Maintenance Advisor

Centurion Truck Rental; Bath; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Centurion Truck Rental in Bath is seeking a technically minded Maintenance Advisor to help keep our commercial fleet operating safely and cost-effectively. You will review repair estimates, challenge excessive quotations and ensure repairs offer value.

You will communicate with customers on work carried out, prepare timely estimates, and liaise with suppliers to secure fair pricing. Strong IT skills and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of commercial vehicle, HGV, trailer or automotive maintenance.
• Strong commercial awareness including balancing cost control, customer service and vehicle compliance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoys working in a team environment.
• Good eye for detail and accuracy.
• Excellent IT skills: Word, Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review repair estimates, labour times and parts costs to ensure accuracy and value.
• Challenge excessive quotations and negotiate with suppliers on costs or repairs.
• Communicate with customers on work carried out and work completed.
• Supply accurate and timely estimates for necessary work when requested.
• Greet customers on site and respond to queries via email and phone.
• Prepare and maintain documentation.
• Liaise with internal and external customers and suppliers.

Skills

Technical maintenance knowledge

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

Centurion Truck Rental is one of the UK’s leading service providers in the field of commercial vehicle rental, leasing, and contract hire. Established in the mid 1990’s Centurion have developed strong relationships in major UK industries including Transport, Retail and Manufacturing as well as having a strong presence with commercial SME’s.

As Part of Ballyvesey Holdings, Centurion is able to benefit from outstanding economies of scale which, in a very capital intensive and price sensitive environment enables us to confidently deal with any fleet size and ensures our procurement methods allow us to provide the value our customers expect.

With a large vehicle fleet based across the UK and a busy workshop managing local maintenance, we are there to keep our customers informed every step of the way to make sure that any maintenance work that needs upkeeping with their fleet goes as efficiently and effectively as possible.

We are looking for a technically minded Maintenance Advisor with a strong understanding of commercial vehicle maintenance. This role would suit someone who has worked within a workshop, fleet maintenance, HGV, automotive or engineering environment and is confident reviewing repair estimates, questioning unnecessary work and ensuring maintenance costs remain fair and commercially viable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review repair estimates, labour times and parts costs to ensure they are accurate, competitive and represent value for money.
• Challenge excessive quotations and negotiate with suppliers where costs or repairs appear unreasonable.
• Communicating with customers on work carried out and work completed.
• Supply accurate and timely estimates for necessary work when requested.
• Greet customers on site and respond to any queries via email and phone.
• Prepare and maintain documentation.
• Liaising with internal and external customers and suppliers

About You:

• A solid technical understanding of commercial vehicle, HGV, trailer or automotive maintenance.
• Strong commercial awareness with an understanding of balancing cost control, customer service and vehicle compliance.
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone with practical mechanical knowledge who enjoys taking ownership of maintenance costs, keeping vehicles on the road and ensuring suppliers deliver both quality workmanship and fair pricing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoys working in a team environment.
• Must have a good eye for detail and accuracy.
• Great organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent IT skills, Microsoft Word, Office and Excel.