Overview of role Location: Lincoln As a Vehicle Maintenance Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring the safety, reliability and performance of our fleet. Your primary responsibility will be to carry out thorough inspections, servicing and repairs on vehicles, trailers and all associated equipment. Working to agreed maintenance schedules and following established operating procedures, you will diagnose faults, complete corrective work, and ensure all assets meet legal, safety and operational standards. You’ll take ownership of maintaining accurate service records, identifying potential issues before they become problems, and contributing to a high-performing workshop environment. With a strong focus on safety, quality and efficiency, you will help keep our fleet running smoothly and support the business in delivering excellent service to our customers.Key Accountabilities • Ensuring repairs are carried out to meet or exceed the minimum standards as laid down by VOSA. • Carry out duties in a manner consistent with established safety, environmental and maintenance procedures. • Work with VMU shift Co-ordinator / FLM and Logistics team to ensure vehicle availability in accordance with delivery schedules. • To achieve shift KPI’s by working in an efficient and effective manner. • To comply with laid down safety procedures, highlighting any non compliance issues to the VMU Co-ordinator / FLM. • To ensure the effective use of resources available to carry out specific tasks or duties. • To ensure that vehicles other fleet assets are maintained in accordance with Company and VOSA standards. • Assist the VMU Co-ordinator / FLM to liaise with the Transport and Logistics departments about vehicle availability. • To ensure that established sub contractors are effectively utilised. • To work flexibly in carrying out any other VMU duties, as required.The Right Person Essential • Good interpersonal and communications skills • Customer focused • City and Guilds LGV Qualifications or relevant equivalent in LGV Vehicle Crafts. • LGV Licence CE. Desirable • Previous experienced gained in a LGV fleet maintenance operations • Good planning and organisational skills Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 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.