Plant Technician 

🌍 Swindon

⏰ 40 hours a week

🔧 Your Role

At Rygor Plant we are looking for an experienced Plant Technician who also has HGV experience and relevant qualifications. 

Being part of Team Rygor is about being experts in what we do. We are committed to investing in your career and skill set, so when you join our technical team, you will benefit from manufacturer training and H&S elearnings as well as in person training.

Day to day, you will be:

• Performing major and minor repairs to plant machinery as well as heavy goods vehicles, trailers and other vehicles as required. 
• Carrying out PDI works and attachment set up on plant machinery.
• Mobile repair and maintenance of plant machinery. 
• Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services according to machine hrs and schedules.
• Maintaining inventory in the service vehicle and cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
• Working with other departments, including the sales team to ensure a quality and reliable service level is provided to customers. 
• Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for to machines/vehicles.
• Maintaining records of machines/vehicles that have been repaired or handled.
• Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims according to manufacturer requirements or escalating them to higher management.
• Providing in-house training to recruits and trainees as required. 
• Carrying out your role with quality, compliance and health and safety always at the forefront of what you do., 

This role will be a great fit for you if:

• Industry qualifications for both HGV repair and maintenance and plant machinery repair and maintenance to a minimum of Level 3.
• You have the relevant licenses to drive, test and use HGVs and plant machinery. 
• Previous working experience as a plant and HGV technician with a strong technical background, as well as a keen interest in van
• You are computer literate and confident using technology

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. As long as you are industry level qualified for the role (NVQ Level 3 HGV and plant machinery), we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!

💙 Our Values & Behaviours

We’re looking for incredible team members who share our values and can add to our culture. Values are shared beliefs that guide our decision-making, culture is how we function as a group and how we live our values as individuals. 
    
Rewarding

I am grateful. I am courageous. I am curious.

• We love to say “thank you” to our team members, and we promise to let you know when you have done a great job. We will make sure you feel rewarded and valued, every step of the way. We all value our customers and go the extra mile to set standards for them – every single time they visit. You are a natural helper and have exemplary manners, you enjoy saying a simple “thanks” to your colleagues.

Reliable

I am honest. I am attentive. I am trustworthy.

• Our customers can depend on us to keep their vehicles on the road with exceptional service, and our team members can trust us to set standards for them through open and honest communication, training and support, and personal and professional development. You are dedicated to achieving high quality standards via being process driven and a critical thinker.

Respectful
    
    I am inclusive. I am resilient. I am kind.

• We are considerate and kind to our team, the definition of being a true team-player. We promote the importance of equality and diversity, the wellbeing of our team members, and we are respectful in the way we speak and act towards others. You respect and adhere to safe working practices and have good interpersonal and organisational skills. 

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. As long as you are experienced for the role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!

🌈 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

At Rygor, we’re committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are an award-winning community of professionals from all walks of life, and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated. It’s essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. 

🥳 Benefits for you

• Working for an official Great Place to Work™️ and UK Best Workplace for three years running!
• Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing.
• Working with our award-winning team – we have been named ‘Service Provider of the Year’ at the WhatVan? Awards 2022 and winners at the IOIC Employee Engagement Awards.
• Recipients of the Bronze Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Access to 100s of employee perks on Perkbox.
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• A day off for your Birthday.
• 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.
• 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 hub.
• Long service recognition.
• Branded uniform
• Four times death in service benefit.
• Ongoing investment in company facilities and working environments.
• 20 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays

🚛 About Rygor Plant

Rygor Plant is Rygor Group’s newest division, representing the launch of our new partnership with XCMG UK, as the manufacturer’s largest UK dealer. 

XCMG is the third largest construction equipment manufacturer in the world, and we are proud to be their chosen partner for sales and aftersales, as they bring their product to the UK market.
  

Rygor Group has multiple industry and network awards under our belt and provide exceptional customer service. What’s more, we are officially a Great Place to Work™️ three years on the run, meaning we really do have a great company culture which embodies our values of Rewarding, Reliable and Respectful.

✅ Hiring Process

1. 🗎 We shortlist CVs online, so make sure to include information about yourself that makes you stand out
2. 📞 A short screening call with our hiring manager or a member of our people team
3. 🚶🏾 Come to site and meet the team, have a tour, and let’s have a chat so we can get to know each other better
4. 🫱🏿‍🫲🏻 If your application is successful, we’ll be excited to make you an offer 

Support – If you need to make reasonable adjustments to our process, please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make the adjustments that may be needed.