Cardiff Council's Waste Collections Service plays a vital role in keeping the city clean, safe and sustainable, delivering essential collection services to thousands of households and businesses every day. As part of our commitment to providing a high-quality frontline service, we operate a large and diverse fleet of specialist vehicles that are critical to maintaining reliable collections across the city.
We are looking for a dedicated Vehicle Coordinator to join our team at Lamby Way Depot and help ensure our fleet remains safe, compliant, efficient and available to support daily operations
As Vehicle Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the Waste Collections vehicle fleet, ensuring vehicles are maintained, compliant and available to meet operational requirements. Working closely with operational managers, drivers, Central Transport Services, contractors and manufacturers, you will play a key role in supporting service continuity and fleet performance.
You will oversee vehicle servicing schedules, defect management, statutory inspections and testing programmes, while monitoring fleet performance and identifying opportunities for improvement. The role also involves investigating vehicle damage and defects, analysing trends, coordinating replacement vehicles and supporting operational incident management.
This is a varied and fast-paced role requiring excellent organisation, strong communication skills and the ability to make informed decisions in a service-critical environment.
We are seeking an organised and proactive individual with experience of coordinating or managing vehicle fleets within an operational environment. You will have a good understanding of vehicle servicing, defect reporting, compliance requirements and health and safety legislation. Experience of working within high-pressure services where operational continuity is critical would be particularly valuable.
You will be able to analyse information, identify trends, solve problems and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. Strong IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets, databases and reporting systems, are essential.
The successful candidate will demonstrate resilience, integrity and personal accountability, with the ability to balance competing priorities while maintaining a focus on safety, compliance and excellent customer service. A Class 2 (Category C) driving licence with current CPC and tachograph cards is essential.
Experience within waste collection, highways or similar frontline services, together with knowledge of Operator Licence requirements and driver regulations, would be advantageous.
Successful candidates will be contracted to work Good Friday and the catch-up operational days / weekends following Christmas and New Year.
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This vacancy is suitable for post share.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
This job advert is also available in Welsh. / Mae'r hysbyseb swydd hon ar gael yn Gymraeg hefyd: https://www.jobscardiffcouncil.co.uk/vacancies/?lang=cy_GB