Plant Technician Service & Support

Job Overview

Being part of an award‑winning company that offers a great career, we are looking for an experienced Plant Technician with HGV experience and relevant qualifications.

As a Plant and HGV Technician, your role will be to keep customers’ vehicles and machinery fully maintained and compliant to maximise uptime. The right candidate will deliver an exceptional service of the highest quality.

We are committed to investing in your career and skill set. When you join our technical team, you will benefit from annual appraisals and comprehensive, ongoing training.

Day to day, you will be:

• Performing major and minor repairs to plant machinery and heavy goods vehicles, trailers, and other vehicles as required.
• Carrying out PDI works and attachment set‑up on plant machinery.
• Providing mobile repair and maintenance of plant machinery.
• Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services according to machine hours and schedules.
• Maintaining inventory in the service vehicle and ensuring cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
• Working with other departments, including the sales team, to ensure a quality and reliable service level is provided to customers.
• Collaborating with repair teams to diagnose and plan repairs for machines/vehicles.
• Maintaining records of machines/vehicles that have been repaired or handled.
• Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims according to manufacturer requirements or escalating them to higher management.
• Providing in‑house training to recruits and trainees as required.
• Carrying out your role with quality, compliance and health and safety always at the forefront of what you do.

You will need to be level 3 (NVQ, City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in HGV Vehicle Repair and maintenance, plus level 3 in plant machinery repair and maintenance. You must be able to identify worn and faulty components in accordance with DVSA Standards and hold a current, full UK driving licence for the relevant vehicle and machinery classes.

• An extra day off for your birthday.
• 20 days of annual leave per year plus bank holidays.
• Overtime paid at 1.5× the basic hourly rate;
  Saturdays are paid at overtime.
• Industry training opportunities abroad.
• Four times the death‑in‑service benefit.
• Branded uniform and boot allowance.
• Auto‑enrolment pension.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay policies.
• Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life.
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Reward and recognition programmes, including annual Rygor Group Awards and opportunities to attend the Rygor Wembley box.
• Annual appraisal programme and progression opportunities.
• Manufacturer training and access to our in‑house training.
• Long‑service recognition and annual leave increase after five years’ service.
• Charities of the Year programme, Army Sport sponsors and community engagement initiatives.

When applying please include a full current CV. We will assess your application and advise whether you will progress to the next stage.

The Riverside Resourcing & Consultancy recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. We are only able to progress applications from candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

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Our applicant tracking system, managed through Hireful, provides a candidate zone where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone, throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated and inform you of your application progress.

• Company Pension
• Death in Service Cover

Rygor is an award‑winning, multi‑franchise dealer group with branches across England, offering extensive coverage for customers throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors. The business has grown significantly in recent years, with…