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Workshop Chargehand

Job in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8, England, UK
Listing for: Kemp Recruitment Ltd
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-16
Job specializations:
  • Automotive
  • Transportation
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Role: Workshop Chargehand

Schedule: Monday to Friday, Day Shifts, 40 hrs per week

Salary: £46,750k Basic

Location: Wellingborough

Looking for a great work life balance, whilst still earning good money?

About the Company

My client, a large Fleet company operating nationwide, are looking for a dedicated Workshop Chargehand to join their team.

What my client can offer you?
  • Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days, you also get to enjoy a day off for your birthday, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve. You can also buy or sell up to a week's leave
  • Share Save Scheme:
    Annually, you have the opportunity to buy shares in Paragon at a discounted rate
  • Profit Related Pay:
    We share some of our annual profit with our eligible employees
  • Pension Plan:
    We contribute up to 10% of your annual salary towards your pension
  • Family Friendly policies:
    We offer enhanced parental pay and paid time off for fertility treatment
  • Employee Discounts:
    Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, shopping, motoring and more WINDOWS ???
  • Volunteering Day:
    Contribute to causes you care about with one volunteering day per year
  • Life Assurance and Personal Accident Cover
Main purpose of job as Workshop Chargehand

This role is responsible for maintaining and repairing the vehicles operated by our local authority client from their Wellingborough depot. This includes carrying out all work to a high standard within this workshop facility, ensuring adherence to vehicle maintenance and compliance regulations, and that all paperwork is completed timely, accurately and to a high standard. The workshop charge hand will also be responsible for liaising with the onsite customers to ensure vehicles are maintained, and defects repaired efficiently.

Key

responsibilities of the Workshop Chargehand
  • Carry out vehicle inspection examinations in line with VOSA procedure and Company policy.
  • Diagnose faults by isolating systems or components that may have caused or potentially cause a problem.
  • Repair or replace worn parts ahead of the vehicle's breakdown or damage.
  • Gain authorisation to repair or fit parts as required by Company Procedure.
  • Test drive vehicles where permitted and correct driving license is held.
  • Complete daily handover to the workshop controller on fleet status/repair progress.
  • Manage workload to ensure smooth running of workshop.
  • Ensure the safety of all personnel and security of premises under your control.
  • Obtain accurate costings from suppliers and set to estimate for fleet desk approval when required.
  • Monitor consumable stock onsite i.e. oils and other fluids and order replenishments when required.
  • Ensure warranty parts returned and relevant paperwork completed અન.
  • Cover out of hours breakdown^^ standby on a rota basis if required.
  • When workload permits assist other local workshops.
To be successful in this rolevak
  • HGV Apprentice Served Qualification
  • Municipal vehicle maintenance experience
  • Driving licence HGV Class 2 (minimum)
  • Good communicator and listener
  • Ability to multi-task in a busy environmentಿಎ
  • Diagnostic and problem-solving skills
  • Good reading and computer literacy
  • High level of Healthွand Safety awareness
How to Apply

Interested? For more details or to discuss your next’im Career move, contact Macy at Kemp Recruitment on (phone number removed). Reference: INDMM

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