Senior Vehicle Maintenance Technician, Glasgow
Client: FedEx
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: f2384221f828
Job Views: 7
Posted: 22.02.2025
Expiry Date: 08.04.2025
Job Description:
Hours: 40 per week.
Salary: £23.86 per hour. Premia paid for hours worked between 7pm - 10pm, and 10pm - 6am.
Our Vehicle Maintenance Unit at Bellshill requires a highly organised, detail-conscious and self-motivated individual to join the team as a Senior Vehicle Maintenance Technician.
In this challenging role, you will be responsible for the leadership and development of a team of Vehicle Maintenance Technicians, ensuring the service, repair and roadworthiness of vehicles to Department of Transport (DOT) standards and the company preventative maintenance schedules.
As the Senior Technician at the VMU, you will be responsible for:
1. Effectively managing the performance of Vehicle Maintenance Technicians
2. Assisting in the day-to-day running of the VMU office in the absence of the Workshop Manager
3. Diagnosing faults and repairing vehicles to minimum DOT standards in line with the Company preventative maintenance programme
4. Completing relevant documentation for all work undertaken including reporting to the Line Manager
5. Road testing vehicles (where qualified and instructed to do so)
6. Taking or accompanying vehicles for DOT tests as required (where qualified and instructed to do so)
7. Ensuring correct and effective safe use of all tools, plant and ancillary equipment
8. Ensuring personal protective clothing/equipment is worn in accordance with TNT's Health & Safety policy
9. Ensuring that all HASAWA/Legislation/Security procedures are adhered to and that good housekeeping is maintained
10. Providing a high level of internal and external customer care
11. Maintaining communication between traffic departments and the VMU
12. Ensuring no vehicle leaves the VMU in an unroadworthy condition
To fulfill this role, you will have a qualification in vehicle maintenance, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a busy environment with good attention to detail, ensuring our vehicles leave the VMU in a roadworthy condition.
A full driving licence is essential; however, previous experience within the transport industry and Category C+E entitlement is preferred but not essential.
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Our Company
FedEx is one of the world's largest express transportation companies and has consistently been selected as one of the top 10 World’s Most Admired Companies by "Fortune" magazine. Every day FedEx delivers for its customers with transportation and business solutions, serving more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. We can serve this global network due to our outstanding team of FedEx team members, who are tasked with making every FedEx experience outstanding.
Our Philosophy
The People-Service-Profit philosophy (P-S-P) describes the principles that govern every FedEx decision, policy, or activity. FedEx takes care of our people; they, in turn, deliver the impeccable service demanded by our customers, who reward us with the profitability necessary to secure our future. The essential element in making the People-Service-Profit philosophy such a positive force for the company is where we close the circle, and return these profits back into the business, and invest back in our people. Our success in the industry is attributed to our people. Through our P-S-P philosophy, we have a work environment that encourages team members to be innovative in delivering the highest possible quality of service to our customers. We care for their well-being, and value their contributions to the company.
Our Culture
Our culture is important for many reasons, and we intentionally bring it to life through our behaviors, actions and activities in every part of the world. The FedEx culture and values have been a cornerstone of our success and growth since we began in the early 1970s. While other companies can copy our systems, infrastructure, and processes, our culture makes us unique and is often a differentiating factor as we compete and grow in today’s global marketplace.
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