Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Department: Maintenance

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: London Stansted

Overview

Dnata is one of the world’s largest air and travel services providers, delivering inflight catering and logistics services across UK airports.

Role Summary

The engineer ensures dnata Catering’s fleet remains safe, legally compliant, and operationally available to support 24/7 catering operations. Combining engineering expertise, supplier management, and compliance oversight, the role maximises fleet reliability, minimises downtime, and upholds safety, quality, and customer service standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure fleet compliance with legal, regulatory, and company requirements via accurate maintenance schedules, documentation, and statutory records.
• Maximise fleet availability by proactively managing Vehicle Off Road (VOR) levels, coordinating maintenance activities, and ensuring sufficient vehicle availability.
• Monitor and maintain MOT compliance, achieving first‑time pass rate targets.
• Serve as technical subject‑matter expert, providing engineering advice and guidance to operational teams.
• Undertake minor vehicle repairs and maintenance to reduce downtime and support continuity.
• Manage performance of external maintenance providers, ensuring SLAs, cost control, and minimal downtime.
• Monitor supplier performance through audits, meetings, and reporting, driving continuous service improvement.
• Conduct regular audits of fleet compliance, vehicle inspections, driver checks, and engineering processes.
• Investigate vehicle defects, breakdowns, delays, and recurring failures, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Review and challenge engineering and maintenance expenditure, seeking cost efficiency without compromising safety.
• Produce and analyse fleet performance data and reports (VOR, MOT, compliance, supplier performance, costs) to recommend improvements.
• Organise, coordinate, and lead regular engineering, supplier, and operational review meetings, building relationships with stakeholders.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, processes, and efficiency.
• Ensure all engineering activities comply with Health & Safety policies and relevant legislation.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Previous experience working in GSE/LGV/HGV/PSV/Plant workshop environment.
• Computer literacy.
• Clean driving licence (max 6 points).
• Extensive knowledge of the HGV Inspection Manual and DVSA/O licence legal obligations.
• Decision‑making confidence.
• Ability to work effectively in fast‑paced, demanding situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build relationships with stakeholders and decision makers.
• Objective decision making aligned with business needs.
• Strong negotiation skills and influence ability.
• Commitment to industry, with up‑to‑date knowledge of HGV technology.
• HGV licence (or willingness to obtain through dcuk).
• Accurate reporting of work carried out.
• Recognised LGV/HGV/Mechanical or Electrical qualification (Level 3).
• Flexibility of working hours.
• Willingness to be on an on‑call rota (1 in 8 weeks).
• Experience or knowledge of aviation.
• IRTEC qualification.
• IOSH/NEBOSH training.
• Hydraulic experience.
• Roadside breakdown experience.

Benefits

• Opportunity to be part of the Emirates global family.
• Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site.
• Free tea and coffee.
• Simply health Plan.
• Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Opportunity to enhance learning through in‑house apprenticeship programme.

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