• Careers Site Advertising End DateEnd Date:
    25 Jan 2026
  • All LocationsAll Locations:
    South Cerney
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £43,490 - £44,715 per annum (including shift allowance & tool allowance)
  • Service Area:
    Vehicle Technicians
  • Hours Per WeekHours Per Week:
    42
  • About The Role

  • We’re a friendly and ambitious company with a big responsibility. We help keep the spaces and places where people live, work and visit clean, green and tidy. Our work impacts the lives of everyone in the communities we serve, so it’s important that we always deliver quality and get it right the first time.

     

    We are looking for an enthusiastic HGV Mechanic to join our hard-working, highly successful team. Providing excellent frontline services across Gloucestershire, Ubico Ltd is a rapidly expanding, local-authority-owned company.

    Reporting to the Fleet Workshop & Maintenance Manager, you will carry out inspections, servicing, repairs and maintenance of HGVs and light vehicles, plant and equipment to the required standards, in line with compliance and Health & Safety regulations and procedures.

    For key job-specific skills, experience and knowledge required for this role, please see the job description and person specification.

    You will need…

    • City & Guilds Craft Certificate in Motor Vehicle Mechanics or equivalent

    • Experience in vehicle inspections, servicing and repair of motor vehicles; working on a mixed fleet would be a distinct advantage

    • Good communication skills, excellent attention to detail and a flexible approach to work

    • A full, valid driving licence

    • To live within a 15-mile radius of GL7

    •  Desirable but not essential (training can be provided): HGV Category C licence



     What can we offer you?
     
    • Driver CPC Training - We cover all costs to help you stay qualified. 
    • Learning & Progression - We support your growth, whether you're starting out or moving up.
    • Flexible Working – Options include hybrid roles and task & finish shifts. 
    • Community Impact - Help make your neighbourhood cleaner and greener. 
    • Generous Leave – 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising to 30 days after 5 years). 
    • Holiday Flexibility – Buy or sell up to 1 week of leave. 
    • Pension Support – 5% employer contribution to your retirement.
    • Exclusive Discounts – Save on shopping, dining, travel and more with Unity Rewards. 
    • 24/7 Support – Free, confidential helpline for you and your family. 
    • Health & Wellbeing – Free eye tests (role-dependent), flu jabs, and wellbeing resources. 
    • Workplace Comforts – Free PPE, tea & coffee, and on-site parking.  
    If you would like to learn more about the Fleet Services, please watch our video - 

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  • About Us

  • Ubico employs in the region of 1000 staff and operates 1300 vehicles and plant over 1300 square miles of the most beautiful and vibrant towns, cities and countryside you’ll find. We offer a friendly and flexible working environment, where you really feel part of the Ubico ‘family’.
     
    The work is diverse and fast paced, delivered by teams who work closely and collaboratively to deliver results. Our work ethic is underpinned by our five values - deliver quality, be safe, do the right thing, care for the environment, and work together. We strive to achieve these values in everything we do and we are seeking enthusiastic and committed people who are committed to making a positive difference to Ubico and to the people and neighbourhoods we serve.
     
    It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.

    Our organisation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children.  Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies.

    Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references;  proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.
     
    To apply for this position please click on "apply now" within this page and complete your application form and supporting statement. Please tell us about your skills, knowledge, qualifications, experience and how they meet the criteria listed above and in the job description/person specification. It’s important that we’re a good fit for each other, so let us know what’s important to you and why you want to work for Ubico.

    It is important that our staff reflect the diversity of our community, and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from people of all genders and sexual orientation, those from Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with disabilities.

    Safer recruitment practices are applied to all job vacancies. Successful candidates will be required to complete a pre-employment medical questionnaire; provide references; proof of identity; nationality and immigration status; three years’ employment or education history (if applicable) and, in some cases, verification of criminal record.

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