Fleet Maintenance Controller

FLEET MAINTENANCE CONTROLLER

Location of the Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller: Near the Lichfield area

Salary of the Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller: £33,000 - £36,000

Hours of work for the Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller: 45 hours a week (Monday - Friday)

My client, a commercial vehicle company who have been in the industry for many years, are looking for a dedicated, and meticulous Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller to join one of their sites, based near Lichfield, to assist and to support all the workshop / maintenance control.

Main Duties of the Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller:

·Costings of work

·Identifying parts using manufacturer parts identification tools, & booking of parts to workshop job cards using the Kerridge DMS system.

·Answering the telephone & dealing with customer enquiries.

·Dealing with customer enquiries on the Service Reception counter.

·Preparing job cards & raising invoices in line with works carried out & manufacturer guidelines using Kerridge DMS system, and outside customer authorisation platforms

·Managing the Maintenance of vehicles

·Ensuring the Vehicle Planners and Schedulers are working correctly

·Managing the shifts work load in accordance with customer expectations.

·Plus other ad hoc duties related to workshop control and service / fleet administration

·Dealing with customers nationwide

·Maintenance Scheduling and planning

·Communicating with supplier workshops

·Ensuring smooth running of the fleet, workshop and maintenance

This position is within their team controlling the safety inspections, defects, breakdowns and MOT’s for their fleet of over 1,200 trucks and trailers throughout the UK.

You will be responsible for controlling on-site defects, roadside breakdowns and ensuring all vehicles remain compliant in-line with customers operators’ licenses maintenance schedules, through their own workshops and their approved nationwide vendor partners.

In the role you will be responsible for monitoring progress, obtaining customer authorisations and arranging workloads along with challenging and authorising expenditure for all work carried out, ensuring scheduled activity is linked to minimise downtime and to control asset expenditure.

To succeed in this role applicants must be an excellent communicator, be a competent computer user and have the ability to work in a team. In addition, previous mechanical experience in a similar role would be a distinct advantage.

This Maintenance Controller role would suit someone such as Workshop Controller, Fleet Administrators, Fleet Planners, Fleet Controller and Service Controllers from an automotive background.

The ideal Maintenance Controller / Fleet Administrator / Service Controller / Fleet Maintenance Planner / Fleet Maintenance Controller / Workshop Controller / Workshop Administrator / Fleet Controller / Service Maintenance Controller will have:

* Organisation skills

* Previous experience in a fleet administrator / service controller / workshop controller role

* Automotive experience

* Negotiation skills

* Commercial Automotive would be an advantage

* IT Literate - Good Computer skills

* Customer Focuses and a team player

* Knowledge of Operators Licence Compliance and advantage

* Previous Experience in a similar role with inspection, MOT and commercial vehicle scheduling and advantage

This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Controller to work within a dynamic and growing business with fantastic career advancement opportunities