Vehicle Valeter (Zero Hours)

London Hire Limited; Erith; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bereavement leave

Company events

Free on-site parking

Employee Assurance Programme

Referral programme

Job summary

London Hire Limited is seeking a diligent Vehicle Prep Assistant to prepare vehicles for rental, inspect arrivals, and support site operations at our Erith depot. You will ensure cleanliness, check safety equipment, document work, and help maintain the vehicle yard.

Join a team focused on quality, safety, and reliable service, with responsibilities including liaising with contractors and keeping daily records up to date.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving licence.
• Excellent attention to detail is required.
• Deliver world class customer service.
• Ability to work well in a team and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vehicles for delivery to customers, ensuring documentation is complete, vehicle cleanliness, defect checks and safety equipment installation.
• Check in new vehicles for compliance with the New Vehicle Acceptance Sheet and documentation.
• Inspect vehicles being returned from hire.
• Record daily diary and complete documentation, ensuring vehicles are ready for customer collection on time.
• Carry out minor repairs and visual checks (fluid levels, tyres).
• Clean vehicles as required prior to delivery.
• Liaise with visiting contractors and enforce site safety rules.
• Arrange for defective equipment to be repaired and ensure proper use and maintenance of issued equipment.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Attention to detail

Customer service

Teamwork

Multitasking

Job description

Description

The main purpose of this role is the preparation of vehicles for London hire, inspection of new vehicles to site and general duties in connection with the London Hire Fleet of vehicles.

Department:

Rental

Location:

Erith

Compensation:

£13.85 / hour

To ensure that all vehicles are thoroughly prepared for ongoing rental in terms of cleanliness, levels, and tyre pressures, paying attention to any pre or post rental damage as part of the quality inspection process.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Preparing vehicles for delivery to customers, ensuring that:
  • Correct documentation is available,
  • Vehicle is in a clean condition (internally and externally).
  • Vehicle is checked for any defects
  • Check correct safety equipment and seating is installed
  • Carry out regular manual handling duties, including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling moving equipment, and cleaning materials in a safe manner and in accordance with company procedures and manual handling guidelines.
• 2. Checking in new vehicles:
  • Check that the correct documentation has been supplied with the vehicle.
  • Check the vehicle complies with the specification shown on the “New Vehicle Acceptance Sheet”.
• 3. Checking in and inspect vehicles being returned from hire.
• 4. Ensure all vehicles that are collected or returned by the customers are recorded in the daily diary and documentation is completed.
  • Working to set timeframes and targets to ensure vehicles are ready in time for customer collection.
• 5. Carry out minor repairs and visual checks:
  • Fluid levels
  • Tyres
• 6. Clean vehicles as required prior to delivery.
• 7. Liaise with visiting contractors, ensuring that they are aware of the site safety rules.
• 8. Arrange for defective equipment to be repaired.
• 9. Ensure all equipment issued to you is used and maintained in accordance with instructions, Health and Safety rules and regulations.

Vehicle Yard

• Carry out regular inspections of the yard and ensure that it is tidied daily, and all debris is removed.
• Report any defects or health and safety issues in the vehicle yard to a Manager, completing a site defect report as required
• Carry out daily check of equipment to ensure that it is working correctly, log any defects and arrange for repairs where necessary.
• Compile a weekly yard list of vehicles for the Yard Supervisor.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Deliver world class customer service
• Self-motivation with the ability to work as part of a team.
• The ability to multi-task.

Benefits

• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Free on-site parking
• Access to our Employee Assurance Programme.
• On-site parking
• Referral programme