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About the Role

Reporting to the Service Manager, this role is responsible for the day-to-day repair and maintenance of the fleet of buses, ensuring work is delegated and outputs are monitored to achieve reliable, safe, and high-quality results in line with targets and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, repair, and maintain buses.
• Check the quality of repairs.
• Investigate and diagnose mechanical and electronic faults.
• Record faults and repair work using a tablet.
• Make decisions regarding road calls.
• Liaise with iBus and the engineering team to minimize lost mileage.
• Delegate work to the team and monitor outputs.
• Follow safety instructions and report issues.
• Update the Service Manager on progress and assist with planning.
• Potentially assume Service Manager responsibilities during their absence.

Requirements

• Work 12-hour shifts with a four-day on, four-day off schedule.
• Possess at least an NVQ level 2 qualification for maintenance and repair of public service vehicles or heavy goods vehicles (or an equivalent international qualification).
• Hold current recognised qualifications in hybrid awareness and hybrid fault diagnostics.
• Provide evidence of IRTEC and SMT qualification from the awarding body.
• Pass the IRTEC Service Maintenance Technician exam during the six-month probation if NVQ is not held.
• Have a good standard of Maths and English.
• Be able to read and understand instructions and service manuals.
• Know how to use fleet management technical computer systems.
• Be a good team player, collaborating with direct colleagues and others.
• Be able to meet deadlines and work flexibly, including potentially working from different depots or on different shifts.
• Be willing to undertake any training requested by the Service Manager.
• Be able to work effectively using own initiative.
• Be safety conscious in all activities.

Skills

• Hybrid awareness
• Hybrid fault diagnostics
• IRTEC
• SMT qualification
• Maths
• English
• Reading instructions
• Understanding service manuals
• Fleet management technical computer systems
• Teamwork
• Meeting deadlines
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Safety consciousness

Location

• Twickenham Depot

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full-time

Education Level

• NVQ level 2 qualification for maintenance and repair of public service vehicles or heavy goods vehicles (or an equivalent international qualification)
• IRTEC Service Maintenance Technician qualification

Salary/Compensations

• £24.90 / hour

Benefits

• Free travel on all TfL routes for you and a friend or family member (after three months)
• Free online and face-to-face counselling, legal advice, and more through employee assistance programme
• Contributory pension scheme (employee contributes 5%, company adds 3%) with death-in-service benefit
• Life insurance (if enrolled in pension scheme)
• Employee discounts from various shops and retailers