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Workshop Mechanic – Fleet Maintenance
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex Salary: £22.22 per hour (£46,215 p/a) plus excellent benefits including:
- 25 days’ annual leave (with the option to purchase up to five additional leave days)
- Matched pension scheme
- Flexible working hours available within a 40-hour week (Monday–Friday)
About the Role
Ready to impact a better future? As a Workshop Mechanic, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining our comprehensive fleet of commercial vehicles. Your duties will include repairing, maintaining, and inspecting all vehicles under Serco in strict accordance with the Driver Vehicle and Standards Agency (DVSA) “Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness.”
This hands-on, responsibility-driven role requires expertise in inspecting faults, conducting preventive maintenance, and ensuring absolute compliance with legal and safety standards. It’s a position where your mechanical skills directly contribute to keeping our fleet safe, efficient, and operational.
Responsibilities
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Perform maintenance inspections and repairs on all vehicles presented to ensure safety and compliance.
- Identify vehicle faults and execute necessary repairs.
- In consultation with the Workshop Supervisor, plan all required safety inspections at least six months in advance, fulfilling all vehicle statutory obligations.
- Ensure all statutory brake tests are completed as required.
- Conduct test drives post-repair to validate that vehicles meet roadworthiness standards.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and safe workshop environment.
- Record all inspections and repairs—either manually or electronically—post-completion.
- Work outside normal operating hours when required by operational demands.
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Requirements
To excel in this role, we seek candidates with:
- A full industry-recognised qualification in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (e.g., City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3).
- Proven experience in maintaining and repairing large commercial fleets.
- A valid Category C (truck) driving licence.
- Experience working on specialist hydraulic systems.
Additionally, all applicants must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK.
- Complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to assess accessibility for the role.
About Serco: Your Opportunity to Grow
At Serco, we’re proud to be part of Global 1% Best Employers, recognised for our culture of support, transparency, and progression. We offer concerted efforts to nurture skills and ambition through:
Holistic Benefits
- Development programmes – Over 1,100 internal courses, along with funding for degrees and apprenticeships (e.g., Level 3 Team Leader / Level 5 Operations Manager).
- Work-Life Balance – 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays, inclusive salary-matched pensions, and a wellbeing focus:
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- 24/7 virtual GP access via Bupa Anytime
- 30% discounts at Serco-managed employee leisure centres
- A wellbeing app
- Discounts across 1,000+ retailers—from groceries to entertainment and travel.
- Charitable Initiatives – A tax-free Payroll Giving Scheme and paid voluntary days.
- LinkedIn-style Employee Networks for all identities (e.g., LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Intergalactic Families, Veterans, Disability Networks).
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Beyond compensation and structure, we foster an inclusive workplace and promote equitable growth. Serco is a proud Disability Confident Leader and holds the Inclusive Employer Standard. Reasonable adjustments are actively provided during the interview process through to employment, with encouragement for underrepresented talent.
Why Apply?
By joining Serco, you’re joining a diverse team—50,000+ global professionals—shaping crucial public services across sectors like immigration, defence, healthcare, and transport. Our commitment is to innovate and redesign public services for broader benefits.
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