Mechanic Foreperson - ABS48882

Aberdeenshire Council; Inverurie; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Aberdeenshire Council is seeking an experienced Mechanic Foreperson for the Fleet Repair Depot in Inverurie. This hands-on supervisory role combines technical expertise with leadership to ensure efficient workshop operations and high-quality repair and maintenance across the council’s fleet.

You will lead day-to-day workshop activities, supervise staff, plan MOTs, diagnose faults, maintain records, and liaise with drivers and contractors.

Qualifications

• Lead and coordinate workshop operations to ensure safety, efficiency and high standards.
• Supervise and support workshop staff as required.
• Plan and prepare vehicles for MOT.
• Carry out inspections, servicing, maintenance and repairs on fleet vehicles and plant.
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs in workshop or roadside.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records to meet legal/compliance requirements.
• Liaise with drivers, managers, customers and external contractors.
• Monitor performance, productivity and quality to meet service commitments.
• Support cost control and ensure work is recorded/recovered for internal/external clients.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, DVSA standards and Council procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the workshop to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard
• Supervise, support and provide guidance to workshop staff when required
• Plan and prepare vehicles for MOT
• Carry out inspections, servicing, maintenance and repairs on a wide range of fleet vehicles and plant equipment
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs both within the workshop and at roadside breakdowns when required
• Maintain accurate vehicle and plant maintenance records to meet legal and compliance requirements
• Liaise effectively with drivers, operational managers, customers and external contractors
• Monitor workshop performance, productivity and quality standards to ensure service commitments are achieved
• Support cost control and ensure work carried out for internal and external clients is appropriately recorded and recovered
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, environmental requirements, DVSA standards and Council procedures

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Workshop management

Diagnostics

Maintenance planning

Job description

Job Description

We're offering you an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Mechanic Foreperson based at our Fleet Repair Depot Inverurie.This is a hands-on supervisory role where you will combine your technical expertise with leadership responsibilities to ensure the efficient operation of the workshop and the delivery of a high-quality repair and maintenance service across Aberdeenshire Council's fleet.

As a Mechanic Foreperson, you will be responsible for servicing, repairing and maintaining a diverse range of vehicles, plant and equipment while supporting the management of the workshop. In the absence of the Workshop Supervisor, you will take responsibility for the supervision, deployment and coordination of workshop personnel and daily operations

With over 800 vehicles and 1500 items of plant our fleet is large and varied consisting of cars, light commercial vehicles and minibuses, refuse collection vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, quarry equipment such as Excavators, dumpers and loading shovels, telehandlers and agricultural eqipment. Smaller plant items such as mowers, trailers, mini tractors add to the variety of work you can expect.

The working week is Monday to Friday, the hours are 37 hrs a week over 4 days with a rolling day off, giving you a great work life balance.

You will be required to be on standby approximately 4 weeks of the year, occasional overtime is available if workload requires but not guaranteed or compulsory.

You will receive a company pension and generous holiday entitlement

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Requirements

You will be required to have a driving licence, LGV preferred but not essential.

This post has a minimum requirement of one reference, which must be your current or most recent employer.

Responsibilities

What You Will Be Expected of you

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day operation of the workshop to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard
• Supervise, support and provide guidance to workshop staff when required
• Plan and prepare vehicles for MOT
• Carry out inspections, servicing, maintenance and repairs on a wide range of fleet vehicles and plant equipment.
• Diagnose faults and undertake repairs both within the workshop and at roadside breakdowns when required.
• Maintain accurate vehicle and plant maintenance records to meet legal and compliance requirements.
• Liaise effectively with drivers, operational managers, customers and external contractors.
• Monitor workshop performance, productivity and quality standards to ensure service commitments are achieved.
• Support cost control and ensure work carried out for internal and external clients is appropriately recorded and recovered.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation, environmental requirements, DVSA standards and Council procedures.