Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Technician

Looking for a workshop where your skills are valued, your development is supported, and you can enjoy a healthy work-life balance?

Join Derby City Council’s Fleet Services team and enjoy a varied and rewarding role maintaining the vehicles and equipment that help deliver essential services across the City.

You’ll work on a diverse fleet including car-derived vans, light commercial vehicles and pathway sweepers - so no two days are the same.

If you are interested in broadening your skills, we will fully fund your development to become an HGV Technician, including training for your HGV Category C driving licence. You will also have access to approved manufacture and specialist vehicle training.

We offer a role where you can enjoy a challenging and rewarding career without compromising on time with family and friends. Alongside an excellent work-life balance, you'll benefit from one of the most generous annual leave packages available, long-term job security and excellent career development opportunities.

We'll provide all specialist tools, PPE and safety equipment. You will be required to provide your own personal tool kit.

Additional payments

Looking to earn more than the basic salary? As an LCV Technician you will have opportunities to increase your earnings through:

• Standby/on‑call rota– minimum of 36 standby shifts per year, paid at £34.50 per shift.
• Call‑out overtime– paid at time and a quarter, and at double time on bank holidays.
• Additional overtime– overtime outside of standby and call‑outs is paid at time and a quarter, subject to service needs and while vacancies remain.

Who We Are

At Derby City Council, we're proud to deliver over 250 essential services that support our residents, communities and businesses. Guided by our vision to create an Inclusive, Green, Growing and Vibrant City, we put people at the heart of everything we do.

Our values shape how we work every day. We believe in Great People, One Team, we're Bold in embracing change, Strong in delivering for our communities, and We Care about making a positive difference.

Join us and you'll become part of an ambitious, collaborative organisation where you can grow your career while helping to shape Derby's future.

The Opportunity

As an LCV Technician, you'll join a friendly, professional and highly skilled workshop team responsible for maintaining a varied fleet of light commercial vehicles and associated equipment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Servicing, maintaining and repairing Light Commercial Vehicles.
• Diagnostics and fault finding.
• Repairing electrical and hydraulic systems where required.
• Accurately completing inspection, maintenance and repair records.
• Maintaining high standards of workmanship, compliance and vehicle safety.
• Helping to keep the Council's essential fleet safe, reliable and available for service.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

• City & Guilds Levels 1, 2 and 3 (or equivalent NVQ) in Light Commercial Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.
• Previous experience maintaining and repairing Light Commercial Vehicles.
• Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills.
• A positive attitude and commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship.
• A willingness to participate in the out-of-hours standby rota.

Experience working on tippers, tail lifts, hydraulic systems or specialist fleet equipment would be advantageous but isn't essential, as training can be provided.

We welcome applications from experienced technicians as well as those who have recently completed a relevant apprenticeship and are ready to develop their careers.

Why join Derby City Council?

You’ll benefit from a secure and rewarding career package that includes:

Pay and financial wellbeing

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the UK's most valuable public sector pension schemes, offering a secure, defined benefit pension, life cover and financial peace of mind for you and your family
• Team Derby Rewards, offering discounts across a wide range of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands
• The Tusker Car Benefit Scheme, providing a convenient and cost-effective salary sacrifice option to lease a brand-new, fully maintained and insured vehicle

Work-life balance

• Annual leave starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days after five years' service, plus bank holidays, subject to contract.
• The option to purchase additional annual leave, giving you even greater flexibility throughout the year
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements apply to many of our roles, helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance
• Flexible retirement options, where eligible, supporting a gradual transition into retirement while enabling colleagues to continue contributing their skills and experience
• Support for colleagues with caring responsibilities, including leave and workplace policies that help you balance work with caring commitments

Training and career development

• Fully funded training to become a HGV Technician, including support to gain a Category C driving licence.
• Approved manufacture and specialist vehicle training.
• Regular career and development conversations.
• Access to leadership and management development programmes, mentoring and professional qualifications.
• Opportunities to progress within the Council.

Health, wellbeing and inclusion

• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support and a year-round wellbeing calendar to help you look after your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Free annual flu vaccinations.
• The Cycle2Work Scheme, plus free cycle training, helping you save money, improve your fitness and reduce your environmental impact
• Employee networks supporting LGBTQ+, Disabled Employees and Carers, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Employees, and Neurodiversity
• Recognition through the Here for Derby and Long Service Awards.

Ready to Apply?

If you're looking for a secure role offering varied work, excellent benefits, high quality training and genuine opportunities to build a long-term career, we’d love to hear from you.

Join a team that values your skills, invests in your future and helps keep Derby moving.

For an informal conversation about the role or to arrange a visit to the workshop, please contact Duncan Gosling on 07788 429508 or email Duncan.gosling@derby.gov.uk

How to apply

You can apply using the application through the Derby City Council website.

Alternatively, you can apply by CV. Please download and complete the attached Declaration Form and email it, together with your CV to Adrian Ball Adrian.Ball@derby.gov.uk. Applications can’t be accepted without a completed Declaration Form.

You are also invited to complete the optional Equalities Form and return this to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk. The information provided will not affect your application.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

Please see here for Job Description

Please see here for Person Specification

Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here

Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here