What's involved with this role: Temporary Vehicle Workshop Fitter x2 - HGV Reference no: Gateshead 1004889014889371 Pay Rate: £15.75 per hour PAYE 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 1 month City: GATESHEAD HGV Vehicle Fitters to help out in the workshops. As part of a friendly team, you will be required to maintain and repair the council's diverse fleet of vehicles. Key responsibilities: Maintain a customer service excellence ethos. To engage proactively with customers. Undertake inspections, repairs and maintenance of all council vehicles and specialist equipment to DVSA standards, Vehicle Manufacturers and Council Standards. Ensure that all work undertaken is done so safely, to a high standard, being carried out effectively and efficiently within the Service’s and manufacturers prescribed guidelines/procedures and any current legislation. Undertake all types of mechanical work including bodywork/chassis modifications. Undertake all types of electrical work including diagnosing/fault finding using computer diagnostic equipment, adjustment and rectification via the use of handheld computer equipment. Be flexible and carry out remedial work as required this may mean reacting at short notice, this is to continue to deliver high levels of service to customers. Work with minimal supervision and take responsibility for own work, this may mean assisting others and helping apprentice ‘achieve their goals. Assist in the control of workshop equipment repairs and defect reporting, including annual tests, and calibration. Evaluate/authorise parts expenditure prior to ordering any parts. Undertake shift work and to work a call out rota outside of normal working hours to meet the business needs. Maintain effective relationships with representatives of DVSA, other agencies, partner services and suppliers of vehicles. Maintain all working areas in a safe, clean and tidy manner and ensure a high standard is maintained. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Qualifications: Appropriate City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Maintenance qualifications or equivalent (including Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle maintenance) Full current driving license (ideally a HGV). Knowledge: An up-to-date knowledge of modern vehicle experience of being able to diagnose logically Experience: Experience of welding. Experience of vehicle recovery Experience of driving a range of vehicle types. Skills & Abilities: Ability to respond effectively in a disciplined environment whilst producing quality work consistently and to deadlines. Ability to operate a range of tools and equipment as necessary. Ability to work effectively alone and as part of a team with minimal supervision. The ability to maintain and repair a range of vehicles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please