Advert close date: Friday 31st October 2024
40 hours per week - benefits include private healthcare, discretionary bonus scheme, 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and pension
Purpose of role: To provide an efficient and responsive service to undertake general maintenance, repairs, breakdowns and diagnostics of vehicles and equipment, delivering a high level of service to the Estate.
Main Accountabilities
- Undertake general maintenance, diagnosis and repairs on all types of machinery and equipment, stationary and mobile deploying a wide range of skills, for example; electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, petrol and diesel engines;
- Ensure cost effective management of mechanical and fleet assets across the Estate;
- Ensure assets are maintained in line with statutory requirements;
- Servicing, diagnosis and repairs of agricultural and horticultural machinery and motor vehicles ranging from 2-stroke machines to large tractors;
- Liaise with suppliers for information and parts supply;
- Maintain records;
- Ensure necessary materials, equipment and tools are organised, available and appropriate;
- Understand and follow relevant health and safety procedures to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
- Liaise with stakeholders across the Estate to deliver a high level of service balancing priorities.
Knowledge, Experience, And Skills
- Qualified to City & Guilds level, or equivalent;
- Demonstrable skills in delivering high quality work safely;
- At least 3 years relevant practical, post training, experience in the mechanical maintenance sector, knowledge of agricultural equipment would be beneficial;
- Valid driving license;
- Proven analytical and fault-finding skills;
- Good knowledge of mechanical equipment from small handheld tools to large mechanical equipment e.g. tractors;
- Electrical vehicle maintenance would be beneficial, but not essential;
- Ability to develop sound cost effective solutions to problems;
- A good communicator, confident, friendly, approachable with the ability to engage with a wide variety of people;
- Be willing to have a flexible and versatile approach to provide support wherever and whenever needed;
- Team player with ability to work on own initiative;
- Organised with meticulous attention to detail;
- To be goal orientated and meet deadlines.
What we offer :
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 28 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays
- Private health care
- Life assurance
- Choice of two pension schemes
- Discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes
- Rental deposit scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
- Cycle to work loan
- 40 hours per week
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme
Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us on
careers@thecrownestate.co.uk.
The Crown Estate is a unique business with a distinct heritage and a portfolio unlike any other.
It includes some of central London’s best places to work, shop and spend time, retail and leisure destinations across the country, and a substantial rural portfolio. As manager of the seabed and half the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, we play a role in the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector as well as marine aggregates, cables and pipelines. We are also responsible for the Windsor Estate, including the world-renowned Windsor Great Park.
