Fleet Workshop Manager | Sunderland | Salary: £38,890 to £44,503 pa | Full Time/Permanent
This exciting opportunity would appeal to a Workshop Manager who wants to move their career to the next level. The successful applicant will be required to manage a workshop maintaining a fleet of 500 ambulances, varying from modular boxes, vans, minibuses, and rapid response cars, plus another 150 assorted cars, vans, trucks, and twenty-plus external clients. The work covers repairing running defects, PMI's, MoT prep, servicing, minor bodywork, and overall general maintenance. The workshop is open 18/7/365 and has 3 shift team leaders and 20 technical staff.
Duties include ensuring:
* The management of the workshops inclusive of staff and vehicle management.
* All aspects of maintenance are carried out in an economic and timely manner.
* That the safe systems of work and pride in the fleet, ensuring SOPs and JCs are up to date for every task performed.
* That all routine inspections and maintenance of all vehicles to DVSA standards are carried out to the highest level.
* Monitor and report on vehicle availability, contractors, and downtime.
* Manage the “in-house” MoT test centre and DVSA/DVA booking system.
* Maximising external labour and parts sales ensuring targets are met.
The successful candidate must:
* Hold a full UK manual driving licence (preferably with HGV/LGV).
* Hold NVQ Level 3 or be an IRTE qualified Commercial Vehicle Technician (or equivalent) or have suitable relevant experience.
* Have significant experience in HGV and trailer maintenance.
* Have considerable supervisory experience in a workshop environment.
* Be computer literate – Word, Excel, PowerPoint to be able to produce meaningful reports.
* Have FMS experience – preferably Tranman.
To apply for this vacancy please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk and search 340-FWM-11-20.
Closing date for applications is Monday 14th December 2020.
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