perform inspections, diagnostics, maintenance, and repair procedures on vehicles, trailers, and mechanical equipment. You will use your personal toolkit for routine maintenance and repair of light and heavy goods vehicles and have access to specialist tooling.

• Fully qualified Level 3 mechanic (Heavy vehicle or equivalent).
• Proven experience with LCV and HGV.
• Full manual UK driving licence (C+E preferred).
• High work standards and pride in workmanship.
• Flexible to service demands and willing to support team.

Initial work location will be the Crick/Coventry workshop; it will move into the Midlands Super Hub by late 2026.