Workshop Mechanic

Derbyshire Dales, DE4 4HN

Salary - £38,000 – £41,000 plus attractive benefits including 25 days annual leave, matched pension and life insurance

Working hours: 40-hour week

About us

At Serco, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of roadworthiness for our commercial vehicle fleet. We are currently seeking a skilled Workshop Mechanic to join our small team in Derbyshire. This role involves repairing, maintaining, and inspecting all Serco commercial vehicles within our fleet maintenance facilities, in accordance with the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency "Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness".

About you and the role

We're looking for a dedicated and skilled individual to join our team and play a key part in keeping our fleet safe, and reliable. This is a hands-on role where you'll use your expertise to carry out inspections, identify and repair faults, and ensure all vehicles meet Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency (DVSA) standards.

Day-to-day, your key responsibilities include:

• Perform maintenance inspections and repairs on all vehicles presented.
• Identify vehicle faults and repair as necessary.
• In consultation with the W/Shop Supervisor, ensure all safety inspections are planned at least six months in advance, including, all vehicle statutory obligations.
• Ensure all brake tests are completed as required
• Conduct vehicle test drives after repairs have been completed to verify the vehicle is roadworthy
• Ensure the workshop is kept clean and well organised to ensure workplace safety
• Completing all inspection and repair documentation, either manually or electronically, after any work has been completed on the vehicle
• Work outside of normal working hours when operationally required

Essential skills and experience

• Full industry recognised qualifications (City & Guilds / NVQ Level Three in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair)
• Experience of maintaining large fleets
• Cat C Driving Licence
• Experience working on specialist Hydraulic systems

What is Desirable?

• Experience in maintenance of refuse collection vehicles
• Drivers Certificate of Professional Competence (DQC)
• General welding/fabrication skills
• Experience working on Electric Powered Vehicles
• Experience of proactively engaging customers to improve relationships for the long-term and continue to drive value.
• Self-aware yet highly resilient individual capable of challenging and being challenged.

Why Serco:

Meaningful and vital work: In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain a world of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement and development won't be hard to find. You'll also work with great people. You'll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.

What we offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
• Annual tool allowance (available after 12 months of employment with Serco)
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion

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.

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Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities. 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

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. We're a proud holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard and we actively encourage applications from females, those with disabilities or from an ethnic minority background.