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Vehicle Mechanic

  • Location: Tewkesbury, GL20 8LZ
  • Salary: Hourly Rate Dependant on Experience
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 23 days ago

  • Sector: Defence
  • Contact: Joanna Davies
  • Contact Email: joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Duration: 6 months
  • Start Date: 30 October 2025
  • Expiry Date: 29 November 2025
  • Job Ref: V-314346

On behalf of our client, NRL Recruitment are looking for a Vehicle Mechanic for work in the Tewkesbury area.

If you are interested, please forward an up to date CV and contract phone number to joanna.davies@nrl.co.uk

Duration: 6 Months (05/01/2026 to 03/07/2026 )

Security Clearance Level: UK - Security Check (SC) must be able to obtain (Lived/worked in UK for past 5 consecutive years)

Hours: 37 per week

Work Location:  Tewkesbury, GL20 8LZ

As a Vehicle Mechanic, this is a role that’s out of the ordinary. With your skills and experience, you’ll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance, overhaul, and fault diagnosis on a wide and varied range of in-service Military vehicles and equipment.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Day to day, you’ll be carrying out work to the required standard and specification as detailed in accordance with customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans and other technical publications. You’ll also ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose.

  • Diagnose, inspect, and assess vehicles and associated mechanical / electrical equipment in line skills & competency.

  • Ensure stores and equipment issued to the job are used for their correct purpose and un-used or new faulty material is returned to the section / department Supervisor as soon as it is identified.

  • Creation of job cards and demanding material where the relevant ERP (SAP) training has been completed.

  • Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates / reports to current standards


Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic

  • Previous experience within a similar role is required.

  • A flexible, pro-active team player with the ability to adapt and build good rapport.


Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:

  • NVQ Level 3 Service and Repair

  • City & Guilds Level 3 Motor Vehicle Technology

  • BTEC Level 3 Motor Vehicle Technology

  • An Equivalent Level 3 Motor Vehicle Repair Qualification

  • Class I REME VM



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