Fleet Maintenance and Compliance Officer

Cheshire West and Chester; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council is seeking an experienced HGV mechanic to join the fleet management team. The role involves vehicle roadworthiness checks, reporting, and coordinating with telematics and tyre contractors across depots, with an emphasis on compliance and value for money.

Hybrid working is available, with travel across the borough to depots and teams. A clean driving licence is essential to visit sites as required.

Qualifications

• Experienced and qualified HGV mechanic with workshop background.
• IT literate and able to use fleet management software.
• Knowledge of Jaama and R2C is desirable.
• Able to engage with colleagues and managers positively.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking vehicle and plant roadworthiness inspections at depots.
• Producing reports of findings and recommendations to monitor legal compliance.
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors (telematics, tyres) to ensure value for money.
• Support managers across the Council in frontline fleet management.
• Control expenditure to ensure timely invoicing in line with Council guidelines.

Skills

HGV mechanic

Workshop experience

IT literate

Driving licence

Tools

Jaama

R2C

Job description

Duties include providing statutory assurance to the Council in regards to the maintenance and operation of the Councils fleet through onsite visits to the councils maintenance providers, gate checks and record keeping. The successful candidate will also be required to attend contract monitoring meeting (acting in the contract commissioning role) with partner organisations. This includes arranging the installation and removal of our telematics hardware. Acting as the first point of contact with our tyre provider and arranging for the disposal of the Councils owned fleet of vehicles.

The role is also responsible for ensuring the Councils gritter fleet undergoes annual maintenance during the summer months so that all of the fleet are available by the 1st of October to meet our statutory obligations.

Knowledge of workshop / fleet management software is a must. The Council currently uses Jaama and has access to our maintenance contractors software R2C.

Our fleet is operated across a number of varied services across the council. Being able to engage with colleagues and managers in a positive and influential manner is a must.

We are looking for an experienced and qualified HGV mechanic who has workshop experience and is I.T. literate to join our fleet management team in delivering the operations of a large vehicle fleet. The role provides assurance and compliance to the Council. The main duties are:

• Undertaking vehicle and plant roadworthiness inspections at depots.
• Producing reports of findings and recommendations as required monitoring the legal compliance
• Working with suppliers and contractors such as telematics or tyre provider to ensure value for money
• Work across the Council to support managers in front line management of their fleet.
• Control financial expenditure to ensure the timely authorisation and payment of invoices in accordance with Council guidelines

The role is hybrid meaning some work in the office, some work out on site and some work from home.

A clean, current driving licence is required as there is a need to travel across the borough to visit different depots and teams