Workshop Mechanic – Join a Leading Fleet Team
Location: Longcliffe, Derbyshire, DE4 4HN
Salary: £22.22ph (£46,215 p/a) plus excellent benefits including 25 days’ annual leave, matched pension and more
Hours: 40‑hour working week
Ready to impact a better future?
At Serco, your skills don’t just fix vehicles — they keep essential services running safely and reliably every day.
We’re looking for a skilled Workshop Mechanic to join our expert fleet maintenance team. If you take pride in high-quality workmanship, enjoy problem-solving, and want a role where your expertise truly matters, this is your opportunity.
As a Workshop Mechanic, you’ll be responsible for the repair, maintenance, and inspection of Serco commercial vehicles within our fleet maintenance facilities. All work will be carried out in line with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness.
You’ll play a vital role in keeping our fleet safe, compliant, and reliable. This is a hands‑on position where your technical expertise will be used to carry out thorough inspections, diagnose and repair faults, and ensure vehicles fully meet DVSA standards.
What you’ll do as a Workshop Mechanic
In this role, you’ll be trusted to:
- Carry out inspections, servicing, and repairs across a range of commercial vehicles
- Diagnose faults and deliver efficient, high-quality fixes
- Work with the Workshop Supervisor to ensure all safety inspections are scheduled at least six months in advance, including statutory obligations
- Perform brake testing and ensure DVSA compliance
- Conduct road tests following repairs to confirm vehicles are safe and roadworthy
- Maintain a clean, organised workshop environment to support safety and efficiency
- Maintain accurate service and repair records
Does this sound like you?
You’ll be well‑suited to this role if you have:
- Full industry‑recognised qualifications (City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair)
- Experience maintaining large vehicle fleets
- A valid Category C Driving Licence (or willing to obtain)
- Experience working with specialist hydraulic systems
As part of the recruitment process, you’ll need to confirm your eligibility to work in the UK and complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire. This helps us ensure you have the right support to perform the role effectively.
Discover all you need to keep growing
As one of the top 1% of international employers, we offer a supportive, inclusive workplace with leaders who are invested in your development. From mentoring and training to clear internal progression pathways, we provide the tools and opportunities to help you build a long‑term career with us.
What we offer
Holidays: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
Training and development: Access to over 1,100 internal courses, funded OEM qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring, and strong internal career progression
Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% discount at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP
Discounts: Savings across around 1,000 retailers, including food, clothing, travel, entertainment, and days out
Charity and community: A paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving, and the option to donate spare change to the Serco People Fund Charity
Employee networks: Inclusive networks that support collaboration, learning, and belonging for colleagues across all backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.