Total 6 Transportation / Logistics job vacancies in Boscombe, BH1 4JQ

For a Technician career that’s future proof DriveForwards

A lot’s changing for automobile technicians right now. At TrustFord, we’ve got the training to keep you up to date on everything from electric vehicles to state-of-the-art features like voice-recognition controlled playlists. As the largest Ford dealership in Europe, we’ll take good care of you, too. With benefits from 33 days’ holiday to heavily discounted cars, you can Drive Forwards in style as a Technician here.

About You:

To deliver high standards of technical advice, service and maintenance to all our TrustFord customers.
Have a full valid driving licence, an NVQ Level 2 or 3, City & Guilds or equivalent.
Have previous Automotive Technician experience. Ideally, you'll also have an MOT testing qualification and some main dealership experience.

During your first 12 months of Employment, you will be trained to IMI Level 3 in Electric Vehicle Maintenance and repair to ensure your skills remain relevant throughout your career with us.

A Day in the Life of a Technician

In addition to receiving a competitive salary, for the right candidate this position will offer:

Performance Related Bonus
33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) in addition to an annual leave purchase & sale scheme
Industry leading package
Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
Ford Privilege vehicle purchase scheme
Discount on Service, Bodyshop and Parts
1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
Cycle to work purchase scheme
Access to Perks at Work discount website
Toolbox Insurance

Requirements:

Please give specific detail of your experience, skills and previous responsibilities that you believe would be relevant to the role you are applying for.
We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want all our colleagues to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

For your first 2 days in the business, you’ll be attending our fantastic residential induction academy. This is at a lovely hotel in the heart of the Northampton countryside, where you’ll learn all about our business before you start your new role.

Our PPA is what makes TrustFord. Our Network Groups support us in allowing for every colleague to respect and care for one another no matter what... be it your race, ability, gender, or who you love. This helps us to develop inclusive and diverse teams, truly representative of the communities that we operate in. We welcome applications from everyone. We work with our colleague network Groups - including our Race, LGBTQ+, Disability and Gender Networks to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.

To request any adjustments, please ask this during the application stage or contact the Recruitment Team.

Happy to Discuss options of FLEXIBLE WORKING. To help us be more inclusive, requests for flexible working will be considered at any point in your application or employment. Although we may deem this may not be suitable for every role, we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any requirements you may have.

TrustFord is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than ability to carry out the job role.

All offers of employment are subject to a background check.

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will contact agencies from our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Our client is looking for a vehicle technician to join them on a temporary contract until August 2024. In this role you will be responsible to service, repair and maintain the fleet across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area ensuring they meet the legal standards as set by the relevant governing and enforcing bodies and to support the provision of efficient vehicles to front line services.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out thorough examinations, inspections and reports on the condition, road worthiness, and safety of all vehicles or equipment.
• Carry out preventative maintenance and routine servicing, within specified or scheduled periods
• Comply with all Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices as required, and in line with any statutory requirements,
• To be an active part of a team providing a full repair and maintenance service for the mixed vehicle fleet

You will need:

• Experience of working in a busy Commercial Vehicle Workshop
• HGV Licence
• Previous experience in the fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of a municipal fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, light commercial vehicles, tractors, trailers and vans

If you have the skills or would like to know more, please apply now!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

We are seeking a qualified and highly skilled Vehicle Technician/mechanic to join our friendly team and assist with the development of our branch.

Our skilled vehicle technicians / mechanics are the backbone of our business and are required to diagnose, repair and service our customers’ vehicles. We are always looking for great vehicle technicians to contribute to the success of our business by carrying out servicing or repairs in a timely fashion in order to get the vehicle back on the road as quickly as possible. If you are a fully qualified (or time served) vehicle technician and ideally hold a current driving licence (so that you can carry out vehicle road testing) then please send us your CV.

We offer a competitive salary with an excellent bonus scheme that rewards both productivity and efficiency.

As a skilled vehicle technician/mechanic you will be responsible for repairing and servicing motor vehicles of all types in accordance with Company standards in a safe and efficient manner. Similarly, you will test and diagnose faults, providing written reports on component defects and/or systems with impending failure.

Purpose of Job
• You will be required to carry out repairs and servicing to the highest standards
and to the appropriate specification
• You will be required to test and diagnose faults
• You will be required to examine vehicles and provide a written
report on vehicle (or component) defects or systems of impending failure
• You will be required to ensure all work is carried out observing safe working
practices of self and others
• You will be required to act as a brand ambassador

Only vehicle technicians / mechanics with appropriate hands-on experience and qualifications in the motor industry should apply. In return, we offer excellent earning potential, a good bonus scheme and working practices.

