Workshop Assistant

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**Job details**:
**Job reference**

REQ00000017402

**Date posted**

11/10/2024

**Application closing date**

10/11/2024

**Location**

KENDAL

**Salary**

26,424.00 - 27,334.00

**Package**

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Attachments**

**Workshop Assistant - Transport WMF1462e**:
**Job description**

**Workshop Assistant - Transport (WMF1462e)**

**Westmorland and Furness Council**

**Salary**:26 421 - 27 334
- **Hours**:37 hours per week
- **Location**: Kendal
- **Contract**:Permanent
- **About this opportunity**
- Westmorland and Furness Council is a relatively new unitary council formed on 01 April 2023 with an ambition for sustainable and inclusive growth and a commitment to make Westmorland and Furness a great place to live, work and thrive. The Fleet Services Team undertakes an essential role to ensure a safe and legal operation of the Council's fleet and the workforce driving on behalf of the organisation. This assists in ensuring that the Council is able to fulfil its legal and moral obligations with respect to the provision of a wide range of statutory services.
- The Team is responsible for a mixed fleet of approximately 450 vehicles including waste and recycling, street scene, pool cars, gritters, tipper trucks, coaches, minibuses, library vans and fire appliances. The Team also maintains in excess of 1,000 items of plant including trailers, mowers and other power tools. The Team is also responsible for the provision of a fleet management service including the procurement of bulk fuel, fuel cards, the provision of vehicle telematics, administration of the pool cars scheme, vehicle insurance and taxing and support with procurement exercises. In addition, the Team fulfils a fleet compliance function to ensure that the Council's vehicles and drivers are compliant with the relevant legislation and guidance.
- Support the Workshop Supervisors and Mechanics - Including but not limited to, inputting technical data on the fleet management system, sourcing and collection of parts, the creation of job cards, cleaning and light maintenance of vehicles and conducting basic maintenance tasks in the workshop
- Work collaboratively with colleagues and external stakeholders to assist in the delivery of all fleet maintenance functions, to help reduce vehicle downtime and increase vehicle availability
- Conduct PAT testing and LOLER testing as requested by the Workshop Supervisor, this will include maintaining accurate records for all PAT testing and LOLER testing conducted
- Assist in the planning and the delivery/collection of the councils fleet of vehicles including LGV, PCV etc to MOT test centres, external dealerships and between Council work locations, this may include Fire appliance change overs
- Adopt a flexible approach to working within the Fleet Team accepting and embracing the need to assist any service within the Council where fleet support is required
- Be part of the Fleet Team’s out of hours on-call arrangements when requested
- Complete and submit regular records for all work conducted, to ensure relevant service areas are recharged in a timely manner.
**What can we offer you**
- Excellent training and development offers.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise).
- Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms.
- Competitive rates of pay.
- A 12-month digital trial (from 1 June 2024) of a new scheme that allows free workplace car parking for employees in all Westmorland and Furness Council owned car parks between Monday to Friday.

**Application and Interview information**
- Closing date: 10/11/2024
Interview date: 22/11/2024
- If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users, however if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews.
- **Safer Recruitment**
- At Westmorland and Furness Council we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all employees, volunteers and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment.
- **Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion**
As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.