Yard Team Leader in Chelmsford

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm (plus Saturdays on a rota basis, approx. 1 in 3)

Type of Employment: Permanent

Join the UK’s largest B2B used vehicle service. At BCA, we’re altogether, more. More than just a normal vehicle remarketing company. More than just any other place to work. We’re Europe's largest vehicle remarketing company, the backbone of the UK’s automotive supply chain, the best place to build the career you want.

Main purpose of the role: Within this role, you will be working as a part of Yard Operations Team, leading the daily operations of the yard team. The yard and halls activities will be predominantly undertaken outdoors, this means that you will spend a significant proportion of your time exposed to all weather conditions throughout the year.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Yard Operatives across a busy site
• Store and park all vehicles on site within the fleet yard, via agreed valet/wash services, so that vehicles enter and leave the site in accordance with the daily program
• Barcode all new vehicles on arrival and tag keys
• Log and remove any valuable items left in vehicle
• Be responsible for jump starting vehicles when needed (training provided)
• Politely refer any issues, queries, or complaints to the relevant manager
• Undertake any other tasks in the yard department to ensure that operational requirements are met within the agreed deadlines

Skills and expertise:

• Previous experience as a Team Leader
• Full UK Driving Licence – you need to be comfortable to drive manual and automatic cars
• You will be passionate to work within the motor industry and take pride in your work, to the highest standards of work set by customers
• You will need the ability to work independently and as a part of the team
• Excellent attention to detail

We’ve put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Onsite parking
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers
• And so much more…

BCA Academy: Our business is growing and evolving at a significant rate and we need to ensure we have the right people with the right skills in order to maintain its success. We need to build our own talent now for the future. It is for this reason we have our own IMI approved training academy. The BCA Academy is there to support your technical training needs. As the automotive industry changes, we’re changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We’re the number one in what we do for a reason and that’s because of the people we have on our teams.

If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA. We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.