Technical Manager (Fleet) – Location flexible12 April 2019
Role Overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Technical Manager - Fleet to join the team here at Wincanton. Reporting into the Technical Services Director, this role is to provide a broad spectrum of engineering/technical support to the Fleet department primarily for strategic projects and initiatives, as well as day to day departmental needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage specific departmental/group strategic projects
- Investigate, report upon, and resolve vehicle engineering and process issues.
- Provide group wide fleet technical assistance.
- Provide technical backup to fleet engineering and specification development functions.
- Collate and own the SEI process.
- Work with PFS to evaluate R&M cost exposures and vehicle specification short-comings.
- Collate and report section KPIs
- Support Technical Service Director in BAU issues, incidents, and tactical projects.
- Seek out and implement group wide Continuous Improvement (CI) opportunities.
Role Evaluation:
- Timely delivery of allocated strategic projects, their ongoing improvement, and other allocated tasks
- Qualitative approach to report generation and the actions required to close out, linked to systemised SEI reporting
- Visibility of reports and KPI trends
- CI reporting and measurement
Experience and Qualifications:
- Ideally educated to degree level (BEng/MEng preferred) with a sound engineering background, and an analytical approach, with the ability to argue and uphold good engineering/technical standards.
- Heavy Motor Vehicle experience beneficial but not essential.
- Able to demonstrate the values of the business, be recognised as a technical specialist, and have the interpersonal skills that enables good interaction with group staff, suppliers, and customers alike. Be driven to innovate and make a difference.
If you feel that you have what it takes to support Wincanton in delivering the best service either as the Technical Manager or within any further positions, we would love to hear from you. Please take a look at our company website for any further positions.
We really value our people and offer a friendly working environment, a focus on developing your skills and a competitive salary. Benefits include access to a company pension scheme with employer contributions and other optional schemes you may wish to join. These are just some of the reasons which make Wincanton a great place to work!
About Us:
Wincanton is a leading third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. As the largest British logistics company, we work in industry sectors as diverse as milk, defence, energy, retail, consumer goods and construction, supporting every stage of development and adding value through our supply chain expertise and innovative approach to logistics challenges. With over 17,000 colleagues across more than 200 sites and a 3,400-strong fleet of vehicles, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do and our mission is “to make our customers business’s better, every day.”
Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we provide significant opportunities for career progress, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.
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Note to recruitment agencies: we prefer to recruit direct, but we do have a Preferred Supplier List for when we need a helping hand. We’ll be in touch if we need you.
To apply please click here https://careers.wincanton.co.uk/search/4470
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