Buckinghamshire Council
Location
Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Overview
The Workshop Supervisor is responsible for supervising the day-to-day frontline operations and leading a team of four mechanics and an apprentice within our in-house state of the art workshop. The workshop maintains and services a large-scale fleet of refuse collection Vehicles (RCVs), cage tippers, mowers, tractors, roll on roll offs, vans and trailers. The fleet is required to deliver high profile, public facing statutory and non-statutory waste collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance services across the north of Buckinghamshire and this role is responsible for ensuring vehicles are always available and compliant. This role will directly line manage and motivate a team of specialist mechanics in a high risk environment. This includes the provision of training, and development, engaging team meetings and driving forward change.. It will also involve ensuring the workload is delivered and distributed amongst the team, allowing for unplanned and reactive works as well as scheduled services and repairs to be delivered. The role is also responsible for public, internal and taxi MOTs, in addition to ensuring regulations are fully complied with, including health and safety. The role is also responsible for the delivery of public and taxi MOTs, in addition to internal fleet repair and maintenance for other service areas across the Council. Across all functions the role must ensure that regulations are complied with at all times. About the role This role is a fundamental part of ensuring all our vehicles are ready for frontline service delivery and maintained to the highest standard, so service disruption is kept to a minimum. The Workshop Supervisor will influence behaviour change and motivate the team to deliver high standards. The role will interact with other senior members of the council and will deputise for the Workshop Manager when required. The role will be based at our new Workshop at the Pembroke Road Depot in Aylesbury. The Workshop Supervisor will be joining a team of 4 mechanics and an apprentice. As well as making a real difference to the North Waste and Street Scene Neighbourhood Service team. As a forward-thinking organisation, we are always looking for new ways to improve our service to residents and employees. Working collaboratively with both employees and key stakeholders, we encourage Supervisors to bring new ideas to the team and work towards implementing new and safer ways of working. As the face of the Council, Waste and Street Scene services are seen by all residents and customers every day. Key Accountabilities - Ensure the team effectively responds to daily defects and breakdowns of vehicles to ensure they remain roadworthy.Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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Salary
£45.85k - £48.09k per annum
