Job Description

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HGV Technician (Mercedes-Benz)


Rygor Auto, Heathrow Truck

Basic 36,000-38,000 DOE. Overtime paid at time and a half

37.5 hours (various shifts available)

Your Role


If you are looking to work with the UK's largest Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealership, which has been announced as a Great Place to Work for three years running, look no further!


Rygor Auto are looking for an experienced and qualified HGV Technician to join their brilliant team at their Mercedes-Benz dealership in Heathrow. As an HGV Technician, your role will be to keep your customers' vehicles on the road, via quality, safe and compliant maintenance. The right candidate will be able to deliver an exceptional service of the highest quality.


?Day to day, you will be:

Performing major and minor repairs to Mercedes-Benz trucks. Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services. Maintaining inventory in the workshop and ensuring cleanliness from oil spills and dust. Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for the vehicles. Maintaining records of vehicles that have been repaired, using all appropriate modules of Keyloop/Kerridge. Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims or escalating them to higher management. Carry out wheel alignment and tyre fitting. Complete customer documentation while working to agreed time scales. ? Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role:

Qualification - You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in HGV Vehicle Repair and maintenance, plus, will have experience in carrying out diagnostic and service repairs. What's more, you will need the ability to identify worn & faulty components in accordance with the DVSA Standards and have a current, full UK driving license for the relevant vehicle classes.


Resilience - A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges.


Motivation - To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is essential and is a key part of your role, and it is part of being a brilliant team player.


Attention to Detail- Precision in diagnosing issues and conducting repairs to ensure vehicles meet safety and performance standards.


Time Management- Ability to prioritise and complete tasks within timeframes to meet customer demands and maintain workshop efficiency.



Benefits for you

+ Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5 basic hourly rate. + Saturdays are paid at overtime
+ A day off for your Birthday
+ Business closes 24 December and 27 December in 2025, so you can enjoy your time off over the festive period.
+ 20 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays
+ Four times the death in service benefit
+ Branded uniform and boot allowance.
+ Working for an official Great Place to Work(TM)? and UK Best Workplace for three years running!
+ Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing
+ Working for a UK Best Workplace for Development.
+ Recipients of the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.
+ Auto-enrolment pension
+ Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies
+ Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion)
+ Mental Health First Aiders
+ Toolbox insurance
+ Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Rygor Group Awards
+ Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities
+ Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training and development opportunities
+ Long service recognition and increased annual leave after 5 completed years or service.



About Rygor Auto


Rygor Auto are an award-winning multi-franchise Dealer group with branches across England, offering extensive coverage for customers throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors.


Their business has developed and gone from strength to strength in recent years. They have invested in extensive renovations of their sites across the country and continue to open new sites too, including a brand-new branch in Reading, which opened in January 2023 and a new Mercedes-Benz passenger car site, which opened in Heathrow in the Spring of 2024.


They have multiple industry and network awards under their belt and provide exceptional customer service. What's more, they are officially a Great Place to Work(TM)? three years on the run, meaning we really do have a great company culture which embodies their values of Rewarding, Reliable and Respectful.

Our Process

When applying, please include a full current CV. Once this has been reviewed, we will be in touch to advise if your application will be progressed through to the next stage. The Riverside Resourcing & Consultancy recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. Whilst all applications are carefully considered, we are only able to progress applications from candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Managing your data

We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control, and by applying to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process. Your application data is held within our secure applicant tracking system through hireful - you will be given access to a candidate zone in this system 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 regarding your application.