Shift Controller Fabricator
Salary: £45,926.36 per annum
45 hours per week 07.00-16.30 Monday-Friday
Leeds
Fancy working for a company where 80% of its people would recommend as a ‘Great Place to Work’, a place that has recently been accredited by an external party as a ‘Great Place to Work’ who also has double figures of boomerang employees every year? Then we want to hear from you!
An exciting opportunity has become available at NRG Riverside within our Leeds depot and we are looking for an experienced Welder/ Fabricator to join the team and help us on our journey to growth. As the Welder/ Fabricator your main responsibility will be to refurbish commercial vehicles (including refuse trucks) and carry out welding/ fabrication repairs on various vehicle and equipment types efficiently and effectively, ensuring rectification work has been carried out to the highest standard. In return for your hard work and dedication, we provide several great benefits, including discounted shopping, cinema, gym membership and a talent development programme so you can see where your development and progression in our business can go.
Who will you be working for?
NRG Riverside is the UK’s largest municipal and specialist fleet hire company, we provide specialist vehicles on short and long-term hire, a range of vehicle maintenance packages and we offer a large portfolio of high-quality used vehicles for sale. NRG Riverside has the skills, knowledge, and expertise to support all your operational needs. Established in 1996, we’ve supported our valued customers to rationalise and decarbonise their fleets, save money and improve efficiency by reducing ‘Vehicle Off Road’ (VOR) time.
What candidate are we looking for?
- Experience within previous roles similar such as Supervisor, Foreman, Shift Controller is preferred
- Experience in the management of Fabricators, Welding Engineers from a similar type of industry, for example body builders, commercial body repair & refurbishment
- Welding & fabrication recognised qualification (Essential)
- Municipal vehicle experience including working on vehicles such as refuse trucks (Preferable)
- Mechanical knowledge (Preferable)
- LGV class 1 licence (Preferable)
- Ability to communicate at all levels. This will include the ability to: -
- Seek and act on feedback on completed work and overall performance.
- Request information on products as and when required.
o Understand the principles of confidentiality when handling information and advice – what type of information and advice may be provided to whom.
- Commercial vehicle/ HGV repairs
- Welding / fabrication knowledge & understanding. Including
o Alloy welding
o MIG welding
o TIG welding
o Stick welding
o Luton van repairs
o Roller shutter doors
o Curtain repairs
What will be your duties?
- As a Shift Controller Fabricator you will undertake welding/fabrication repairs to varying types of commercial vehicles and equipment including refuse trucks.
- Undertake repairs off site at customers/third party premises when required.
- Identify any further work required as job progresses and report to Shift Controller.
- Work within allotted timescales and ensure work is completed efficiently to maximise productivity.
- Always ensure efficient use of parts & materials and correct repair method is used.
- All job cards and relevant paperwork to be completed correctly and to be legible.
- Demonstrate an ability to work safely alone when offsite following all lone working safety guidelines.
- General housekeeping within the workshop whilst ensuring your work area is kept clean.
- To follow all in house and 3rd party premises health & safety guidelines.
- To ensure all PPE is kept to a suitable standard and worn as specified within site rules.
- To request training and support to aid personal development while accepting and responding positively to feedback.
The main question is, what are the benefits for you?
- Excellent depot based bonus opportunities up to £3,00!
- 33 Days annual leave (inclusive of statutory).
- Salary Sacrifice pension.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- OnDemand GP and face to face counselling sessions.
- Online health advice portal.
- Benefits portal including retail, leisure, and holiday discounts.
- Dedicated training and development to support your career with our business.
- Recommend a friend bonus. (Up to £2,000!)
- Death in Service (available from day one of employment).
How can you apply?
Did you know that we accept applications in all varieties? We welcome all type of applications, whether you are a budding poet or artist, a songwriter, or a wordsmith where a traditional CV is more your style.
For all video/photo applications please ensure you demonstrate, similar to a traditional CV, that you meet the required skills and experience for the role to give you the best opportunity to be shortlisted for an interview.
If you wish to apply with a video, please upload a word document stating you have emailed your application and send your file to
[email protected] (Please note – this is only for video or photo applications).
NRG Riverside has a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. If our vacancies sound exciting, but your experience doesn’t 100% align, we still want to hear from you and would strongly encourage you to apply. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under anti discriminatory laws.
