Fleet & Maintenance Shift Supervisor

Royal Mail Group; Greater London, Warrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Mail Group is seeking a Workshop Shift Supervisor to oversee operations in a busy vehicle workshop. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible shifts, and the opportunity to lead a team responsible for maintaining a fleet of over 49,000 vehicles, including electric and traditional models.

Benefits

Welcome bonus of £1,500

Weekly night shift allowance

22.5 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

PPE and image clothing supplied

Exclusive discounts on shopping and travel

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team of vehicle technicians.
• Fully qualified mechanic with advanced vehicle knowledge.
• Valid UK driving licence, preferably HGV.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations in the workshop ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Perform inspections, diagnostics, and maintenance on vehicles.
• Manage stock controls and complete work documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Health & Safety

Communication

Education

IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle

Tools

Personal toolkit for repairs

Job description

Job reference: 327168

Location:North West Hub Workshop, Omega Park, Warrington, WA5 3UY

Job type: Permanentcontract

Are you looking for stability and variety in your next move? Join the largest, and greenest, fleet operator in the UK and take on a new challenge in a commercial vehicle workshop environment.

We are now recruiting Workshop Shift Supervisors at North West HubWorkshop on a Permanent contract, with the potential to earn up to £65k including overtime and allowances.

Working Hours: Full time - 39.5 hours per week (excluding meal breaks). Permanent night shift working 21:30 - 06:00 5 nights Monday to Friday.

What's in it for you?

Salary: £42,948 per annum plus a weekly night shift allowance of £126.08 per week. Total Basic Salary (including allowances): £52,126 per annum
You may be eligible for a welcome bonus of £1,500*.
Additional weekend supplement on Saturday (£50 per shift) paid weekly as the nightshift finishes Saturday morning.
22.5 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays), rising with service and with the option to purchase more.
An excellent company matched pension scheme and financial benefits.
The chance to develop your career, including a customised annual training and development plan.
PPE and image clothing supplied (including overalls and steel toe capped boots).
Exclusive discounts on shopping, tech, travel, days out and socialising for you and the family.
The chance to work for the Environmental Fleet of the Year 2024.
*payments are made in instalments and subject to terms and conditions.

A bit about the role

With a Fleet of over 49,000 vehicles, including traditional fuel and electric vehicles, LCVs and HGVs, maintaining our vehicles is a true team effort. Reporting to the Fleet Workshop Manager, the Shift Supervisor provides a pivotal supporting role to the Workshop management team. Responsible for leading operations across a shift in line with production planning and control requirements, you'll deploy agreed processes and staff resources to ensure the Workshop operates safely and delivers high levels of quality and efficiency.

You'll be first line leadership delivering Weekly Team Meetings, shift huddles and have involvement in the remedial approach to conduct issues whilst ensuring a Technicians' wellbeing following return from sick absence.
You'll perform a full range of inspections, diagnostic, maintenance, and repair procedures on a range of vehicles, trailers, and mechanical equipment, when required.
You'll use your own personal toolkit to undertake routine maintenance and repair light / heavy goods vehicles.
You'll also have access to specialist tooling and shared equipment in our modern, fully equipped workshops.
You'll perform effective stock control processes, ensuring accurate and timely completion of work orders and associated vehicle documentation to meet both business and legal requirements.

A bit about you

Experienced leader: you've managed a team of vehicle technicians with excellent knowledge of H&S and have the ability to communicate technical issues to the team.
Qualified mechanic: you're fully qualified to an advanced level (IMI Level 3 in Light or Heavy vehicle or equivalent). You've got your own toolkit for standard repairs. As this is a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) workshop, you will have prior experience working on HGVs.
Varied vehicle experience: Proven Vehicle Technician experience working on a wide range of vehicles, for example LCV / HGV.
Valid UK driving licence: You hold a full manual UK driving licence, preferably an HGV licence with trailer experience.
High working standards: you take pride in your work and do what is necessary to make sure the job is done effectively.
Flexible to service demands: you're able to work on a flexible shift rota. You're always willing to support your team where necessary.

Interested? Click Apply Now' to make sure you don't miss out of this fantastic opportunity.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we'll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people.

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

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