Fleet Technical Officer

Job title:

Fleet Technical Officer

Company

Leicester City Council

Job description

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / PermanentPlay a key role in keeping the people and vehicles of Leicester City legal and safe. Join a small, dedicated team to provide safe and correct types of transport for our department teams.This is a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. You’ll be based at 86 Leycroft Road.What you’ll be doingYou’ll embrace the role of “Super user” on the Councils fleet management IT system, vehicle tracker IT system, Fuel Provision and allocation IT system. You’ll manage the Councils interaction on fleet specific external web-based systems such as, DVSA, and DFT. Your day-to-day activities will include developing, and improving systems for the collection of all data pertaining to vehicle and plant purchase, repair, maintenance and disposal. In addition, you’ll process vehicle accident reports, authorisation of repairs and oversee incoming fixed penalty notices.Working within a varied team of people from various backgrounds, you’ll manage and produce Section 19 bus permits for the Council. You’ll also generate and distribute vehicle/plant preventative maintenance scheduling/service programming with weekly updates and adjustments, including MOT, LOLER and PUWER.What you’ll needAs a motivated forward thinking person who looks at why we do things and asks questions, you’ll use your own experiences to encourage change in the department. You’ll utilise your good written and oral communication skills to communicate confidently with conviction. In addition, you’ll need to understand vehicles and servicing schedules, be very competent on EXCEL and other Microsoft applications.Due to the nature of this role, appointment will be subject to a Class B Driving Licence.What we can offer youAs well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.Join usWe’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.If you’d like to have a chat before applying, please feel free to contact Natasha Myers via email to

Expected salary

£31067 – 33366 per year

Location

Leicester

Job date

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 06:05:57 GMT

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