Workshop Fitter

Location: Weston

Workshop Fitter required in Petersfield, East Hampshire    £40,980.81 per annum    40 hours per week    Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm   East Hampshire Norse is a highly successful partnership between Norse Group and East Hampshire District Council. One of our key pieces of work within East Hampshire is our waste collection service. We mobilise a large fleet of Refuse Collection Vehicles. Due to this, we are moving our vehicle maintenance and upkeep inhouse and therefore seek a Workshop Fitter to join our team and assist in the maintenance of this fleet.
The role   As Workshop Fitter, you will be responsible for the upkeep of the company fleet of LGV and HGV vehicles ensuring all vehicles are maintained and kept up to industry standards. The bulk of these repairs will be minor and/or cosmetic to ensure our fleet is able to keep running their waste services.  Typical work will include, but is not limited to:
Tyre, Screen and Fluid checks.
MOT washdown preparation.
Pre and Post Service checks.
Cosmetic replacements
Leak repairs.
Minor electronical faults.
Management of parts stock and delivery.
On top of this, you will also be responsible for the recovery of our fleet to ensure this can continue its service or be transported to the workshop to be repaired. Should this be outside of working hours, you will be entitled to an overtime rate of 1.5x. You will be provided with a van with the necessary tools to conduct such repairs and maintenance.
Our ideal candidate    C1 Driving Licence.
Knowledge of vehicle maintenance standards required for HGV and LGV operation.
Working knowledge of Health and Safety and its impact in vehicle repair operations.
Experience in the inspection, repair and maintenance of all types of large and small commercial vehicles.
Confident and able to work independently.
Our offer    £40,980.81 per annum.
28 Days annual leave inclusive bank holidays.
Sickness and pension scheme.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
Access to group wide benefits and offers.
We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.