Total 2 Maintenance / Repair job vacancies in Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QH

Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician vacancy
Location: Chigwell area
Salary: £36,180, Rising to £38,88 following probation (inclusive of London Weighting) OTE £46,000+
Hours: Monday to Friday, 1 in 3 Saturday's. 35 hour contract.
Ref: OC19140

We have exciting new opportunities for Mobile Vehicle Technicians / Roadside Technician. We are recruiting across Chigwell so we will tailor the area to you based on your location.
This Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician is working for one of the UK's leading vehicle breakdown companies who provider a first-class service to thousands of customers. Looking for people to start ASAP!! Exceptional company to work for with a wide range of benefits including starting your day as soon as you start the van.

Fantastic benefits package that includes:
* 23 days annual leave rising to 25 days with service
* No additional travel time - start and finish on your driveway
* Know your shifts 12 months in advance
* A fully equipped state of the art company vehicle with tools and uniform
* Free RAC breakdown cover for you and your household from day one
* Access to a broad range of career progression opportunities and industry leading training
* 24-hour colleague assistance programme
* Company life assurance linked to pension
* Access to MyFlex our flexible benefits site providing numerous benefits including health and wellbeing
Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician role :
* Working closely with the breakdown team you will be tasked with attending breakdowns to diagnose issues they have. Working on the vehicles to ideally get them back on the road otherwise making sure the vehicle goes back to the workshop.
* Identifying problems and advising the customer on the vehicle's issues.
* Vehicle servicing & general maintenance including electrical & vehicle Diagnostics.
* Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician are the face of the business so its important you deliver exceptional Customer Service.
Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician Requirements:
* A Level 2 light vehicle maintenance qualification (or equivalent)
* Demonstrative technical, electrical, and diagnostic experience
* A customer focused approach
* A full UK driving licence
Consultant - Yvonne Martin
Octane Recruitment
VTSTH
Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.
We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter
Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments.

Royal Mail is something special, a well–loved brand people can rightly be proud of. We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. Our people are at the heart of our business and are integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.

We are now recruiting for Pool Automation Maintenance Technicians at our Chelmsford Mail Centre, Winsford Way, CHELMSFORD. CM2 5AA site.
Salary: £51,051 per annum, plus night shift allowance 22.5 days annual leave with bank holidays and a defined contribution pension scheme. A weekend supplement for Saturday (£51 per attendance) and Sunday (£102 per attendance) shift attendance is applicable.

The successful candidate will be required to cover the Chelmsford Mail Centre shift rotation system, as outlined below with some degree of voluntary flexibility to meet our 24/7 operational needs on occasion, including voluntary overtime coverage and occasional shift pattern flexibility.

This role is a Pool position, requiring significant adaptability / flexiblity as you’ll be stepping in for other Technicians during their Annual Leave or Sick leave. If you are not covering you will follow the shift rota detailed below.

You will cover early, late and night shifts across an 8 week rota
Week 1
- Nights
- 22:30
- 06:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 19:00
- 06:15Week 2
- Lates
- 14:30
- 22:40 Monday to FridayWeek 3
- Earlies
- 06:30
- 14:40 Monday to Friday / Saturday 06:30
- 19:10 and Sunday 08:00
- 20:15Week 4
- Monday to Saturday off / Sunday 20:00
- 06:15Then start on Week 1 rotation again

Royal Mail is engaged in one of the biggest technological changes in its history, transitioning to a predominantly mechanised parcel sortation process. It’s a very exciting time to join us! To facilitate this change, a huge organisation wide investment in new parcel processing technology is in progress, with the necessary associated investment in engineering. You’ll have a unique opportunity to be a part of this exciting programme, creating a delivery service provider for the future and able to meet customer demand in the emerging “e-commerce” society. A significant opportunity for anyone wishing to further their careers through dedicated commitment.

The Role

Shift attendance equates to 40 hours per week
- Full time.
Responsible for ensuring availability and performance of automation assets through completion of effective maintenance procedures.
Key aspects of the role include:


- Perform maintenance tasks, including preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance
- Performing continuous improvement activities
- Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Team Leader and Engineering Team Coaches, completion of end of shift reports, fault logging and data entry
- Identify the root cause of automation breakdowns and prioritize corrective actions to meet operational processing requirements
- Monitor equipment performance and improve automation outputs in collaboration with operational stakeholders
- Identifying and working on Continuous Improvement projects, conception to implementation ownership, for machinery in the Hub/ Mail Centre
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team to achieve common goals
About you

As an experienced multi-skilled engineer you’ll be qualified in electrical and mechanical engineering (minimum ONC Electrical Engineering / NVQ Level 3 – or equivalent). Understanding Health & Safety legislation, you’ll have first-hand experience of maintaining automation equipment along with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.

You are required to have a full UK driving licence as on occasion you may be asked to travel to other sites.

What happens next?

After initial application, any shortlisted candidates will be required to attend an interview, incorporating practical and verbal assessments. You’ll also be asked to supply proof any quoted formal qualifications at this interview.

About Us

Five centuries in business has made Royal Mail more than a household name. We connect companies, customers, and communities across the country, delivering a ‘one-price-goes-anywhere’, universal postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK.
Our market is changing, but as one of the UK's leading companies we are focused on achieving our vision of being recognised as the best delivery company in the UK and across Europe. We want to be more commercial, flexible, and efficient and are employing our strong brand and a range of new products and services to achieve this.

Any applicant will be expected to fully embrace RM core values and actively contribute to its positive culture.

Job reference number 321117

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