Contract : Full time
Requirements
* CPC Driver Qualification Card
* Digi-Card Required
* Driving licence required
The Best Connection Poole are currently recruiting for HGV Vehicle Fitters across the Poole and Bournemouth areas, these jobs could lead to permanent roles for the right candidates.
Job Overview
To service, repair and maintain the Councils fleet across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area ensuring they meet the legal standards as set by the relevant governing and enforcing bodies and to support the provision of efficient vehicles to front line services.
Key Responsibilities
• Carry out thorough examinations, inspections and reports on the condition, roadworthiness, and safety of all vehicles or equipment.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and routine servicing, within specified or scheduled periods
• Comply with all Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices as required, and in line with any statutory requirements,
• To be an active part of a team providing a full repair and maintenance service for the Council’s mixed vehicle fleet
Specific Qualifications and Experience
• Experience of working in a busy Commercial Vehicle Workshop
• HGV Licence
• Previous experience in the fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of a municipal fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, light commercial vehicles, tractors, trailers and vans
• Relevant industry recognised qualification as a Technician e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 or Industry Equivalent
Job Requirements
• Must be able to travel, using public or other forms of transport where they are viable, or by holding a valid UK driving licence with access to own or pool car.
• A flexible approach to working hours
• Must be flexible and willing to work at BCP locations across the wider borough
• To support and assist with training of apprentices
Hours of work - Mon to Fri - 6am -2.30pm - 37 hour week
Benefits
* 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
Poole
Poole, Dorset
poole@thebestconnection.co.uk