Assistant Engineering Manager: Fleet Maintenance Lead

Arriva Durham County Limited; Whitby; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime at enhanced rates

Career progression

High Voltage/EV training

Technical training courses

Licence training and testing

Arriva Village discounts

Arriva Workplace Pension

Job summary

Arriva Durham County Limited is seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager to support the Engineering Manager in running an efficient operation, ensuring the service delivery and depot meet PVR requirements while staying within budget and achieving core KPI and regulatory compliance.

We offer full-time permanent employment with overtime at enhanced rates, excellent career progression, high voltage/EV training, and access to technical training courses.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Engineering background

Team leadership

Health & Safety knowledge

Apprenticeship or vocational qual.

Education

Vocational qualification or apprenticeship

Degree in engineering (optional)

Job description

Arriva Durham County Limited is seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager to support the Engineering Manager in running an efficient operation, ensuring the service delivery and depot meet PVR requirements while staying within budget and achieving core KPI and regulatory compliance.

We offer full-time permanent employment with overtime at enhanced rates, excellent career progression, high voltage/EV training, and access to technical training courses.