Assistant Engineering Manager

Arriva UK Bus Ltd; Whitby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime at enhanced rates

Career progression

Technical training & certification

PCV licence training & testing

Arriva Village discounts up to £1,200/

Job summary

Arriva UK Bus Ltd is seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager to support the Engineering Manager in running a safe, efficient engineering operation. You will help deliver service and maintain PVR targets within budget, leading a team to service and repair heavy vehicles to specification.

The role requires strong engineering experience, leadership, and adherence to Health & Safety policies. You will contribute to cost control, workload planning and continuous improvement, while developing your

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with maintenance, repair and overhaul of heavy vehicles or machinery.
• Apprenticeship or vocational qualification or degree in engineering/vehicle maintenance.
• Solid knowledge of Health & Safety with leadership by example.
• Ability to lead and supervise a team to maintain a safe and effective working environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good interpersonal skills and written communication; able to liaise with staff and accept feedback.
• Experience working with Trade Union representatives.

Responsibilities

• Be the designated person on site to ensure depot security and adherence to safe working practices.
• Lead and supervise the team to service, maintain, repair, overhaul and clean vehicles and components to spec.
• Identify workload, plan ahead and allocate tasks; coordinate with Team Leaders on priorities and best practices.
• Ensure necessary resources (parts, consumables, tooling, equipment) are available.
• Contribute to fleet reliability by reducing breakdowns, improving maintenance, MDBF and mileage.
• Work with the Engineering Manager to manage depot costs while increasing efficiency and capability.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team supervision

Education

Apprenticeship or Vocational qualification in mechanical/electrical engineering or related field

Bachelor's degree in engineering (optional)

Job description

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

What Arriva can offer you:

• Full-Time Permanent Employment with Overtime at enhanced rates available
• Fantastic career progression, High Voltage/EV training and upskilling opportunities
• Access to technical training courses and certification
• If you don't have a PCV licence, we will facilitate your licence training and testing.
• Access to the Arriva Village - Retail discounts and offers worth up to £1,200 per year.

The role will involve:

• Be the designated person, when onsite for ensuring depot security and ensuring adherence by all team members for all matters relating to safe working practices
• 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 other Team Leaders to determine work priorities and identify best practice to ensure service and KPI targets are met.
• Ensure necessary resources are available to the team at the required time; e.g. parts, consumables, tooling, equipment
• Root cause and target areas of improvement within fleet reliability by focusing on breakdown reduction, planned maintenance, MDBF and lost mileage.
• Work with the Engineering Manager to manage engineering costs in the depot / garage whilst increasing the efficiency and capability of their engineering team.

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.
• 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.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills and written communication, happy to communicate with all staff and accept feedback in all forms.
• Experience of working in partnership with Trade Union representative