Vehicle Maintenance Manager

4 weeks ago

Morecambe, United Kingdom Lancaster City Council Full time

Lancaster City Council are looking to appoint an energetic and motivated Vehicle Maintenance Manager to join the Environment and Place team to supervise the day to day running of the Vehicle Maintenance Unit and to look after and maintain our high-quality fleet of vehicles. While representing the corporate vision and values of the Council and driving the Vehicle Maintenance team forward. The individual will need to be dedicated, hardworking, take pride within their work and have a passion for making improvements.

We have already launched several exciting initiatives which we know will contribute significantly to the future ambitions of the Council. These include the use of electric vehicles, the refurbishment of refuse collection vehicles, taking on private work and MOT’s.

To help support our exciting plans for the future, the Vehicle Maintenance Manager will work within Lancaster City Council’s Vehicle Maintenance Unit to deliver a first-class service to both the council and private customers. Based at the White Lund Depot in Morecambe, this post has the responsibility for looking after and maintaining the council’s wide range of fleet vehicles and plant, so they remain in a good serviceable condition for front-line services.

The Role

As our Vehicle Maintenance Manager you will lead and motivate the team within the Vehicle Maintenance Unit that are responsible for maintaining the vehicles and equipment used by front line services that are essential to the upkeep of the district and the health and wellbeing of its residents. The Vehicle Maintenance Unit team also carry out over 600 Taxi tests a year, plus private servicing repairs and MOT’s. You will be responsible for the workshop including the Council’s Vehicle Testing Station while ensuring all aspects of the workshop always stay compliant. We are looking to recruit a motivated individual who will be able to work as part of a team, whilst using their own initiative to get the job done.

This post is a permanent position. Based at the Vehicle Maintenance Unit at the White Lund Depot.

You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday on a shift pattern basis, current shift patterns are Monday to Thursday 07:00-15:00 and 08:30-16:30 and Friday 07:00-14:30 and 08:30-16:00. Shift patterns may be adjusted in the future in accordance with the working practices and requirements of the service.

You will also be required to provide out of hours vehicle breakdown cover, which will include evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays, on a shift rota basis.

What you need to succeed

For this role, it is essential you have a NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (or equivalent). Ideally you should have previous experience in a similar role and experience of vehicle electrics, hydraulic and pneumatic systems would be desirable. You must be a creative thinker who can multitask, deliver at a pace with an attention to detail and demonstrate to think outside the box.

A full current UK driving licence, with Category C entitlement is essential. As a result, you will be required to sign up to the authorised external DVLA driving licence validation organisation that we use to manage and monitor our employees’ driving licence data.

The successful applicant will be subject to a basic clearance with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

You must be able to work on a shift rota basis, if necessary, in accordance with the needs of the service. You will be required to undertake Standby duties to cover out of hours work.

You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.

Our Benefits

Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:

  • Generous annual leave allowance
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.

Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.

We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.

At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve, and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.

We are a disability confident committed employer.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.

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