Fleet Area Service Manager
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We also offers a range of excellent benefits including a pension scheme, up to 33 days Annual leave (exclusive of bank holidays), training and development opportunities, access to NHS discounts, Car Lease Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, NHS Mortgages and Childcare Vouchers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Fleet Area Service Manager – Greater Manchester, with the successful applicant playing a key role in supporting Fleet Operations across our GM area workshops, focusing on daily operational workshop throughput efficiency, fleet availability, contingency planning for the time critical maintenance of the Trust’s fleet of ambulances and other operational vehicles.Leading a large team, the role also encompasses staff training, coaching, appraisals, and compliance with all aspects of Health and Safety.
Financial control for one of the Trust largest Fleet Operations requires a firm understanding of budgets and P+L accounting.
The role offers wide and various challenges relative to the requirements of the Trusts daily Fleet availability. Supporting the Area Service Manager is a dedicated workforce, split across a 7-day shift pattern, ensuring our workshops continue to operate 365 days of the year.
Main duties of the job
The role of Fleet Area Service Manager reports to the Fleet Engineer Operations, and an elevated level of communication, business awareness and report writing skill sets will see daily interactions with Fleet Operations, NWAS staff, Dealer networks, Vehicle Manufacturers, Third Party suppliers and other key stakeholders.
There will be a requirement to travel across the Trust, visiting associated workshops, consulting with the Workshop Supervisors and technical teams.
This is a pivotal role within NWAS Fleet Operations, and the successful applicant will need to successfully lead a focused team to in delivering the daily needs and required exacting needs in one of the Uks largest ambulance Trusts.
The role is Monday to Friday, covering a 37.5 hour working week. Annual leave is commensurate with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
Working for our organisation
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- City and guilds Mechanics and Technicians certificate in Motor Vehicle Technology or NVQ level 3.
- Possess a professional engineering qualification i.e. Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) or Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
- Diploma or Certificate in vehicle workshop management or evidence of relevant experience.
- Driving Licence C1 + D1
- European Computer Driver Licence (ECDL)
Skills
Essential criteria- Analytical, judgemental and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent administrative, communicative, motivation and leadership skills
- Comprehensive technical, Legislative and Health and Safety knowledge
- Ability to have a flexible approach and able to work on own initiative.
- Work in partnership with individuals, group’s communities and agencies.
- Have flexibility in working location and area of responsibility.
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Customer service skills
- Financial budget control and commercial awareness skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Minimum 5 years’ experience at a senior level in the management of fleet maintenance workshops.
- Extensive knowledge of UK and EU Transport, Construction & Use Regulations, Vehicle Inspectorate Legislation and relevant Codes of Practice relative to Road Transport Management.
- Extensive knowledge in vehicle design/ structure and components.
- Experience of working within the Health Service or the Public Sector.
- Thorough knowledge of health safety and risk regulations relating to vehicles, equipment, workshop and safe working practice.
- Experience in the management and control of staff and knowledge of employment law.
- Experience in managing the day-to-day control of revenue budgets
Any offer of employment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information, provide false or misleading information.
Should you be successful at interview stage successful candidates will receive a conditional offer of employment, this will be subject to the NHS Employment Checks Standards.
Right to work - You will be required to provide a valid right to work in the UK document. North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are currently able to provide sponsorship for roles that identified under the Health and Care visa, further information on this can be found here Health and Care Worker visa: Your job - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Reference checks - This will cover a minimum of a three year period and will include a request for the number of days and occasions of sickness absence covering a minimum two year period. In line with equality legislation, the earliest point at which we will ask health related questions is when an offer of employment has been made.Absences related to disability may be excluded from these considerations; consideration would be given as to what would be a reasonable attendance level, based on the information available. Absences related to pregnancy, maternity and/or gender reassignment will be excluded from these considerations.
Detailed information on the NHS Employment Checks Standards is available on the NHS Employers website; search ‘employment checks’.
DBS Checks - If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made for this disclosure.
Occupational Health - You will require satisfactory medical clearance.
Whilst not a condition of employment, all staff are encouraged to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as this remains the best lined of defence against COVID-19.
From 1^st September 2018, Section 2 of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions will automatically apply to the calculation of unsocial hours for all appointments that commence in post from this date (except secondments).
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