Workshop Fitter

2 weeks ago

Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

Job Summary:

Essex County Council is seeking a skilled Workshop Fitter to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of vehicles, equipment, and plant, including heavy goods vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and municipal vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. To assist in the day-to-day running of the Vehicle/Plant Workshop, including daily operational and manning requirements, and liaison with refuse crews, contractors, and suppliers.
  2. To undertake routine and reactive vehicle, plant, and equipment maintenance, including fault finding, major overhauls, and replacements, servicing, preparing and presenting vehicles for LGV and MOT tests, replacement of wheels and tyres, and the reporting of defects and damage, including the completion of all necessary documentation.
  3. To carry out cleaning of vehicles, plant, and equipment, inside and out.
  4. To undertake driving duties, including road testing, recovery, collection, and delivery of vehicles and materials, and the operation of plant, such as fork lift trucks, compressors, pumps, and mechanical loaders.
  5. To attend vehicle breakdowns and conduct roadside repairs as necessary.
  6. To provide general support and assistance to the Workshop Manager.
  7. To assist in the scheduling of repairs and ordering/receiving of parts, etc., to ensure accurate stock levels are maintained, along with all associated record keeping and documentation, both manual and computerised.
  8. To ensure the security of the workshop and the vehicles, plant, and equipment kept within the workshop, including opening and closing the premises as and when required.
  9. To maintain the workshop and associated facilities in a clean and tidy condition.

Requirements:

To be successful in this role, the candidate must have previous mechanical and diagnostic skills gained whilst servicing heavy goods vehicles, light commercial, and municipal vehicles. The candidate must be able to work well in a team environment, possess a flexible approach, and take reasonable care for their health and safety in everything they do.

This role requires the candidate to have a Class 2/HGV Licence and experience in driving HGV vehicles.

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