Engineering Supervisor
Doncaster
£36,428 p/a
Join us as a Supervisor and we'll take your engineering skills to the next level.
For helping keep our fleet on the road, you'll earn a good salary and great benefits (see below).
Welcome to First Bus Engineering
Hello. We're one of the country's largest bus operators – and our engineering teams are working at the forefront of bus technology. Nationwide, we are investing in state-of-the-art new buses, and in the workshops and people that service them. A First Bus depot is the perfect environment to continue growing your engineering knowhow. We will support your ongoing development and provide a career path to follow.
About the role
- Allocating planned and unplanned work to engineering colleagues
- Monitor workshop staff sickness and absence.
- Manage labour overtime in line with engineering budgets.
- Carry out vehicle inspection audits
- Supervising of vehicle cleaning, fuelling, oil checks and parking
- To liaise with external contractors for workshop plant and equipment emergency call outs.
- Take digital photographs of any vehicle involved in a third party incident
- Manage the engineering vehicle status board and update the daily garage log to facilitate workshop planning.
- Carry out skills assessments of all workshop staff and subsequently develop and deliver training and development plans for each member of staff.
- Liaise with the operations department to deal with changeovers and breakdowns in the most effective way to minimise lost mileage.
- Diagnose reoccurring vehicle defects as identified by the local engineering manager and organise repair.
We'll provide your overalls and all the tools and equipment needed.
About you
The successful candidate will hold an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an Engineering field and be conversant with monitoring standard of engineering work on PCV.
Knowledge of safe operation of workshop equipment is essential, previous supervisory experience would be desirable.
To apply for this role, you must be in possession of, or capable of obtaining a full PCV licence.
Rewards & Benefits
- First Xclusives discount scheme: You and your family & friends can benefit from over 3,000 offers on high street & leisure brands such as: Argos, Tesco, Sainburys, Asda
- Free travel on our buses for you and your family
- £6 all-day train travel for you and your family on Great Western Railway, South Western Railway, Avanti, Trans Pennine Express, Hull Trains
- Free onsite parking + cycle to work scheme
- Up to 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
- Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted First Group shares
We put a big focus on physical and mental wellbeing at First Bus. We recognise that anyone can be affected by the stresses and strains of work, or life outside it. You'll find a range of health-promotion initiatives, and you will have 24/7 access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
Please apply now. We look forward to receiving you application.
Public transport serves everyone, whatever their differences. At First Bus, we want to be an employer open to you, no matter what your differences are. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation because diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences bring so many benefits to our customers, communities and people. We welcome applications from all.