Fleet Technician

Job role: Fleet Technician 

Location: Heywood

Fulltime - Permanent 

Job Summary:

To assist with the running of the vehicle maintenance department in the Heywood DC and to also cover and manage the activities during the times of absenceTo be able to work on your own initiative with a good understanding of vehicle maintenance tasksCarry out minor defect repairs.To ensure that our UCO collection equipment is maintained to a high standard.To assist in ensuring that the fleet meets the required compliance with all statutory and legislative requirements whilst balancing the business needs against the cost to meet budgets and delivery schedules.To reduce costs of repair and challenge the management.

Major duties & responsibilities:

Management of contractors, ensuring work quality and cost effectiveness to meet the requirements of the operation.The control of all maintenance and repair procedures and practices covering commercial vehicles.Maintenance of all Health and Safety policies covering the use of equipment.Advising and auditing Site Control procedures for the safe and legal operation of commercial vehicles.To advise and support sites in the actions required to complete accident repairs to meet the requirements of insurers.To assist in ensuring the full compliance of our O license.Scheduling of all equipment for service or repairs.Ensuring that the daily availability of equipment meets the operational needs.Control of all maintenance invoices.Raising and control of purchase orders.Communication with suppliers to minimise equipment downtime.Carrying out minor defect repairs.Checking and agreeing defects.Questioning and challenging suppliers over repair times and cost.Cost centre budget control.Monitoring compliance of Health & Safety by supplier’s staff when on site.

Profile:

Previous experience within a fleet maintenance roleCalm under pressure, with good activity planning and organisational skillsStrong H&S awareness with a passion to improve performance in this areaTrack record of keeping to service and cost commitments.Innovative approach, forward thinking, able to think ‘outside the box’ and generate new opportunities for improvement. Strong attention to detailAbility to set and deliver against challenging performance targets and budgetsExperience of unionised environments

Technical Competencies:

HGV class 1 licence (Desirable)Previous experience in Mechanical Engineering (Essential)City and Guilds qualification or equivalent (Desirable)Experience of Microsoft packages – Intermediate Level (Desirable)Awareness of all current and pending industry legislation and developments (Desirable)

Behaviour Competences:

 
Adaptability

Accepts and adapts to changesLearns new skills to meet new needs of the businessSuggests changes and improvements

Quality Work Output

Produces quality workFollows safety practices and compliance policiesUses time wisely and gets things doneMeets or exceeds deadlinesTakes responsibility for own actions

Service Orientation

Supports the company’s mission, vision, and valuesMeets or exceeds customer needsResponds to requests in a timely mannerTakes the initiative to meet customers’ needs

Resourcefulness

Uses materials, processes and tools efficientlyTakes initiative to solve problemsDoes the most important work firstGets things done while still upholding ethics, integrity, compliance and company values

Teamwork 

Works with others to get things doneOpenly shares feedback and information that helps the teamTreats others with respectIs approachable to othersListens so others feel heardDevelops relationships built on trust

This list is not intended to be exhaustive. During the course of your employment the duties of the role may change from time to time to meet changing business circumstances. In the interests of flexibility, the Company reserves the right to ask that you perform duties instead of or in addition to your normal duties provided that these duties are reasonable and within your capabilities.

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