Fleet Technical & Maintenance Manager

About the role

The Commercial Vehicle Maintenance & Workshop Manager is responsible for ensuring the safety, reliability, availability, and cost-effective maintenance of the company’s commercial vehicle fleet.

The role leads preventive maintenance, breakdown management, workshop performance, repair quality, maintenance cost control, spare-parts management, and coordination with vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and external workshops.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure fleet equipment is fit for purpose to meet the customers transport and handling requirements and regulatory requirements
• Minimize annual fleet operating costs
• Establish and monitor existing standards for the fleet equipment maintenance, services, image, legal & statutory requirements
• Conduct financial analysis on the fleet equipment holding costs and operating costs
• Perform depreciation rate reviews to validate the remaining useful life of the asset
• Prepare the annual fleet capital plans (Fleet Purchases and Fleet Sales plus Asset Holding Costs)
• Provide fleet equipment costings to support tender submissions / contracts
• Review all new and existing customer contracts to ensure the trading relationship does not contradict any existing Linfox Fleet Policies and Procedures
• Maintain good working relationships with internal customers, external suppliers and regulatory authorities
• Liaise with and negotiate best price purchasing with suppliers of fleet items and services including fuel and tyres

Requirement(s):

• Mechanical Engineering background – Automotive background essential i.e., Light Vehicle (Passenger Car) or Heavy Vehicle
• Heavy Vehicle exposure in Prime Mover or Trailers desirable
• Background in Fleet Management, engineering, workshop, maintenance and repair of large vehicles, automotive manufacturing fields with management level preferred
• Familiar with capex for vehicles, dealing with suppliers and completing contracts
• Experience in sourcing, supplier selection, supplier improvement
• Experience of working as After-sales or Service manager preferable
• Ability to do cost price analysis and control costs
• Strong English Proficiency
• Advance Microsoft Office skill, in particularly Excel