Overview of role Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme Salary: 40k Shifts: Monday to Friday (1 day office-based, 4 days on the tools), plus out of hours on rota As VMU Coordinator, it is your responsibility to co-ordinate the day to day running of the vehicle maintenance unit & team, in compliance with all legislative and company standards and procedures. You’ll proactively lead and development your team to work safely, meet targets and continuously improve. You’ll ensure our fleet is maintained, and that annual MOT tests, Tachograph calibrations, LOLER inspections, Tool/Garage equipment inspections & calibrations are carried out to maximise fleet availability to support our busy logistics operations. It is essential you hold a LGV Licence C or C E, have experience as a mechanic/technician covering all aspects of vehicle repair with strong competencies across both mechanical and electrical disciplines. This is a key role in a heavily audited and busy environment. A genuine enthusiasm for vehicle maintenance and leadership and management, coupled with a collaborative and logical approach is essential. You will benefit from an excellent holiday package, a pension scheme matched by the business up to 10%, life assurance, access to our ‘Extra Slice’ retail discount scheme, early access to wages and competitive rate loans, cycle to work, refer a friend, and of course discounts on our well known and much-loved bakery products Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.9bn and 128,000 employees in 53 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon. We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry. Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS. If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.