Commercial Vehicle Technician

Description:

Permanent recruitment with Local government

Job Summary:

Transport Services manages the maintenance and repair of the council’s vehicle

fleet/plant/equipment, in accordance with legal regulations, lease company’s and

manufactures’ standards and targets. The Commercial Vehicle Technician (Level 3)

role is to support the Workshop Manager by undertaking the maintenance of the

council’s fleet, including third party and plant maintenance processes are carried out

effectively to meet the services obligations, in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Key Duties (Sample):

·        To assist in the delivery of an efficient and effective Transport Workshop Service, through the undertaking maintenance of the council’s fleet, including third party vehicular and plant fleet maintenance, in an effective and safe manner. Duties include the individual’s combined and effective use of skills, expertise, and the technical resources of the Transport Workshop, in respect of inspection, servicing and repair of vehicles, plant and their associated components, employing such skills and knowledge as may be required with due regard to ensuring the fleet is maintained in a legal and roadworthy condition.

·        To assist in supporting of solutions that will enable the compliance with the council’s operators’ license, appropriate legislation, council’s policies, and performance standards.

·        Promote continuous improvement and ‘right first time’ culture, within the Transport Workshop

team.

·        The council’s designated VOSA MOT Station Nominated Tester, responsible for undertaking

MOT Tests (Class 4, 5 & 7).

·        To assist in the provision of the day-to-day Transport Workshop administration and Fleetwave™

·        IT operational support.

·        Provide effective support to the Environmental Services Manager Transport (ESM-T) through:

·        Inspect and test vehicles and plant (including Grounds Maintenance equipment) to Council’s standards and criteria, in accordance with relevant legislation, as directed by the Transport Workshop management. Diagnose faults and repairs relating to all vehicles and plant including that necessary to pass legislative testing (MOT test), provide condition and maintenance reports orally and in writing.

·        Identify and report all potential faults or non-compliance affecting operational and roadworthy capability, notifying supervision accordingly.

·        Services and repair vehicles and plant (including Grounds Maintenance equipment) using appropriate equipment and other resources in a proper and safe manner to established standards and criteria, in accordance with relevant legislation, manufacturer’s recommendations and training given, as directed by the Transport Workshop management.

·        Have required level of skill and knowledge of electric/hybrid vehicles with the required level of skills and knowledge to carry out repairs and diagnose faults on live high voltage vehicle electrical components and safety systems.

·        Knowledge of the dangers surrounding repairs carried out to live high voltage vehicle electrical components and systems.

·        Knowledge of public chargers and network

·        Knowledge of how analytical data is gathered, uploaded to a cloud, and analysed for the vehicle battery and subsystems’ safety and performance.

Essential Experience Required:

·        NVQ 3 or IMI 3 Heavy Motor Vehicle qualification or equivalent

·        Experience in transport workshop environment or operating within a team in transport logistics or an equivalent .

Additional information to note:

·       This position is located in London, N11

·       The closing date for this position is Wednesday 08/05/2024 at 14:00