The Role
Initially, the position will remain strongly hands-on. You will be responsible for:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing HGVs and associated equipment.
- Diagnosing mechanical, electrical and electronic faults.
- Using diagnostic equipment to identify and resolve complex vehicle issues.
- Carrying out preventative maintenance and scheduled inspections.
- Preparing vehicles for CVRT and ensuring faults are rectified to the appropriate standard.
- Completing repairs to engines, transmissions, braking systems, suspension, drivetrains and electrical systems.
- Identifying developing faults before they result in unnecessary downtime or roadside breakdowns.
- Responding to breakdowns where required.
- Maintaining accurate service, inspection and repair records.
- Working closely with drivers and operations to resolve vehicle defects and keep the fleet available.
The Fleet
The workshop supports a mixed European HGV fleet, including vehicles from manufacturers such as:
Volvo | Scania | MAN | Renault Trucks | Mercedes-Benz | Iveco
You do not need extensive experience with every manufacturer. What matters is a strong background in modern European HGVs, particularly diagnostics, fault-finding and preventative maintenance.
Your Progression
As you become established within the business, you will gradually take on greater responsibility for the workshop, including:
- Planning and prioritising workshop workloads.
- Coordinating servicing and preventative maintenance.
- Allocating work across the workshop.
- Supporting and guiding other mechanics.
- Taking the lead on more complex technical problems.
- Monitoring outstanding repairs and vehicle downtime.
- Coordinating vehicle availability with the operations team.
- Managing parts requirements and supporting stock control.
- Liaising with suppliers and external service providers.
- Maintaining workshop safety, quality and maintenance standards.
- Helping develop the wider workshop team.
The objective is clear: to develop the successful candidate into the person who can ultimately lead the workshop.
What We're Looking For
You should be an experienced HGV or heavy vehicle mechanic with:
- A recognised HGV, heavy vehicle, diesel or commercial vehicle mechanic qualification, or equivalent trade qualification.
- Significant hands-on experience maintaining and repairing HGVs or heavy commercial vehicles.
- Strong diagnostic and fault-finding ability.
- Experience with modern European truck systems.
- Good knowledge of engines, transmissions, braking, suspension and electrical systems.
- A strong understanding of preventative maintenance and scheduled fleet servicing.
- High standards of workmanship, safety and vehicle roadworthiness.
- Good organisation and the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- The confidence and ambition to take on increasing responsibility.
Previous experience as a Workshop Foreman, Workshop Supervisor, Lead Mechanic or Senior HGV Mechanic would be advantageous, but it is not essential.
We are equally interested in the experienced mechanic who has become the person other technicians turn to when they cannot solve a problem and who now wants the opportunity to step into leadership.
The Person
Technical ability is important, but this appointment is also about potential.
We are looking for someone who combines:
- Excellent hands-on HGV mechanical skills.
- Strong diagnostic ability and technical judgement.
- A practical, problem-solving approach.
- Good communication skills.
- Natural leadership ability.
- The ability to support and develop other mechanics.
- A willingness to take ownership and make decisions.
- Genuine ambition to progress into workshop management.
Package & Career Opportunity
- €60,000–€68,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
- Overtime available in addition to salary.
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Senior position within an established transport operation.
- Structured handover from the existing Workshop Lead.
- Genuine opportunity to progress into responsibility for the workshop.
- Long-term career development with the business.
Candidates Already Working in Ireland
Applications from suitably experienced EU and UK candidates are particularly welcome. The employer is also open to considering appropriately qualified candidates who are already living and working in Ireland on an employment permit.
For an exceptional candidate, the employer may also be prepared to explore appropriate employment permit options, subject to the position and candidate meeting the applicable requirements.
Ready for the Next Step?
If you are an experienced HGV mechanic who wants more than another technician role, this position offers a genuine route forward.
You may already be a Senior Mechanic, Lead Mechanic, Foreman or Supervisor. Or you may be the mechanic who naturally takes responsibility, helps others diagnose difficult faults and keeps the workshop moving when problems arise.
If you have the technical ability and ambition to eventually run a busy HGV workshop, this could be the opportunity to make that progression.