Mobile Bodywork Engineer

Hague Personnel are recruiting a Mobile Bodywork Engineer on a permanent basis for our prestigious manufacturing client.

Our client is an award-winning manufacturer of temperature-controlled vans, rigids, and trailers.

This is a great opportunity to join a market leading manufacturer of temperature controlled commercial vehicles. Their customers include some of the largest supermarkets and food distribution companies in the UK.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working as a Coachbuilder / Vehicle Bodybuilder or experience repairing commercial bodywork.

We are keen to speak with candidates who live in any of the following or surrounding areas;

• Durham
• Newcastle
• Middlesborough
• Sunderland

All jobs will be pre-planned and allocated from the Service/ Warranty department to the Mobile Engineer.

General duties to include but not limited to:

• Attend customers sites to carry out mobile repairs on vehicles manufactured and distributed by our client i.e., warranty work, general repairs, and maintenance
• Communicating fully with the customer contacts on site
• Adhering to QEHS while liaising and working on site
• Use of company van to travel to and from jobs
• Ensuring all work is carried out to a high-quality standard
• To provide a professional service to customers
• Developing the quality of the product and company
• Use of hand, air, and power tools to repair vehicles
• Repairing or replacing all external body work, tail lifts, internal racking, shelving etc
• Use of IT equipment in place to ensure jobs are attended in a timely manner
• To work autonomously, and therefore be self-motivated in your day to day work

Please note this position will not involve any mechanical repairs.

The successful candidate will be required to attend our clients head office in Lancashire for training for approximately 1 -2 weeks. Hotel and travel expenses will be covered.

Salary: Negotiable dependant on experience

Overtime is paid at time and a half Monday to Saturday and double time on Sundays.

Working Hours: The core hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4pm although flexibility is required to meet customer needs.

Contract Type: Permanent

Holiday Entitlement: 21 plus statutory bank holidays

Skills and Experience required:

• Previous experience working on commercial vehicles
• Experienced in the use of hand, air, and power tools
• A full UK drivers’ licence
• Ability to work to own initiative and manage workload

Initial interview will be held via Zoom/Teams, Second stage interview will be face to face either at our clients Head Office in Lancashire or at an agreed location.

To apply please submit your most recent CV.