Fleet Maintenance Assistant
14:00 to 11pm (9 Hour Shift)
Location: Walsall
Furdeco is a nationwide two-person delivery company specialising in furniture and garden items. Our delivery service runs across 7 days a week to suit customer’s needs.
With over 10 years’ experience, we have built up a good reputation in our space delivering home furniture, appliances and related products within the UK, working with a number of household brands including Debenhams, Harveys, Furniture Village and DFS to name a few!
We are looking for a lively and friendly person to take up a position for the responsibility of vehicle care and maintenance.
You will be:
Supporting the Maintenance Manager with vehicle checks.
Fleet maintenance.
Shunting/shuttling.
Drop off and collection of vehicles from authorized service providers.
Responsible for PPE, replacement of tyres/lubricant/consumables for fleet.
Replace broken or faulty parts as and when needed.
Data inputting of inspection sheets/reports for management on Excel.
Reporting and planning of defect rectification.
Rectifying and testing repairs to ensure vehicle is roadworthy.
Assist in fleet management in yard and prep for sale.
Requesting quotes and booking in repairs once management has agreed.
Research and book services when required from external providers.
Essential skills:
Experience in vehicle maintenance.
Must hold a clean driving license.
You must be organised and can work on your own initiative as well as within the team.
Must have excellent people skills as you will be working with a large workforce.
Experience in a similar role is essential.
Experience of driving large vehicles of 3.5 tonne is preferred.
A good understanding of vehicular mechanics and defect rectification is necessary.