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Job Title: Vehicle Mechanic
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Compensation: £30,371 + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF56615

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Vehicle Mechanic at our Preston site.

The role
As a Vehicle Mechanic, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. With your skills and experience, you'll be undertaking the servicing, repair, maintenance and overhaul of vehicles and electrical equipment, including diagnostic and inspection duties. You'll also be carrying out equipment examination to meet production requirements.

Day to day, you'll be carrying out work to the required standard and specification as detailed in accordance with customer requirements, current regulations, local instructions, process plans and other technical publications. You'll also ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose.

• Diagnose, inspect and assess vehicles and associated mechanical / electrical equipment in line skills and competency
• Ensure stores and equipment issued to job are used for their correct purpose and un-used or new faulty material is returned to the section / department Team Leader as soon as it is identified
• Creation of job cards and demanding material where the relevant ERP (SAP) training has been completed
• Completion of vehicle and equipment documentation and test certificates / reports to current standards

Essential experience of the Vehicle Mechanic:

• Previous experience within similar role is required
• Hydraulics experience
• Dealership / Local Garage experience
• A real team player with the ability to adapt and build rapport
• All personal protective equipment (PPE), special and personal tooling provided (including toolboxes) is also provided.

This position involves manual work. This could include lifting, bending, using tools or standing for extended periods of time.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and based onsite at Preston.

Qualifications for the Vehicle Mechanic:

• NVQ Level three Service and Repair

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held.

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Recognition by 'Ovation' linked to our principles
• Employee referral programme benefits
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 11/12/2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Your new company
Join a dynamic and innovative company known for its commitment to quality and excellence in the FMCG sector. Your new team is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in production and engineering, ensuring the safety, quality, and legality of all products and processes.

Your new role
As the Engineering Maintenance Shift Manager, you will ensure the smooth operation of all machinery in the designated production area. You will lead and coordinate the activities of Lead Engineers and Multi-skilled Engineers, focusing on health and safety, contractor management, food safety, and quality. Your responsibilities will include planning and managing Preventative Planned Maintenance schedules, overseeing staffing levels, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. You will work on a 4-5-5 shift pattern.

What you'll need to succeed

• Education: HND/HNC level or equivalent in Engineering.
• Experience: At least 5 years of engineering experience, with 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Skills:
  Strong PC skills and excellent communication abilities.
  Analytical and systematic approach.
  Ability to understand basic customer needs and create solutions.
  Patience and persistency in work.
  Ability to establish working relationships and integrate into a team.
  Clear communication of short and long-term objectives.
  Understanding of risks and success factors in your area of responsibility.
  Proactive identification of tasks and ownership of actions.
• Attributes: Positive, motivated, team player, detail-oriented, and flexible.

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to play a key role within a dynamic FMCG environment.
• Supportive team culture and a chance to work with experienced professionals.
• Competitive salary £63,000 and benefits package.
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• Trained to L3 Food Safety
• Trained to L3 HACCP
• Trained in IOSH Managing Safely

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Your new company
I am currently working with a public sector organisation to support the recruitment of a Leisure and Commercial Venues Manager. This organisation's priorities and ambitions include the promotion of healthy and happy communities, whilst being co-operative and kind.
Your new role
This role reports into the Chief Officer of Environment and Place and has supervisory responsibility for four direct reports. The Leisure and Commercial Venues Manager will manage the continuous development, improvement and success of all commercial venues through effective planning, budget management, and staff management. This person will lead the development and implementation of the services business plan by working with all relevant stakeholders.
37 hours per week- flexitime offered.
To summarise, you will:

• Be responsible for providing regular reports to the Chief Officer highlighting performance against targets including new business. You will assist in setting new targets which maximise financial performance and reduce operating costs. Reports to include customer and stakeholder feedback and cost analysis.
• Working with various organisations to ensure the success of such key events for the community. Ensuring a commercial approach to programming enables rapid response to change in market demands in order to maximise financial performance. This will include supporting and working closely with the central marketing and corporate teams in coordinating marketing, sales and public relations activities.
• Monitors' financial performance and efficiency of own team ensuring delivery of work within budget and prepare and submit bids for external funding as an when opportunities arise to maximise the use of these funding opportunities to deliver additional services not funded by corporate budgets.
• Staff management responsibilities to include management of all direct reports, annual appraisals and regular coaching and mentoring. Leading on staff recruitment, including providing details to management team, ensuring high quality induction processes are in place and probationary reviews are carried out on time.
  
  
  

What you'll need to succeed
Essential:

• Project management skills.
• Experience in cost analysis.
• operational experience in a given venue or event
• Experience leading and implementing change.
• Strong numerical, report writing and verbal communication skills.
• Effective time management.
• Flexible and self-motivated- able to juggle a varied and broad workload and meet deadlines, often under pressure.
• Able to work collaboratively to achieve targets.
• Experience of providing good customer service to a wide range of users.
  Desirable:
• Educated to degree level or with a good standard of education.

What you'll get in return

• Salary progression from £42,403 to £46,464 (pending additional pay award)
• Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days increasing to 32 days after 5 years service. As well as the opportunity to purchase extra holidays.
• Local Government Pension Scheme - employer contribution of 16.3%
• Family Friendly polices
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Home and Electronics discount scheme
• Discounts on days out
• Discounts on activities and retail

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
For more information, please feel free to reach out directly.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme