Job title: Vehicle and Compliance Inspector
Contract: Permanent
Would you like to be part of something bigger and join us in our ambition to become the Best City, working together as a Team for Leeds? Do your values match ours and do you have something to offer?
Leeds City Council delivers over 500 different services to residents and is dedicated to bringing the benefits of a prosperous, vibrant and attractive city to the people of Leeds. This is a fantastic time to join us.
Benefits of working with us:
We pride ourselves on offering the best employee experience, with a genuine commitment to keeping our colleagues safe and well at work. You can expect great benefits whilst working for us including:
* a competitive pay progression structure including generous employer pension contributions
* flexible career paths with tailored personal and professional development
* support for you, your home and your family including personal and financial support
Fleet Services are responsible for the essential maintenance and repair of the corporate vehicle fleet, which is currently made up of over 1,200 vehicles. Following a service review and restructure, Fleet Services are now recruiting to a number of key roles, which are required to support the safe management of the vehicle fleet, increase efficiencies within the service and support the future delivery in relation to creating a sustainable operating model which is future proofed. Based at Torre Road Depot (Leeds 9), the successful candidate will join this small but busy service to support the fleet requirements for the whole authority.
Your role:
The role of Vehicle and Compliance Inspector is to inspect the Council’s fleet of light commercial, heavy goods and specialist municipal vehicles in accordance with statutory regulations and Council policy. This role is a significant support for the Operator Licence held by Leeds City Council through quality control of the inspection and repairs of the vehicle fleet.
You will have excellent vehicle knowledge and experience to be able to identify and understand the quality and competence of a vehicle repair. You will be able to carry out and effectively record safety inspections and findings on all vehicle types. You will be able to undertake MOT testing to the required standard.
What you will bring to the role:
* Good analytical skills with an eye for details.
* Excellent working knowledge of vehicles in a repair and assessment capacity.
* Flexible approach to work demands and team-working.
* The ability to record and produce accurate reports and information in a timely manner, using designated systems.
* Good knowledge of the operator licence and how vital this is to the Authority.
Qualifications:
* Successful completion and pass certified of a recognised apprenticeship or approved alternative training in a motor vehicle discipline.
* Driving licence category B
* Willingness to achieve IRTEC certification are essential.
Essential requirements: It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria. Candidates will only be shortlisted if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.
* Able to identify and understand the quality and competence of a motor vehicle repair.
* Able to inspect and diagnose faults on the full range of vehicles operated by Leeds City Council.
* Able to conduct safety inspections on all vehicle types on the inspection pit area and record findings on the inspection and defect record.
* Able to conduct Pre and Post MOT/DVSA test inspections on all vehicle types on the inspection pit area and record findings on the inspection and defect record.
* Able to undertake MOT testing to the required standard.
* Able to understand the Council’s Customer Care Policies.
* Able to communicate using a variety of formats including technical language.
* Able to be sufficiently numerate for measuring tasks and tool setting.
* Proficient with MOT computerisation.
* High degree of manual dexterity.
* Excellent communication and personal skills to work with the public in relation to testing of private MOT’s.
* Good knowledge of the councils operator licence.
* Exceptional knowledge and understanding of the DVSA guide to road worthiness.
* Current nominated tester certificate and testing smart card or password for MOT computerised system.
* Understand DVSA guidelines including the Operator Licence and guide to maintaining Roadworthiness.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures including risk assessment and COSHH requirements.
* Pass certificated in either an approved apprenticeship or recognised training scheme externally evaluated and validated on motor vehicle repairs.
* Significant experience of conducting vehicle inspections on light and heavy vehicles.
Essential Behavioural and other Characteristics:
* Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon.
* Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
* Carry out all duties having regard to an employee’s responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
* Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
* Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
* Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
* Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
* Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
* Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
* The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.
Desirable requirements: It is desirable that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria. Candidates are not required to meet all the desirable requirements; however, these may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates.
* Ability to lead, motivate and assist others.
* Driving Licence Cat C1
* Driving Licence Cat C
* Driving Licence CAT D1
* General knowledge of Council Health and Safety policies.
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