Maintenance Controller

Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited; Darlington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited is seeking a Maintenance Controller for their Darlington Head Office. This role entails overseeing all service maintenance and repair events, ensuring quality compliance, while interacting effectively with technicians, customers, and suppliers. With a competitive salary and extensive benefits, this is an excellent opportunity for those looking to transition from technical work to an office-based position.

Benefits

24 days holiday, increasing to 26 days with service

Well-being services including 24/7 GP service

Exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes

Pension and save-as-you-earn share scheme

Wagestream App for pay control

Qualifications

• Experience in a Workshop environment with good technical knowledge.
• Ability to manage service maintenance and repair events.
• Interaction skills with customers, drivers, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring proactive management of all service maintenance and repair events.
• Managing costs associated with service, maintenance & repairs.
• Liaising with clients and suppliers for timely repairs.

Skills

Technical Knowledge

Communication

Computer literacy

Negotiation

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Motor Vehicle Mechanics

Job description

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Maintenance Controller

Reference: JUN20250734

Expiry date: 15:50, Mon, 30th Jun 2025

Location: Darlington Head Office

Benefits: A superb range of exclusive benefits and discounts

Maintenance Controller, Darlington Head Office

£28,520 pa with company benefits

Hours:37.5 hrs per week
Shift Patterns: Rotational shifts: alternate early/late weekly rota - Monday to Friday between 7.30am-6.00pm and Saturday 8.00am-12.00pm

Northgate are the UK’s leading Van Hire & Mobility Solution Provider and Fleet Management is an integral part of the offering, based in our Head Office in Darlington. ZIGUP is our new rebrand, incorporating 10 varying businesses, the opportunities for development and progression across the group are endless, not to mention job security!

Our Maintenance team understand the importance of reducing repair costs and downtime to ensure drivers are back on the road as soon as possible whilst ensuring legal and policy compliance for all fleets.

With an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Motor Vehicle Mechanics and a good understanding of the motor trade, your expertise will allow us to ensure the integrity of repairs, reduce vehicle downtime by timely completion and control costs.

This role requires a strong technical knowledge as will involve interaction with drivers, technicians, suppliers, and customers. This is a role for someone who wishes to utilise their mechanical & motor trade background experience in a fleet control environment, so could suit a fully qualified Technician who is looking to move off the tools into an office-based role.

The Maintenance Controllers Part to Play

• Ensuring proactive management of all service maintenance and repair events.
• Handling contacts from customers and suppliers for updates, defects, and authorisations.
• Manage costs associated to Service, Maintenance & Repairs through obtaining updates, escalating issues, challenging costs, and potential delays.
• Monitor systems & verifying documentation to ensure any unplanned SMR events are captured and manage through to conclusion
• Identify issues and potential delays in a timely fashion and escalate them directly to the manufacturers, suppliers or management for support and advise
• Constant chasing up of vehicles, authorising work with set SLA’s
• Ensuring all associated administration is completed to a very high standard, raising invoices and order numbers
• Liaising with clients, manufacturers, dealers, internal workshops, and suppliers to ensure repairs are carried out in a timely, cost-effective manner.

Criteria for the role of Maintenance Controller

• Computer literate and able to communicate effectively between team members, customers, and suppliers.
• Technical Knowledge - Up to level 2 NVQ/City & Guild Equivalent in Motor Vehicle Mechanics with Workshop Experience
• Ability to understand technical work required/time frame needed to complete
• Very good technical knowledge gained in a Workshop environment and someone who can interact at all levels.
• Experience and knowledge of Fleet Compliance would also be useful.
• Excellent and effective communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Must be proactive and be able to pay keen attention to the smallest of details
• Ability to work as part of a team and equally un-supervised

As a Maintenance Controller with Northgate Vehicle Hire, we offer:

Of course, a great basic salary, but there’s much more available for you at Northgate Vehicle Hire than just that. Some of our most popular benefits include (but aren’t limited to) …

• Start with 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service , plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year . Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday !
• well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
• exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes
• pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
• Our Benefits App offering unlimited access to a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Currys, B&Q & Wickes to name just a few)
• Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!

With over 60 branches nationwide, Northgate Vehicle Hire are the UK’s go-to provider of light commercial vehicle rental solutions, partnering with some of the country’s most well-known organisations. We have gained a reputation for being at the forefront of the LCV sector and for helping our customers when they need us most.

And we’re also part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland, and Spain. Few other companies can match the support, development opportunities and long-term security we offer. Unlock your potential in an industry-leading business, surrounded by inspiring individuals and leaders, fuelled by the opportunity to thrive in your career.

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