Regional Service Controller - Tamworth, United Kingdom - Marshall Group

Marshall Group

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Tamworth, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An excellent opportunity has arisen within Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) as a Service Controller co-ordinating the service, breakdowns and repairs to our fleet of refrigerated vehicles and assigning the workload to our engineers.

Reporting to the Senior Regional Service Controller, the service controller is responsible for the daily control of the service resources in order to maintain a high level of productivity, quality and repair.

The benefits we will offer you include:

25 days holiday increasing with service
Pension contributions up to 6%
Extensive flexible benefit program
Life assurance at 4x basic salary
Paid volunteering leave
Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

Ensure the service department runs effectively whilst achieving all KPI objectives including but not limited to cost control, service compliance (service booking, breakdowns, invoicing and further work), warranty claims, productivity and full compliance to Health and Safety standards.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

To promptly answer all incoming telephone calls
To allocate the appropriate engineer to fulfil customer requirements.
Minimise customers' down time by scheduling and obtaining service and repair work in support of the attainment of all service, financial and business development targets in a safe, ethical, and professional manner. A Service Planner system is used to ensure work allocation is optimised.
Ensure purchase orders are given at the start of the job and updated as needed during the life of the job.
To ensure they is an OOH Hand over / in and to action any updates needed.
Booking the required number of services per day as per set objectives
Use the NCX planner to book due services any other inhouse customer service planners.
Where needed use subcontractors and ensure the recharge is invoiced in a timely manner.
To report daily VOR's to the Senior Service Controller
Timely processing of Service documentation to ensure smooth invoicing process.
Ensure all repairs or advisories found on service are followed through and carried out.
Once further work has been estimated and authorised by customer, liaise with OEM/parts department to ensure accurate ETA of parts. At times, these parts would be manufactured to vehicle specific with extended ETA of parts, on these occasions fully update and communicate with customer managing expectation. In case of long ETA escalate to BU management to follow through with OEM or look at alternatives to be enable delivery of an exceptional customer experience.
Invoice completed work on day of completion and at preagreed price for work done.
Ensure customers are updated and communicated with throughout the life of the job.
Always striving to ensure efficiency of engineering resource is obtained on behalf of MFS. Use of overtime is only used when such cases are rechargeable to the end user.
Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate recharge of warrantable parts and labour.
Challenge or escalate any rejections from OEM to the warranty team to challenge or process a sympathetic warranty case. If there is no recourse to the manufacturer ensure all rejected cases are recharged to the end user with OEM rejection reasons
Be proactive in recognising trends that are occurring within OEM parts failures and escalating to BU management to proactively work with OEM and customers alike at reducing failures.
Ensure that all queries and tasks are dealt with efficiently and with professionalism.
To perform other duties appropriate to the general character of the position, as required.
Ensure that all queries and tasks are dealt with efficiently and with professionalism.
Ensure that costs are sent to the customer in a timely manner as set out in SLA's.
To build rapport, develop trust and respect from both internal and external customers.
To assist with the call out rota's and in doing so achieve KPI targets for 60/90 ETA, first time fix rate & reduced subcontract work.
Ensure customers are updated and communicated with throughout the life of the job.
In collaboration with other colleagues, ensure a safe working environment is maintained.
Maintain good working relationships with local suppliers to promote value for money and long term mutually beneficial partnerships.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

GCSC level education

Desirable:

NVQ level qualification
Electrical qualifications/certification would be an advantage.
Mechanical/Engineering certification would be an advantage.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Warranty process experience
At least 2 years' experience in customer services related role.
At least 2 years site coordination experience, including responsibility for facilities, communication, and H&S.
Knowledge of site engineering processes, including PPE, vans, tools, parts.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Basic Mathematics & English
To work on own init