Fleet Maintenance Manager

Facilities by ADF; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Facilities by ADF is seeking a knowledgeable Fleet Maintenance Manager to join their growing Fleet Management Team in Longcross, Surrey. This role involves overseeing maintenance operations, ensuring compliance, and managing budgets while providing exceptional service in a dynamic environment. Candidates must have strong management skills and the ability to lead and develop a diverse team, along with experience in vehicle compliance and maintenance oversight.

Benefits

Management Bonus Scheme

Use of company van

Private Health Insurance Scheme

28 days paid holiday increasing with service

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Informal Reward Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Qualifications

• Strong management skills with experience leading teams.
• Ability to coach and mentor staff effectively.
• Strong analytical and budget management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage service providers and internal teams for compliance.
• Control fleet management budgets and expenditures.
• Plan and allocate work for technicians in-house and mobile.

Skills

Management

Coaching

Analytical skills

Budget management

Customer service

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Due to continued growth, Facilities by ADF plc are looking to expand their Fleet Management Team. We have an exciting opportunity for a Fleet Maintenance Manager to join the team.

Location: Longcross, Surrey, KT16 0EF

Salary: Attractive salary + benefits package

Hours: 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday, making a 45-hour week inclusive of a one-hour lunch break

About Us:

ADF is the UK's largest provider of premium production facilities to the film and TV industry.

The company has a very close alignment with TV & video-on-demand serial productions, who demand high quality vehicles and support services. This market is rapidly growing and presenting huge opportunities.

ADF operates and maintains a fleet of over 500 highest quality make-up, costume, and artiste trailers, together with mobile production offices, diners, school rooms and technical vehicles.

ADF is the only high volume, UK-based operator to provide a fully managed, 24/7 service, with dedicated account management, and experienced operational staff at production locations to support the services provided. This is absolutely key for the global clients it now supports.

Fleet Maintenance Manager - The Role:

Based in our depot in Longcross, Surrey and reporting to the Head of Fleet, the successful candidate will play a key role in the management control of both external service providers, inhouse workshop & mobile technicians - being an integral member of the Fleet Maintenance and wider Fleet Management team.

Fleet Maintenance Manager - Main Responsibilities:

- To undertake management control of both external service providers, inhouse workshop & mobile technicians

- Ensure full legal compliance in all areas to include service, maintenance, repair, MOT, and tachograph compliance

- Contribute to the formulation and implementation of the fleet, maintenance budgets

- Manage & control expenditure to ensure the fleet is fully maintained and operate in full legal compliance whilst managing maintenance costs within the agreed fleet budgets

- Review, plan, and allocate work activities for internal workshop and mobile technicians

- Manage workshop operating costs, overtime requirements, ensuring overheads are managed in accordance with agreed fleet budgets

- Manage inhouse and mobile technicians to ensure the maximise utilisation of available technician hours and reviewing against manufacturer standard times

Fleet Maintenance Manager - You:

- Strong Management skills and experience of leading static and mobile teams

- Ability to Coach and Mentor and develop staff where appropriate

- Leads and motivates staff through positive employee engagement through open communication

- Defines the strategy to develop the operation as a whole by identifying and sharing continual best practice protocols

- Good analytical, budget management and numerical skills

- Good knowledge of Microsoft / Excel applications

- Experience of providing exceptional customer service

Fleet Maintenance Manager - Benefits:

- Management Bonus Scheme

- Use of a company van and Fuel Card. Fuel Benefit Tax (P11d).

- Private Health Insurance Scheme (after 2 years' service)

- 28 days paid holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) increasing with each year of service

- Company Pension Scheme

- Life Assurance Cover

- Access to Employee Assistance Programme

- Informal Reward Scheme

- Free Eye Tests

If you would like to be considered for this unique Fleet Maintenance Manager opportunity, please submit your CV with a comprehensive cover letter telling us why this role is for you.