Workshop Assistant

Jago Consultants; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NEST Pension

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Jago Consultants in Portsmouth, Hampshire, seeks a Workshop Cleaner / Assistant for a Commercial Vehicle Garage. You will clean the workshop, maintain the yard, deliver parts, and assist the Parts Department while upholding safety policies.

Hours are 8:00–16:30, Monday to Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch break. Salary £10–£11 per hour with overtime after 40 hours. A current full driving licence is required; HGV licence is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold and maintain a current full driving licence.
• Honest, principled and trustworthy.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Carry out MOT Steam Clean on vehicles
• Keep the workshop clean and tidy
• Sweeping and cleaning the workshop floor, including the pit lanes
• Use of industrial cleaning and vacuum to deep clean bays and other areas as directed
• Emptying bins and removing scrap items and place in bin area at least once a day
• Returning workshop special tools to the store
• Sweeping and cleaning the store room
• Keep the yard clean and tidy from weeds and rubbish
• General husbandry as requested by Senior Management
• Cleaning and vehicle checks of courtesy vehicles
• Ensure forklift is filled up weekly and supply of fuel is readily available
• Assist Parts Department by delivery parts to our customers or collecting parts from our Suppliers
• Ensure safe working procedures are adopted in accordance with the current company Health & Safety policy
• Any other task, as requested by Senior Management and Directors for the good and benefit.

Skills

Driving licence

Workshop cleanliness

Punctuality

Job description

Workshop Cleaner / Workshop Assistant / Garage Hand / Garage Assistant needed by Commercial Vehicle Garage. Full details below!

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire

Hourly Rate: £10 – £11 per hour

This position is directly accountable to the Workshop Foreman for daily routine. The successful candidate must be honest, principled and trustworthy. Show a great deal of self-motivation in the way in which duties are conducted, the productivity of the workshop as a whole is directly affected as consequence of this. Must hold and maintain a current full driving licence. Deliver parts to our customers and collect parts from our suppliers as and when requested.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Carry out MOT Steam Clean on vehicles
• Keep the workshop clean and tidy
• Sweeping and cleaning the workshop floor, including the pit lanes
• Use of industrial cleaning and vacuum to deep clean bays and other areas as directed
• Emptying bins and removing scrap items and place in bin area at least once a day
• Returning workshop special tools to the store
• Sweeping and cleaning the store room
• Keep the yard clean and tidy from weeds and rubbish
• General husbandry as requested by Senior Management
• Cleaning and vehicle checks of courtesy vehicles
• Ensure forklift is filled up weekly and supply of fuel is readily available
• Assist Parts Department by delivery parts to our customers or collecting parts from our Suppliers
• Ensure safe working procedures are adopted in accordance with the current company Health & Safety policy

Any other task, as requested by Senior Management and Directors for the good and benefit.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 16.30 am with 30-minute unpaid lunch break

Salary range £10.00 to £11.00 per hour

Overtime after 40 hours per week completed

HGV license a advantage but not essential.

Benefits: 20 days holiday plus bank holidays which increases with time served, NEST Pension, 6-month performance review