Fleet Operations Manager

Safer York Partnership; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council is seeking a Fleet Operations Team Leader to oversee the daily operations of a modern fleet maintenance workshop. This role involves leading a skilled team and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards while managing resources and budgets effectively. The position offers a chance to make a significant impact in keeping essential services operational and supports hybrid working arrangements. Competitive benefits, including generous leave and continuous professional development opportunities, are also provided.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Local Government Pension Scheme

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working practices

Discounts and rewards

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills to guide a committed operational team.
• Experience managing budgets and resources effectively.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of fleet maintenance services.
• Manage budgets, resources, and contractor relationships.
• Drive health and safety compliance across the service.
• Support strategic goals for fleet decarbonisation and service improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Health and safety compliance

Fleet management

Job description

We are looking for someone to lead our Fleet Operations Team, based in our Vehicle Workshop at Hazel Court Depot. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the committed and talented team that keeps our fleet moving, ensuring vital services across the City of York can be delivered. You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of all aspects of our modern, in-house fleet maintenance workshop, which includes a tachograph lane and a Class 4, 5, and 7 MOT station. You’ll also work closely with the wider Fleet Management Team to ensure the safety, compliance, and efficiency of our diverse fleet, which consists of over 230 vehicles and more than 250 items of plant and equipment.

Supporting You In Your Team

• A skilled operational workshop team, including two supervisors, responsible for carrying out repairs, servicing, and inspections.
• A dedicated office team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading the operational delivery of fleet maintenance and workshop services.
• Managing budgets, resources, and contractor relationships and staff to ensure a cost-effective, high-quality service.
• Driving health and safety standards and compliance across the service.
• Supporting strategic goals, including fleet decarbonisation, service improvement and digital transformation initiatives.

This is your chance to make a real impact. You’ll play a key role in keeping essential services on the road, lead a skilled and motivated team, and be responsible for a modern workshop operation. The role is suitable as a job sharing position.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The postholder will have access to secure government sites or email. In order to use these systems, the Cabinet Office requires the HR Team to carry out Baseline Personnel Standard Security (BPSS) checks.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Jacob Finney (Head of Fleet and Operations) at [e-mail] or on 07354 822579.

Closing date: Sunday 11 January 2026 at 12midnight

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 19 January 2026