Workshop Controller

**Workshop Controller - NY Highways**

**Role Summary**

**Location**:Based in Skipton, North Yorkshire
**Salary**:From £38,556 - £41,877 (pay award pending)
**Contract**:Permanent, Full time (40 hours per week)

**Benefits**: 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays’, company pension and other benefits.

**“Bringing innovative solutions to the roads of North Yorkshire and beyond”**

NY Highways provides highways services across North Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. From road maintenance, street lighting and snow clearance to road signs and pavement repairs, we operate in close partnership with North Yorkshire Council combining a commercial focus with public sector values.

We help to keep North Yorkshire moving and we are now looking for a Workshop Controller to join us and play an important role in this; helping plan and schedule vehicle repair and fleet activities of the 240 vehicles and equipment that we maintain as well as the 96 North Yorkshire County Council IPT buses and community mini buses.

Working from our Skipton depot you will be in charge of the dailysupervision of a team of Fitters and Chargehands, allocating work and ensuring it is completed in a timely manner and to required DVSA compliance regulations. Your extensive experience in vehicle maintenance and repair means you will already understand workshop systems and process, as well as health and safety requirements for the workshop environment. To be successful in this you will ensure there is a smooth line of communication between the operational and support teams to ensure vehicle availability, safety and customer service is delivered.

It is our aim to become an industry leader within the Highways sector, to be known for being modern and innovative in our approach to delivering Highways services. As Workshop Controller you will lead and motivate the team who work in the busy Skipton depot, promoting best practice and encouraging continuous improvement to your workforce and maintain effective relationships with everyone you work with: from customer and partners to suppliers and colleagues at NY Highways.

For this role it is essential that you have:

- City and Guilds Level 3 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair or BTEC National Certificate in Vehicle Repair and Technology or NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Mechanical & Electrical
- Class C HGV driving licence
- Knowledge of DVSA road transport regulations and compliance requirements, and implications of non-compliance

We want to find people who can enhance this role, who will bring in new ideas and who are open to new opportunities within the business. We are proud of the work we do developing apprentices, trainees and junior employees and you will bring your passion and enthusiasm to this role, acting as leader and mentor to our future industry leaders. You will be joining at an exciting time, internal progression is encouraged and NY Highways has plans to continue to grow.

**Who are NY Highways?**

We are looking to lead the way in Highways innovation whilst developing and rewarding our workforce. With the responsibility of a network of roads that stretch for almost 5800 miles and a team of around 250 experienced professionals, there isn’t much NY Highways doesn’t know about highway maintenance. Our aims are supported by our staff who have years of industry experience and knowledge.

At NY Highways, 'who you are' matters. If you share our values and are proud of a job well done, if you pride yourself on working well with others and are ambitious to make things better, we want to get to know you.

Since launching in 2021, NYH has invested in its people and its technology - from promoting staff and training the next generation of Operatives, Mechanics and Surveyors via apprenticeships to adopting the latest technology.

**What we can offer you**

We are pleased to offer a competitive starting salary from £38,556 - £41,877 (pay award pending), you will as benefit from a company pension scheme, 24 days holiday(accumulating an additional day each year up to 5 years) + bank holidays, a good maternity leave package and other retail and hospitality discounts are available to access.

At NY Highways, we are working hard to create a dynamic and inclusive environment and it is important that our people come from a variety of different backgrounds.

We’re proud of our workforce and the work they do in our communities. We want people to join us who can bring their experience and add value to our organisation. We are also committed to the continual development and training of our staff and will offer courses relevant to this role and our products.

**Apply**

Close date: Midnight on Sunday 18th June

Interviews will be held on w/c 26th June

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £38,556.00-£41,877.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
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