National Fleet Engineer

Job Introduction

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring! As the UK’s leading provider of Two-Person Home Delivery, we continuously strive to make the world of delivery a better place. Our aim is to build a welcoming and friendly business that supports the local community. We store and deliver large, heavy and bulky items in pristine condition – the kind of items that typically need two attentive people to handle. Quite often these items need installing for our customers, which we also do!

The [Employer hidden] culture thrives on six core values:

Innovative I Safe I Respectful I Excellent I Responsible I One Team

Main Responsibilities

• Assisting with the administration duties involved with operating a large fleet, from multiple operating centres.
• Managing the vehicle route to repair. Ensuring that smart decisions are made to secure minimum downtime whilst managing the cost base.
• Audit, build relationships and develop [Employer hidden]’s network of maintenance contractors.
• Managing maintenance contractors to ensure repair progress is maintained and in line with cost expectations.
• Visiting [Employer hidden] depots to support with any fleet engineering issues and compliance audits (will include overnight stays).
• Reviewing repair estimates against actual vehicle condition.
• Receiving new lease vehicles, ensuring specification is correct and vehicle has been built correctly.
• Managing short term rental fleet and ensuring that upon delivery the condition of the vehicle is reflected correctly within the supplier delivery note.
• Managing vehicle returns at the end of lease / spot rental checking paperwork recording vehicle condition etc.
• Ensuring the fleet is inspected in line within the undertakings of the company Operator Licence.
• Ensuring the fleet is roadworthy and in line with legislative standards.
• Understand and solve equipment related issues.
• Scheduling PMI & LOLER's when required.

The Ideal Candidate

• Knowledge of transport industry legislation.
• Sound vehicle engineering knowledge regarding vehicle electrical, mechanical and air systems. It would also be ideal if you had qualifications in vehicle engineering.
• Good working knowledge of ancillary equipment and associated systems.
• Ability to work as a team and with moderate supervision.
• Strong communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Strong time management & administration skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
• Able to calculate costs quickly and accurately.
• Strong Microsoft Office knowledge, in particular creating Excel formulas etc.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Strong Knowledge of HGV MOT Testing Standards.
• Strong Knowledge of vehicle defect rules.
• Tachograph regulations knowledge – vehicle and driver.
• Large goods vehicle engineering knowledge.
• Good knowledge of UK road network.

Benefits and Rewards

In addition to a competitive salary, you’ll receive many excellent additional benefits including:

• Hybrid Working Options –opportunity to work from both the office and from the comfort of your own home
• Annual Leave –34 days entitlement (including statutory bank holidays) which increases with service
• Holiday Buy Scheme –Buy up to 5 additional days
• Enhanced Pension Plan options – Company enhanced contributions of up to a 6% match
• Private Medical Insurance – via AXA
• Life Insurance – Company funded 2x basic salary life cover from day one
• Employee Assistance Programme – Free 24/7 confidential wellbeing support
• Progression and Development Opportunities –Department specific technical training and Internal Management Development Academies
• Staff Discount at www.very.co.uk (25% discount on designer branded clothing, footwear and home accessories with 15% off furniture, leisure and electrical items)
• Discounted Gym Membership – Up to 25% discount across 3700 nationally located gyms, health clubs, leisure Centres, bootcamps and fitness studios
• Cycle to work scheme – In partnership with Evans cycles the [Employer hidden] C2W scheme offers great benefits and discounts
• Long service awards – We go out of our way to recognise and reward our colleague commitment with our long service awards programme
• Employee of the month – Winners receive £25 voucher, certificate and Hall of fame recognition
• CEO Award of the month– Winners receive £100 voucher, certificate and Hall of fame recognition
• Departmental Incentives – Year-round departmental competitions, seasonal incentives and fantastic gifts
• Retail Discounts – Huge discount savings in supermarkets (Asda, Tesco, Morrison’s and Sainsburys), Fashion discounts with (Adidas, Asos, H&M, Boohoo, JD and Matalan) and Technology discounts with (Apple, Argos, Currys/PC World and John Lewis), plus many more savings