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Alecto Recruitment
HGV Technician
Canterbury, Kent
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- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 11 days ago
- Salary
- 63232.00 - 69888.00 GBP Annual + 16 hours overtime guaranteed paid at
- Recruiter
- Alecto Recruitment
- Closes
- 18 Sep 2026
- Course
- No
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
CP26999
HGV Technician / HGV Mechanic / Truck Engineer
19- 21ph + 16 HOURS OVERTIME EVERY WEEK (PAID AT 1.5x)
Location: Canterbury, Kent
Salary: 19- 21 per hour DOE
Hours: 56 hours per week Monday-Saturday
Pay: Weekly - every Wednesday
56 HOURS EVERY WEEK - EVERYTHING OVER 40 HOURS PAID AT 1.5x
This is a genuine high-earning opportunity for an experienced HGV Technician.
You will work a 56-hour week, with your first 40 hours paid at your standard hourly rate and ALL hours worked over 40 hours paid at time and a half.
That means 16 hours of overtime every single week.
For example, at 20 per hour:
40 = 800
16 = 480
Total = 1,280 per week before tax
That's 66,560 per year before tax, based on 52 weeks and excluding any additional payments or variations.
What's on offer?
19- 21 per hour DOE56 hours every week40 hours paid at your normal rateEVERYTHING OVER 40 HOURS PAID AT 1.5x16 guaranteed overtime hours per weekWeekly pay - paid every WednesdayMonday-Friday: 7:00am-6:00pmSaturday: 7:00am-1:00pm30-minute lunch break20 days' holiday + bank holidaysCompany van provided for home-to-work travelLong-term, stable opportunityFull workshop facilitiesPurpose-built HGV workshopInspection pitsThe Role
We are recruiting for an experienced HGV Technician / HGV Mechanic / HGV Engineer / Truck Engineer / LGV Technician to join a large commercial vehicle fleet operation in Canterbury.
The business operates approximately 480 trucks and 130 fridge trailers, including DAF, Volvo and MAN vehicles.
You will be responsible for keeping the fleet maintained, safe and roadworthy, carrying out:
HGV servicing and maintenanceMechanical repairsFault finding and diagnosticsPreventative and reactive maintenanceVehicle inspectionsBrake, suspension and steering repairsEngine and drivetrain repairsTrailer maintenanceFridge trailer maintenanceGeneral commercial vehicle repairsWorkshop-based HGV engineering
Vehicle Experience
Experience with DAF, Volvo or MAN would be advantageous, along with experience working on:
HGVs LGVs Heavy Goods Vehicles Trucks Tractor Units Commercial Vehicles Trailers Fridge Trailers Refrigerated Trailers
Why apply?
If you're currently working as an HGV Technician or Mechanic and want to maximise your weekly earnings, this role offers something particularly attractive:
56 hours available every week + anything over 40 hours is paid at 1.5x.
You're not relying on occasional overtime becoming available, the working pattern itself provides 16 hours at overtime rate every week.
Add in weekly pay, a company van, 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays and a large modern HGV fleet, and this is an opportunity worth discussing.
INDCP If you would like to know more about this position, then please forward your CV to (url removed) immediately. If you would like to discuss this position, please call (phone number removed) and ask to speak to Chloe.
Please note Alecto Recruitment are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.
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Ad ID: 5418916654
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