Overview of roleLocation: West Bromwich West Midlands Salary: £50,336 Hours: 42 hours Permanent Role About Allied Bakeries: We’re not just known for our bread As one of the UK’s top bakeries, we take pride in delivering more than delicious loaves—we’re also a great place to work. With a 3.9 rating on Glassdoor and a 3.1 on Indeed, we’re proud to be an employer of choice for many. At Allied Bakeries, we’re proud to bake some of the UK's top bread brands, including Kingsmill, Allinson’s, and Sunblest. From market-leading loaves to delicious pancakes and crumpets, our products are trusted staples in homes across the nation. Our commitment to quality doesn’t stop at our products, we’re equally dedicated to the safety and wellbeing of our teams, maintaining one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know our people are the key to our success, and we’re looking for a qualified HGV Technician Coordinator to join our team and help us deliver excellence in our vehicle maintenance operations.The Role: As a VMU Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of our Vehicle Maintenance Unit. Working as part of a close-knit team, your focus will be on meeting operational targets while maintaining vehicle safety and reliability to support our logistics and transport operations.About You We’re looking for a proactive and results-driven professional with exceptional communication and organisational skills who thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. You’ll have a proven ability to manage conflicting priorities under pressure, a strong customer-focused mindset, and excellent planning abilities. A City and Guilds Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in HGV Maintenance is essential for this role.Key Responsibilities • Drive the achievement of shift KPIs by effectively organising team members for their delivery of their tasks • Ensure compliance with safety standards • Prioritise shift workloads to maximise resource efficiency • Adapt flexibly to perform additional shift coordination and Technician duties when required • Facilitate seamless communication across shifts • Ensure vehicles are maintained to meet Company and DVSA standards. • Coordinate with the Transport and Logistics departments to optimise vehicle availability. • Effectively manage the use of established sub-contractors. • Take ownership of personal development by identifying training needs and participating in a culture of continuous learning • Contribute to the promotion and sharing of "Best Practice" within Vehicle Maintenance.What’s In It For You? At Allied Bakeries, we believe in rewarding hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you’ll enjoy: • A permanent role in a stable and growing company. • Competitive pay. • 23 days leave (pro rata, depending on shift pattern). • 10% matching employer pension contributions plus life assurance. • Set hours to maintain your work-life balance. • Free onsite parking. • Extra Slice – our company discount scheme providing great savings at more than 500 businesses. • Discounts on our delicious products. If you’re ready to take on a role where your skills and passion make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.9bn and 128,000 employees in 53 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon. We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry. Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS. If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.