Hours: 48 (8.30-5.30 Mon to Fri & 8.30-5 Sat)

Own tools required but a starter tool-kit can be provided.

We are committed to the development and career progression of all personnel and offer exceptional in-house training, along with the following benefits:

• Up to 44 days paid leave (including bank holidays)
• Excellent bonus scheme
• Personal development
• Career progression opportunities
• Training at our academies in Strood/Reading
• Uniform
• Company discount
• Pension scheme

Strictly No Agencies

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Retail Van Driver who is looking to make their mark across our stores in the North West, North Wales & Leeds area. You will join us on a permanent basis working 35 hours per week working on a rota basis (to include some weekends), and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £21,000 per annum, plus excellent benefits.

Please note, the successful candidate will be based in or within a reasonable distance of Warrington.

Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.


Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece'. Our team of Retail Van Drivers work with our Shop teams to plan and coordinate transport requests, ensuring the safe and timely collection of stock for our shops.

Responsibilities of our Retail Van Driver:

As a Retail Van Driver you will enable the safe and timely collection and delivery of goods donated to, transferred from, and sold by Cats Protection. You will be covering shops in the North West, North Wales & Leeds area. The role will include lifting and carrying and some supervision of volunteers, ensuring operations within the Health and Safety guidelines.

What we’re looking for in our Retail Van Driver:


Experience of driving a commercial vehicle (manual)
A highly self-motivated, positive and an excellent team player
A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills
knowledge of health and safety issues within the retail sector
Confidence working well on own initiative
Hold a full UK driving licence and willing to drive a retail fleet vehicle including a Luton can (with tail lift)


What we can offer you:


salary of up to £21,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
generous annual leave entitlement
contribution pension scheme
life assurance scheme
range of health benefits
Employee Assistance Programme
and more


Join us as our Retail Van Driver and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly.

Closing date: 7th May 2024

Virtual interview date: TBC

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Please email recruitment@cats.org.uk if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.

Apply today to work as a 'Vehicle Valeter in Bournemouth for our client - Scot Group Ltd which operates the Thrifty rental brand in the UK and is the largest privately owned rental company in the UK today.

At Thrifty Car and Van Rental, our colleagues work hard to deliver exceptional customer service, and we drive for success by delivering great service the first time, every time.

The rate of pay is £21,911.40 per year.

This is a full-time role, working fixed day shifts, this role is a 40 hours per week contract, working Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings on a rota basis.

You must hold a full-valid driving licence for a minimum of 12 months, with no more than 9 points on your DVLA check.

Your Time at Work

As a Vehicle Valeter, you will ensure that all vehicles are thoroughly prepared for ongoing rental in terms of cleanliness, levels, and tyre pressures, paying due attention to any pre or post-rental damage as part of the quality inspection process.

Our Perfect Worker

Our perfect Vehicle Valeter will be a hardworking individual with the ability to work in a team and independently in a fast-paced environment while showing great attention to detail.

You will have excellent customer service and communication skills and ideally, you will have worked in the service industry.

You must hold a full-valid driving licence for a minimum of 12 months, with no more than 9 points on your DVLA check.

Experience in a similar role is desirable, but not essential as full training is provided.

Key Information and Benefits

- Earn £21,911.40 per annum
- Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings
- 30 days holiday including bank holidays
- Good links to public transport
- Uniform provided
- Full training provided
- Performance bonus
- Local reward schemes

Job ref: 1DEC

About Staffline

Staffline is the biggest recruiter in the UK and Ireland, and we believe in putting people first. Every day, we help tens of thousands of people find work in logistics, food, transport, retail, and agriculture. We can do the same for you.

We listen to the needs of our workers and always aim to offer flexible shift work and opportunities for overtime, as we know these are important to you.

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The priority of this role will be to be part of our Day Care service and then being able to support our maintenance team as and when required.

This will include:

Driving our 17 seater minibus.

Support our day care service to ensure clients are safley transported to and from our service.

Ensuring inside and out cleanliness and hygiene of our minbusses.

In conjunction with our maintenance officer ensure that the minibus is in an appropriate and safe working order at all times.

Performing routine maitenance checks around the building.

Helping with basic maintenance in conjunction with our maitenance officer.