Details:
- Salary: £45,000 - 47,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: NG1 Nottingham Nottinghamshire
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Fleet Engineer
Location: Leicester / Hybrid
Salary: £45,000–£47,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Start: ASAP
We are recruiting for an experienced Fleet Engineer to join a leading commercial vehicle business. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong HGV professional with commercial awareness and supplier management experience to improve fleet reliability, control costs and maintain high engineering standards.
Key Responsibilities
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Manage external maintenance providers, monitoring performance and ensuring agreed service standards are met.
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Investigate recurring HGV faults, assess repair quality and improve vehicle uptime.
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Negotiate repair costs, warranty claims and supplier agreements to achieve commercial savings.
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Monitor maintenance costs, records and fleet performance data to identify improvements.
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Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
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Resolve technical issues and confidently challenge poor performance where necessary.
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Use fleet systems, reporting tools and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency and decision-making.
About You
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Strong HGV engineering knowledge, ideally with a recognised HGV Technician qualification and at least five years’ relevant experience.
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Experience managing suppliers, workshops or maintenance providers.
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Commercially aware, with strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
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Confident communicator, comfortable managing challenging conversations.
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Organised, proactive and detail-focused, with a commitment to safety, compliance and customer service.
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Comfortable using fleet management systems and data reporting tools.
Additional requirements: Flexibility for out-of-hours breakdown cover and a Saturday rota, currently approximately one Saturday per quarter.
If you have the technical expertise and commercial confidence to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to discuss the opportunity