Assistant Engineering Manager

Arriva Cymru Limited; Bangor; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport provider is seeking an experienced Assistant Engineering Manager for their Bangor Depot. The role involves assisting the Garage Engineering Manager and leading a team to ensure efficient workshop operations and adherence to health & safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have strong engineering backgrounds and supervisory experience. This full-time position offers a salary of £45K along with various benefits, including career progression and free travel for family members.

Benefits

Salary of £45K

Full-Time Permanent Employment

Career progression opportunities

Free travel for family

Retail discounts worth up to £1,200

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Arriva Workplace Pension

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of heavy vehicles.
• Strong background in health & safety practices.
• Experience leading a team in a workshop environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Engineering Manager with workshop operations.
• Supervise and lead the team for efficient servicing and maintenance.
• Ensure adherence to health & safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering background

Health & Safety compliance

Education

Vocational qualification in mechanical/electrical engineering

Degree in engineering/vehicle maintenance

Job description

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Assistant Engineering Manager

Apply locations Bangor Bus Depot time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id JR030792

We are looking for experienced and ambitious Assistant Engineering Manager (AEM / Workshop Manager) to join Arriva our Arriva Bangor Depot

As an Assistant Engineering Manager, your role would involve assisting the Garage Engineering Manager with the running of an efficient workshop that meets the targets along with the service delivery to ensure that the garages meet their PVR requirements at all times whilst operating within budget and delivering their core KPI and regulatory compliance.

What Arriva can offer you:

• A salary of £45K
• Full-Time Permanent Employment
• Career progression opportunities
• Dedicated 1-2-1 mentoring
• Access to development training courses and certifications
• Free travel for you and a nominated member of your family residing within the same household.
• Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Arriva Workplace Pension

Main Responsibilities

This job description sets out the main duties and responsibilities of the job-holder. It does not constitute an exhaustive or comprehensive description of duties and the job holder will be required to carry out any additional tasks as and when requested to do so by their manager. Responsibilities and duties may also change in light of future business needs and personal development.

• Be the designated person, when onsite, for ensuring depot security and ensuring ad-herence by all team members for all matters relating to safe working practices and environment.
• Work to the instructions of the Engineering Manager, undertake all work as outlined in the Leader Standard Work document and other tasks as required.
• Lead and provide immediate supervision to the team to ensure they undertake the efficient and safe servicing, maintenance, repair, overhaul and cleaning of vehicles and components to set specifications.
• Identify, forward plan and allocate workload, to ensure it is balanced and presented at the correct time. Liaise with Working Chargehands to ensure on-road engineering performance is within target, ensuring clear communication and data capture.
• Ensure adherence of the team to working instructions, health & safety regulations, quality procedures and environmental systems

Requirements:

• A strong Engineering background with proven experience in maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy vehicle, equipment and/or machinery, preferably with knowledge and/or experience of the Bus/HGV industry
• Ideal candidates will have served a recognised apprenticeship or hold a vocational qualification in a relevant mechanical, electrical engineering, or similar field. Alternatively educated to degree level or diploma in an engineering /vehicle maintenance discipline
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety and leads by example in the adherence to related working policies, practices and procedures (IOSH)
• Ability to lead and supervise a team and individuals to bring out the best of their abilities to ensure a safe and effective working environment is maintained.

About Us

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

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