Fleet Maintenance and Compliance Manager
Posted 4 days ago by TipTopJob
£45,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Fleet Maintenance and Compliance Manager will oversee the management and maintenance of the fleet at Acorn Event Structures, ensuring compliance with operational legislation and vehicle safety standards. The role requires a hands-on approach to maintenance, with responsibilities including managing drivers, scheduling vehicle inspections, and maintaining accurate records. The ideal candidate will have a mechanical background and experience in plant or vehicle repair. Strong communication skills and a clean driving license are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Efficient management of the team of drivers and fleet maintenance.
- Oversee daily inspections of plant and instruct fitters on site.
- Ensure vehicle defect reporting system is in place and managed.
- Plan and oversee vehicle and plant maintenance to ensure roadworthiness.
- Monitor external maintenance contractors and ensure compliance with maintenance logs.
- Advise operators on compliance with operating legislation.
- Manage vehicle and plant defect reporting system adherence by drivers.
- Ensure vehicles are presented for PMIs and MOTs on time.
- Maintain driving records and issue warnings for infringements.
- Organize Driver CPC Training and be available to drivers during working hours.
- Investigate accidents and liaise with insurance providers.
- Update company spreadsheets related to fleet management.
- Organize servicing and hiring of vehicles.
Key Skills:
- International or National CPC licence.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good knowledge of computers, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
- Flexible approach and ability to prioritize under pressure.
- Mechanical background and keen eye for detail.
- Physically fit due to the nature of the work.
- Positive attitude.
Salary (Rate): £45,000 yearly
City: Sherburn in Elmet
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Fleet Maintenance and Compliance Manager
Location: Sherburn in Elmet
Salary: GBP45,000 per year
Job type: Full time, Permanent. Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm.
About Us
Acorn Event Structures are one of the largest suppliers of temporary structures to the Events Industry. Installing Staging and temporary structures to all major festivals and tours in both the UK and Europe.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
We are looking to recruit a fleet / plant professional with a mechanical background or qualification. The ideal applicant will come from a plant/agricultural or vehicle repair environment and preferably flat Trailer experience. This is a hands:on position where a proactive, practical approach to maintenance and compliance is essential. A clean driving licence is essential for this position. Vocational training for equipment use will be available to support the selected applicant in their role.
Listed below are key elements of the role ::
You will be responsible for the efficient management of our team of drivers and fleet and for ensuring our fleet is properly maintained and always serviced and inspected externally. You will also oversee and instruct the fitters on site to complete daily inspections of plant.
Responsibilities
- To ensure an efficient vehicle defect reporting system is in place and managed.
- Oversee, plan vehicle and plant maintenance ensuring that they are roadworthy.
- Ensure vehicle scheduling is up to date and that vehicles are booked in and presented for MOTs on the correct dates.
- Monitor external maintenance contractors, ensure brake test, tyre pressure inside and out. wheel torque all carried out and logged correctly.
- Maintain and audit maintenance records ensuring they are kept for 15 months.
- Advise and instruct the operator to maintain compliance around operating legislation.
- Manage and oversee the implementation of an effective vehicle and plant defect reporting system and that all drivers adhere to it.
- Ensure vehicles are presented for PMIs on the correct dates.
- Ensure drivers are aware and compliant with EEC and domestic driving rules.
- Ensure drivers cards and VUs are downloaded at the required intervals and checked.
- Maintain and keep driving records for a period of 12 months
- Issue warning letters for any driving infringements to drivers.
- Arrange and oversee Driver CPC Training programme.
- Be approachable and available to all drivers during the company working hours.
- Carry out operator licence variation applications.
- Investigate accidents and liaise with the fleet insurance policy providers
- Update company spreadsheets such as Moffett Sheet/ Trailer sheet WP / Maintenance Planner, Hire Trailer MOT, inspections.
- Organise the servicing of Forklifts
- Organise hire of vehicles and off hiring of vehicles.
Qualifications
Ideally you will hold an International CPC licence. The minimum you must hold is a National CPC licence
You will be an excellent communicator with both verbal and written skills
Good knowledge of computers, Excel, and Microsoft Office software
Flexible in your approach
Ability to prioritise and work under pressure as this is a demanding role
Skills Needed
Keen eye to notice problems ensure external inspections being carried out well.
Mechanical background
Physically fit due to the nature of the work
Positive attitude
Benefits
Company Pension Scheme 3 contributions
21:days holidays plus 8 bank holidays
Cycle to work scheme
Holiday accrual continues up to 30 days, each year of service an extra days holiday.
Candidates with experience of: Head of Fleet Operations, Fleet Asset Manager, Regional Fleet Controller, Head of Transport and Equipment, Fleet Technical Manager, Workshop Manager, Technical Services Manager, Fleet Risk and Compliance Officer, Transport Safety Manager, may also be considered for thi