Senior Vehicle Maintenance Technician

Our Vehicle Maintenance Unit at Stubbins requires a highly organised, detail-conscious, and self-motivated individual to join the team and oversee the smooth running of the operation as a Senior Vehicle Maintenance Technician.

Hours: 40 per week.
Salary: £23.86 per hour. Premia paid for hours worked between 7pm - 10pm (£2.23), and 10pm - 6am (£2.70).

In this challenging role, you will be working within a busy environment and 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 Supervisor.
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, the ability to work in a busy environment, and 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.