Job Description: Workshop Fitter About the Company: The company are a thriving modern family business providing a friendly, caring and exciting place to work. A leading London recycling and waste management company, they help clients - including the construction sector, commercial premises, local authorities, and other waste management companies - manage their resources as sustainably as possible. To them that means helping clients keep materials in their highest form to retain their value, recycling as much as possible and recovering the rest of their waste to generate energy. It means operating several sites across London to maximise their efficiency and minimise transport emissions and investing in state-of-the-art technology to enable 100% diversion of waste from landfill, with all sites run on renewable energy to help minimise the carbon footprint of their operations.
It’s important to them to be at the forefront of their industry. They invest and innovate to achieve best practice in environmental, health & safety, quality, and fleet management. They support their employees to gain the knowledge and skills needed to meet these commitments, and they retain the accreditations and reporting systems to prove their achievements.
They have a strong community ethos and support local communities in many ways. By help young, disadvantaged Londoners, through the power of sport, they encourage employees to get involved.
Operating from well-presented, comfortable offices with on-site secure, free parking – though they encourage use of public transport or cycle. They operate a Cycle to Work scheme. Offices are equipped with kitchens and break-out areas, and their head office has gym facilities available to all employees.
As a team, they all work hard and to high standards, but they have fun whilst doing so. The company offers great training and development opportunities through their Academy and provides health and wellbeing support which helps ensure they remain a healthy, happy, and productive team.
The Role: Reporting to Workshop Manager, the role requires servicing, diagnostics, repair, pre-MOT testing and inspection of all vehicles and plant. All work should be to prescribed standards in accordance with the manufacturer, Department for Transport (DfT), the Operator’s Licence, to ensure all vehicles and plant are always in excellent and serviceable condition. You will always need to work in a safe and organised manner, prioritising jobs depending on the needs of the business.
Key responsibilities of the role are: To maintain and work in a safe and clean environment
Ennsuring all vehicles are road worthy and serviced within approved scheduled time frames.
Plan services & maintenance for vehicles not covered by manufacturers service schedules
Carry out all work in accordance to Department for Transport requirements
Managing workshop stock levels.
Preparation and presentation of vehicles and trailers for
MOT inspection To attend broken down or accident damaged vehicles and effect permanent or running repairs as required.
Key competencies of the role:- Be self-motivated with an analytic mind and good eye for detail
- A real can-do attitude
- Work well under pressure and to timelines
- A good technical knowledge of commercial vehicles and plant
- Confident communicator
Qualifications/Experience- NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds equivalent
- Class 1 driving license desirable
- 5yrs+ experience working in a similar role
