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Workshop Chargehand
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- Wellingborough
- Permanent
- Full Time
- £48,250 - £48,250 Per Annum
Job Description
Job Role: Workshop Chargehand
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Day Shifts
Salary: £48,250 Basic
Location: Wellingborough
What my client can offer you?
Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
Life Assurance and Personal Accident CoverMain purpose of job as Workshop Chargehand:
This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing the vehicles operated by our local authority client from their Wellingborough depot. This includes carrying out all work to a high standard within this workshop facility, ensuring adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations, and that all paperwork is completed timely, accurately and to a high standard. The workshop chargehand will also be responsible for liaising with the onsite customers to ensure vehicles are maintained, and defects repaired efficiently.
Key responsibilities of the Workshop Chargehand:
Carry out vehicle inspection examinations in line with VOSA procedure and Company policy.
Diagnose faults by isolating systems or components that may have caused or potentially cause a problem.
Repair or replace worn parts ahead of the vehicle’s breakdown or damage.
Gain authorisation to repair or fit parts as required by Company Procedure.
Test drive vehicles where permitted and correct driving license is held.
Complete daily handover to the workshop controller on fleet status/repair progress
Manage workload to ensure smooth running of workshop.
Ensure the safety of all personnel and security of premises under your control.
Obtain accurate costings from suppliers and set to estimate for fleet desk approval when required.
Monitor consumable stock onsite i.e. oils and other fluids and order replenishments when required.
Ensure warranty parts returned and relevant paperwork completed
Cover out of hours breakdown standby on a rota basis if required.
When workload permits assist other local workshops.To be successful in this role, you should have:
HGV Apprentice Served Qualification
Municipal vehicle maintenance experience
Driving licence HGV Class 2 (minimum)
Good communicator and listener
Ability to multi-task in a busy environment
Diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Good reading and computer literacy
High level of Health and Safety awarenessHow to Apply
Interested? For more details or to discuss your next career move, contact Macy at Kemp Recruitment on (phone number removed)
Reference: INDMM
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Day Shifts
Salary: £48,250 Basic
Location: Wellingborough
What my client can offer you?
Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week’s leave
Share Save Scheme: Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
Profit Related Pay: We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
Pension Plan: We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
Family Friendly policies: We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
Employee Discounts: Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more
Volunteering Day: Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
Life Assurance and Personal Accident CoverMain purpose of job as Workshop Chargehand:
This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing the vehicles operated by our local authority client from their Wellingborough depot. This includes carrying out all work to a high standard within this workshop facility, ensuring adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations, and that all paperwork is completed timely, accurately and to a high standard. The workshop chargehand will also be responsible for liaising with the onsite customers to ensure vehicles are maintained, and defects repaired efficiently.
Key responsibilities of the Workshop Chargehand:
Carry out vehicle inspection examinations in line with VOSA procedure and Company policy.
Diagnose faults by isolating systems or components that may have caused or potentially cause a problem.
Repair or replace worn parts ahead of the vehicle’s breakdown or damage.
Gain authorisation to repair or fit parts as required by Company Procedure.
Test drive vehicles where permitted and correct driving license is held.
Complete daily handover to the workshop controller on fleet status/repair progress
Manage workload to ensure smooth running of workshop.
Ensure the safety of all personnel and security of premises under your control.
Obtain accurate costings from suppliers and set to estimate for fleet desk approval when required.
Monitor consumable stock onsite i.e. oils and other fluids and order replenishments when required.
Ensure warranty parts returned and relevant paperwork completed
Cover out of hours breakdown standby on a rota basis if required.
When workload permits assist other local workshops.To be successful in this role, you should have:
HGV Apprentice Served Qualification
Municipal vehicle maintenance experience
Driving licence HGV Class 2 (minimum)
Good communicator and listener
Ability to multi-task in a busy environment
Diagnostic and problem-solving skills
Good reading and computer literacy
High level of Health and Safety awarenessHow to Apply
Interested? For more details or to discuss your next career move, contact Macy at Kemp Recruitment on (phone number removed)
Reference: INDMM