Go Car General Operative

Europcar Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

GoCar Ireland is seeking a motivated General Operative to support the day-to-day operations of Ireland’s car-sharing fleet. The role involves cleaning, safety checks, basic maintenance, and moving vehicles between GoCar bases to ensure availability for customers.

You will work across bases, manage daily workload, and respond to fleet priorities while following health and safety procedures and using mobile apps to log tasks.

Qualifications

• Valid full clean driving licence.
• Strong attention to detail around cleanliness and safety.
• Ability to organise and prioritise daily workloads.
• Ability to work independently across multiple GoCar locations.
• Customer-focused approach to vehicle presentation and availability.

Responsibilities

• Clean GoCar vehicles internally and externally to required standards.
• Carry out routine vehicle safety and condition checks.
• Identify and report damage, defects or maintenance needs.
• Move and reposition vehicles between GoCar bases.
• Ensure vehicles are safe, road-legal and customer ready.
• Complete vehicle checks and operation documents accurately.
• Use company systems to receive and update assigned jobs.
• Follow planned cleaning routes and adapt to fleet priorities.
• Maintain security and care for vehicles and assets.

Skills

Full clean driving licence

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Independent work

Customer-focused

Job description

**General Operative – GoCar****Join Our GoCar Team – Keeping Our Fleet Clean, Safe and Customer Ready**GoCar is looking for a motivated and reliable **General Operative** to support the day-to-day operation of our car-sharing fleet.This is a hands-on operational role focused on ensuring GoCar vehicles are **clean, safe, roadworthy and available for customers** across our network. The successful candidate will work across GoCar bases and locations, carrying out vehicle cleaning, safety checks, basic maintenance activities, vehicle movements and other operational tasks.As GoCar operates a large, geographically dispersed fleet, the role requires someone who can work independently, manage their daily workload effectively and respond to changing operational priorities.**Key Responsibilities*** Clean GoCar vehicles internally and externally to ensure they meet required cleanliness and presentation standards.* Carry out routine **vehicle safety and condition checks**, including tyres, fluids, lights and general vehicle condition.* Identify and report vehicle damage, defects, cleanliness issues or maintenance requirements.* Support the vehicle maintenance and repair process to help minimise vehicle downtime and return vehicles to service as quickly as possible.* Move and reposition vehicles between GoCar bases and operational locations where required.* Attend vehicles and bases requiring operational intervention, including cleaning, maintenance checks, vehicle condition issues and other fleet-related requirements.* Ensure vehicles are **safe, road-legal and customer ready** before returning them to service.* Complete required vehicle checks, job records and operational documentation accurately.* Use company systems and operational tools to receive, update and complete assigned jobs.* Follow planned cleaning routes and daily work schedules while adapting to changing fleet priorities and vehicle availability.* Maintain a high level of security and care for GoCar vehicles, equipment and company assets.* Escalate recurring vehicle, base or operational issues to management where appropriate.* Support the wider GoCar team with fleet movements, vehicle recovery, base checks and other operational requirements.* Follow all company **Health & Safety, environmental and safe-driving procedures**.* Complete additional operational duties in line with business requirements.**What We’re Looking For*** A practical, hands-on approach to work.* Strong attention to detail, particularly around vehicle cleanliness, safety and condition.* Ability to organise and prioritise daily workloads.* Ability to work independently across multiple GoCar locations.* A proactive approach to identifying and resolving operational issues.* Good communication and interpersonal skills.* Comfortable using mobile applications and basic IT systems to receive and complete jobs.* Ability to follow standard processes, checklists and safety procedures.* Flexibility to respond to changing fleet and operational requirements.* A strong commitment to customer experience and maintaining GoCar fleet standards. **Ideal Experience**Previous experience in **fleet operations, vehicle cleaning, valeting, car rental, car sharing, logistics, delivery or a similar operational environment** would be an advantage but is not essential.Basic mechanical knowledge, such as checking **tyres, oil, fluids and general vehicle condition**, would also be beneficial.Training will be provided on GoCar processes, systems and fleet standards.**Skills & Competencies*** Full clean driving licence.* Strong organisational and time-management skills.* Good written and verbal communication.* Ability to work on own initiative.* Good attention to detail.* Basic IT and mobile application skills.* Team player with a flexible approach.* Strong awareness of vehicle and workplace safety.* Basic mechanical knowledge is an advantage.* Customer-focused approach to vehicle presentation and availability. **Working Requirements**The role requires flexibility to work across the GoCar network and travel between different vehicle bases and locations.The successful candidate will work an agreed roster of **5 days over 7, Monday to Sunday**, which may include evening and weekend work.As GoCar is a car-sharing service with vehicles operating throughout the day, workload and priorities can change depending on **customer bookings, vehicle movements, fleet availability and operational requirements**. **Why Join GoCar?**This is an opportunity to play an important role in the day-to-day operation of Ireland's car-sharing fleet.The General Operative directly supports the **customer experience** by ensuring vehicles are clean, safe, available and ready when customers need them.You will work across a varied fleet and network, gaining practical experience in vehicle operations, fleet maintenance, car sharing and mobility while contributing directly to GoCar's operational standards and continued growth.