Assistant Engineering Manager

Arriva UK Bus Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clear career progression opportunities

Dedicated mentoring and leadership support

Free travel for you and a family member

Access to retail discounts

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Job summary

A leading bus service provider in Leicester seeks an experienced Assistant Engineering Manager. In this pivotal role, you will support the Engineering Manager in ensuring safe and efficient operations within the workshop. Your engineering expertise, especially in heavy vehicles, will be crucial as you lead teams in maintenance and repairs. The position offers career progression, mentoring, and comprehensive benefits including travel opportunities and annual leave.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of heavy vehicles.
• Experience within the bus or HGV industry is ideal.
• IOSH qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise workshop teams for maintenance and repair.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety legislation.
• Plan and allocate workload for efficient delivery.
• Coordinate with chargehands to maintain on-road engineering performance within targets and ensure data capture
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, quality procedures and environmental systems

Skills

Strong engineering background

Knowledge of Health & Safety

Leadership and team development

Education

Recognized engineering apprenticeship or vocational qualification

Qualification to degree/diploma level in engineering or vehicle maintenance

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Assistant Engineering Manager to join the Arriva Leicesterteam.

In this key leadership role, you will support the Garage Engineering Manager in running a safe, efficient, and high-performing workshop. You’ll play a vital part in ensuring fleet availability meets PVR requirements at all times, while operating within budget and delivering against core KPIs and regulatory standards.

What Arriva can offer you

• Full-time, permanent role
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Dedicated 1-2-1 mentoringand leadership support
• Access to development training courses and professional certifications
• Free travelfor you and a nominated family member living at the same address
• Access to Arriva Village– retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Main Responsibilities

This role supports the Engineering Manager in delivering a safe, compliant, and efficient engineering operation. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Acting as the designated on-site lead for depot security, health & safety, and safe working practices
• Supporting the Engineering Manager by working to the Leader Standard Workand carrying out additional tasks as required
• Leading and supervising workshop teams to ensure the safe and efficient servicing, maintenance, repair, overhaul, and cleaningof vehicles and components
• Planning, allocating, and balancing workload to ensure work is delivered at the right time and to specification
• Liaising with Working Chargehands to maintain on-road engineering performancewithin agreed targets, ensuring clear communication and accurate data capture
• Ensuring full compliance with health & safety legislation, quality procedures, and environmental systems

About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll bring:

• A strong engineering backgroundwith proven experience in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of heavy vehicles, equipment, or machinery
• Ideally, experience within the bus or HGV industry
• A recognized engineering apprenticeshipor vocational qualification (mechanical, electrical, or similar), or qualification to degree/diploma levelin engineering or vehicle maintenance
• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety, leading by example (IOSH desirable)
• The ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team, creating a safe, positive, and high-performing working environment