Join National Express as a hands-on Engineering Team Leader and play a key role in keeping our fleet safe, compliant and ready for service.
If you're an experienced PCV Technician with strong people-leadership skills, this is your chance to step into a role where you'll guide, support and develop a high-performing engineering team.
Location: Pensnett
Schedule:
Any 5 days from 7
Rotating Days, Nights and Evening shifts
What you'll do ...
Lead your shift, ensuring all maintenance and repair work is completed safely, efficiently and to the highest standards
Keep our fleet compliant by overseeing inspections, servicing and quality checks in line with company, manufacturer and DVSA requirements
Support, coach and develop your team with regular performance and development reviews, while managing performance, conduct, attendance and return-to-work processes consistently and professionally
Drive continuous improvement and embed best-practice through the OPERATE framework
Make sure technicians have the right tools, equipment and resources—maintaining shadow boards and ensuring everything is accounted for each shift
Maintain a safe, clean and well-organised workshop environment
Work closely with the Workshop Planner to prioritise workload and minimise downtime
Record all maintenance activity accurately to maintain complete compliance
Certify vehicles as serviceable following engineering intervention
Identify and feed back any technical improvements or modifications
What you'll need ...
Proven experience in vehicle maintenance (Ideally 5+ years with PCV Vehicles)
Proven leadership or mentoring experience
IMI Level 3 in Bus & Coach Engineering / Heavy Vehicle Maintenance (or equivalent)
IRTEC or Master Technician certification (PCV/HGV) and competence with diagnostic systems
IOSH Health & Safety qualification (or higher)
Basic IT competency
We offer a wide range of benefits such as...
Company pension
21 days annual leave and Bank holidays
Free Bus & Coach travel for yourself on the National Express network
Complimentary coach travel for a Nominated Person or complimentary bus travel for a Spouse or Partner on the National Express network
Exclusive benefits and savings from thousands of the UK's largest retailers and service providers
Free access to our award winning Health Bus; providing free and accessible health checks
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which includes free counselling and further support to improve your health and wellbeing
Private online GP service
Endless opportunities to progress and undertake further qualifications and training
National Express is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and should you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
Things to Note...
At National Express, we are really proud of our health and safety record and as a result, we operate a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which is applicable to all employees.
As part of your initial assessment, we will complete Drug and Alcohol testing and you may be subject to random tests during your employment