Fleet Engineer - Kilmarnock

Salary

From £50,000 per annum + £1,500 Joining Bonus

From £50,000 per annum + £1,500 Joining Bonus

Fancy leading a team of engineers who maintain and repair a diverse fleet of vehicles, as well as managing plant and buildings? **Joining bonus of £1,500**

We’re looking for a Fleet Engineer to join and lead our Kilmarnock Engineering team. And what if you could develop your engineering team to enhance their skills, passing on all of your technical knowledge to both experienced technicians and eager-to-learn apprentices alike? People management won’t be completely new to you. You don’t have to be an existing Fleet Engineer, but you’ll need to be able to evidence of how you’ve managed teams, irrespective of their size. Working together with our operational teams to ensure excellent service delivery will be second nature.

Well, if that sounds interesting, we’re looking for an experienced engineer to join and lead our engineering team at our Kilmarnock depot based in West Scotland. You’ll be leading a dedicated team of engineers who maintain and repair a modern and varied fleet of 82 vehicles so our fantastic customers can travel safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to see friends and family.

We’ve big plans and are looking for someone to help us deliver them. We have already introduced 31 Electric Vehicles into our fleet with an additional 9 being delivered this year. We are looking for someone who is friendly, flexible, reliable and takes pride in their work. It’s a really important role within our depot, so we’ll trust you to ensure vehicles are presented to the high standards that our customers want – and thus you’ll have autonomy over resource management, stock and people. It goes without saying we’ll give you support, training and development wherever you need to be a brilliant Fleet Engineer.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach West Scotland team...

Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days annual leave (increasing to 33 after 2 years), free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions.

Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or the countryside without worrying about the cost of fuel or parking.

Training – a dedicated high level training programme to reinforce your existing skills and give an opportunity to gain a qualification in another trade.

Varied work – interestingly it’s not all depot-based work...you could well find yourself out and about dealing with vehicle issues on the road, so it won’t always be the same four walls you’re looking at. And as one of the UK’s leading transport operators we’re investing heavily in electric vehicles and depot infrastructure, so there’s plenty to keep you interested.

Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people servicing our fleet of vehicles, be they Alexander Dennis, Scania, Volvo or Optare.

A safe environment – we provide boots, overalls and specialist equipment so no need to worry about being safe and protected, or having the right kit for the job.

Career development through developing your technical skills on future hybrid and electric vehicles, and career progression to management and directorship – a good number of our Engineering Directors started their career with us as mechanics and fitters.

Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – either on big events like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival, or into our head office support functions.

An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues.

Joining bonus of £1,500 paid in instalments

The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and give you a tour of the depot, and that’s it!

So, if you love working in engineering, have a passion for leading teams, and want to do both with the incredible Stagecoach family in Kilmarnock, we’d love to receive your application!

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Salary: From £50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Bereavement leave

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Free or subsidised travel

Sick pay

Schedule: Day shift

Supplemental pay types: Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate: Kilmarnock KA1 3DN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Kilmarnock Mackinlay Place Kilmarnock KA1 3DN