Technician Supervisor - Glasgow East Glasgow Service & Support

Hgvtraders • TRAFFIC • Glasgow, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 1d ago

Job Description

Location: Glasgow, GB, ML3 0ED

Position Type: Professional

HGV Technician Supervisor - Nights
Salary up to £41,000 p.a. + overtime
Signing bonus £1,000 payable after 6 months service
Working Monday to Thursday 21:00-07:00

Are you an experienced HGV Technician ready to take the next step in your career? Volvo Truck & Bus is looking for a Technician Supervisor to join our Glasgow East team. This is an excellent opportunity to combine your technical expertise with leadership responsibilities in a world-class service environment.

As Technician Supervisor, you'll play a key role in leading our team of HGV technicians, ensuring all work is carried out efficiently, safely, and to Volvo's high standards. You'll act as a hands-on leader, supporting technicians on the shop floor while coordinating workloads, maintaining quality control, and liaising with the Service Manager to meet operational targets.

Responsibilities

Lead, motivate, and support a team of skilled technicians.
Oversee day-to-day workshop operations, ensuring productivity, efficiency, and quality standards are consistently met.
Carry out diagnostics, repairs, and maintenance on Volvo trucks and buses when required.
Ensure health & safety and compliance standards are maintained across the workshop.
Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to develop the team's skills and performance.
Work with and supervise a team of technicians to maintain morale and ensure timely, high-quality work.
Manage customer expectations by coordinating with each stage of the Genuine Volvo Service process.
Maximise shift performance through problem solving, coaching and development.
Communicate effectively with the Day Shift Supervisor, CSRs and Parts department to ensure valid job specifications and time budgets before work starts.

Qualifications

Previous experience as a Supervisor or Team Leader in HGV maintenance.
Ability to manage and motivate a team of technicians in daily duties.
Coaching and guidance skills for technician development.
Effective written and verbal communication at all levels.
Ability to prioritise tasks, manage workflow and meet deadlines in a busy workshop.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft and IT skills.

What's in it for you?

Bonus scheme paid quarterly up to a maximum of 5% contributory.
33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
Excellent Training and Development Opportunities.
Health cash plan with access to dental insurance.
Discount on Renault cars and Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
Maternity & Adoption Leave; 6 months full pay moving to 6 months half pay. Paternity 2 weeks leave with a further 3 weeks in the first 3 years.
Discounts for you, family and friends on many High Street retailers, theme park days out, hotel/travel, gym membership.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Additional Benefits

Company Pension
Bonus Scheme

About the Company

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group's leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

At Volvo Trucks you will be part of leading the way towards a sustainable transport industry. For nearly a century we have been innovating for people - to make life easier, better and safer. Driving progress is our promise to customers, to the industry and to society. At Volvo Trucks we share a curiosity to learn, we work with passion and we embrace change to stay ahead. Join us, together we move the world we want to live in.

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