Vehicle & Plant Technician | Burnley

Join Our Team and Keep Lancashire Moving!

With our recent fleet expansion were looking for talented individuals to join our dedicated team ensuring Lancashires essential services run smoothly.

We have exciting opportunities in our Burnley workshop become part of a team where every day youll play a vital role in building stronger communities. Your work will help keep roads safe transport links reliable and services connectedfostering growth and improving quality of life across Lancashire.

As a Vehicle and Plant Technician youll be at the heart of maintaining our extensive and diverse fleet. This includes essential maintenance for Highways Street Lighting Passenger Transport Mobile Libraries and Winter Maintenance vehicles. Your timely cost-effective repairs will keep Lancashires front-line services moving efficiently ensuring our communities remain safe and connected.

What youll do:

• Diagnose repair and maintain a wide range of vehicles including LGVs PSVs light vehicles and plant machinery.
• Fit service and repair auxiliary equipment such as tail lifts trackers cameras heaters generators pumps and specialist winter service equipment.
• Deliver high-quality work to keep frontline services operational from gritting and highways to mobile libraries.

In this role youll work a 37-hour week with the opportunity to earn overtime paid at time and a quarter plus a tool allowance.

Youll also take part in our standby rota covering one week in every four. The current standby allowance is 171.45 per week and any call-outs during this time are paid at time and a quarter with additional rest time provided for unsociable hours.

Who were looking for:

• Level 3 automotive qualification in a relevant discipline
• Category B driving license
• Experience in one or more of the following disciplines: Plant/Mobile Technician Light Vehicle Technician PSV/HGV Technician or Auto Electrician.
• A proactive approach and commitment to keeping essential services running
• Youll be a great communicator with the ability to mentor apprentices and junior members in the team

Apply today and make a real difference to Lancashires communities.

Application review is ongoing so we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out on this exciting opportunity.

If you would like to contact us for an informal and confidential chat please get in touch with Charlie Budge (Fleet Engineering Manager) at

Closing Date: 30/11/2026

What we offer:

• Career Development: Manufacturer and industry-recognised training plus opportunities to upskill in EV/hybrid systems MOT testing LOLER examination air conditioning and more.
• Pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave (rising to 32 after 5 years) bank holidays 2 extra days at Christmas and the option to purchase up to 20 additional leave days
• Sick pay (up to 6 months full 6 months half)
• Flexible working hours
• Salary sacrifice schemes on electricals new vehicles and cycle-to-work
• Staff benefits portal and local discounts
• Confidential support services for staff and family members

Local Government Reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that local government across Lancashire will be reorganised with the current 15 councils being replaced by four new unitary councils covering North South East and West Lancashire from April 2028.

As part of Local Government Reorganisation future organisational structures are still being developed and this role may be subject to organisational redesign and change. Should you wish to discuss what this means for the role and your application please contact us.

Throughout this period our focus remains on delivering excellent services to our communities. By joining us now youll play an important role in shaping the future of local government and helping to build a strong new organisation that will serve residents for years to come.

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