Fleet and Workshop Support Officer

Wakefield Council; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local council in Wakefield is hiring a Fleet and Workshop Support Officer to join their Transport Services Team. This role involves providing a technical reception service, assisting with fleet maintenance, and performing general administrative duties in a fast-paced environment. Applicants should have at least 4 GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, and relevant experience. The council offers career development opportunities, competitive salary, and a range of employee benefits including discounts on healthcare and gym memberships.

Benefits

Career development

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave

Occupational pension scheme

Healthcare discounts

Public transport discounts

Gym membership discounts

Qualifications

• 4 GCSE passes including English Language and a numeracy based subject.
• Experience in a busy reception/office environment.
• Ability to learn about technical knowledge of vehicles and plant.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical reception service for workshop vehicle & plant users.
• Assist with statutory fleet maintenance and financial record keeping.
• Use initiative to support management in coordinating service issues.
• Perform general administrative duties like photocopying and filing.

Skills

Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

Great communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to be self-motivated

Adaptability

Education

4 GCSE passes (grade A to C)

Relevant qualification

Job description

Are you interested in working for the foremost Council Transport Services Team in the country, four time national award winner and holders of Earned Recognition Accreditation from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. You’ll be joining us at an exciting time, as we’ve moved into our new, state-of-the-art fleet maintenance facility in Featherstone.

As an Fleet and Workshop Support Officer you will be part of a friendly supportive team within a fast paced fleet maintenance workshop environment. If you have good knowledge of Microsoft Office, great communication and organisational skills and are able to be self-motivated and adaptable, this could be the role for you. Your main duties will include:

• Providing a technical reception service to the fleet maintenance workshops for vehicle & plant users, Taxi drivers and external customers.
• Assisting the service to meet its statutory duty for fleet maintenance and financial record keeping by ensuring accurate records are maintained both electronic & paper.

We are problem solvers so you will need to able to use your initiative to deal with them and support the management team in co‑ordinating issues across the Service. A technical knowledge of vehicles and plant is required or the ability to learn and you will be supported in your Continued Professional Development as the vehicle & plant industry is ever changing. Other general administrative duties such as photocopying and filing are also part of the role although we are currently progressing to a paperless working environment. Applicants should hold; 4 GCSE passes (grade A to C) or equivalent including English Language and a numeracy based subject, normally mathematics and be able to demonstrate experience in a busy reception / office environment and a relevant qualification.

In return we can offer you; career development, competitive salary, generous annual leave, occupational pension scheme, a strong commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace and a range of employee benefits including; healthcare, public transport and gym memberships discounts.

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Claire Johnson.

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