Transport Team Leader

Job Requisition Number 7969

Work Type Permanent

Job Function Transport

Salary Range £41,300.00 -£47,213.00

Base Pontyclun

Closing Date 23:59 on 21/09/2025

What you’ll be responsible for

As a credible member of the Transport Team you will:

Supervise a team of vehicle technicians within your area to ensure all vehicle service and maintenance work is completed to the highest standards, and in compliance with the Company Health and Safety policies and procedures. You will be responsible for the effective planning of day-to-day activities within your area and assist the Transport Services Manager in the delivery of a safe, cost-effective service.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Managing safe, effective and efficient fleet maintenance facilities
• Ensuring all work is carried out in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and company Health & Safety policy and procedures, and records maintained
• Effectively manage team performance in accordance with Company HR policies
• Monitor and control costs to ensure that targets set within the Transport Business Plans are met
• Take responsibility for ensuring all documentation relating to vehicle maintenance is completed correctly and records maintained.
• Ensuring that all vehicles and associated equipment are maintained to the highest standards (in areas such as Operator Licensing, Construction and Use Regulations, DVSA guidelines, LOLER and PSSR)
• Ensure that all vehicle maintenance is carried out according to manufacturer’s instructions and that all statutory tests and inspections are carried out on or before their due dates
• Ensure that all documentation relating to the maintenance activities are completed correctly and records maintained in accordance with the
• Transport business management system
• Ensure that all Health and Safety and Environmental policies and procedures are adhered to
• Ensure maximum vehicle utilisation through effective planning of vehicle tests and routine servicing
• Identify staff training requirements and assist in planning the delivery of that training

Who you’ll work with

Internal

• Drivers of company vehicles
• Operations supervisors and managers
• Transport Services Manager and the Transport Team

External

• Supply chain for both materials and bought in services
• DVSA and other external regulatory bodies

About You

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Technology or equivalent
• Experience of O licensing and the HGV commercial sector
• Supervisory experience in Transport workshop operations
• Good knowledge of all relevant Transport regulations, Road Traffic Law
• Understanding of business finance and commercial knowledge
• IOSHH Managing Safety
• Effective communication skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels within the organisation
• Excellent customer service skills

Good to know

• A company vehicle is provided
• The successful candidate will be required to participate in a standby rota (1 in 6)
• 0800-1600 Monday-Thursday, 0800-1530 Friday

For more information on the role please contact [email protected]

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Free Mortgage Brokering Services
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
• Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
• Many more can be found on our website.

Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.

Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.

We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.

To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.

In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.

Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT

© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.