Fleet Manager (Powered Industrial Trucks)

The position is within the Transport and Handling Engineering Group responsible for managing and maintaining industrial transport, handling and lifting equipment at CERN. The role involves managing the equipment fleet, maintenance contracts, supervising contractors, and contributing to the design and procurement of special transport vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Manage the equipment fleet, the associated maintenance contracts, and resource planning, ensuring availability, reliability, and compliance with operational requirements.
• Supervise contractors’ activities on site, ensuring full compliance with safety regulations and technical requirements throughout execution.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, including specifications, drawings, equipment records, and configuration data.
• Develop and optimise maintenance strategies, monitor fleet performance using Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools, and contribute to continuous improvement, modernisation, and long-term asset management programmes.
• Manage procurement activities within existing supply and maintenance contracts, including placing orders and ensuring alignment with technical specifications.
• Contribute to preparing the specification, procurement, commissioning and maintenance of special transport vehicles at CERN, with a strong focus on customised equipment for underground transport and handling activities.
• Contribute to defining technical requirements and to the design and development of industrial and customised vehicles by preparing detailed technical specifications, in close collaboration with users, technical services, and suppliers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in the field of Mechanics or Electromechanics or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in the maintenance and commissioning of a wide range of standard and customised industrial trucks.
• Proven experience in the contract management and on-site supervision of contracts (maintenance) of industrial trucks.
• Proven experience in the use of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools.
• Experience in electrical and control systems would be an asset.
• A valid driving licence.
• Ability to work in underground installations and radiation areas.
• Availability for shift work, stand-by duty, and work during nights, Sundays and official holidays as required by the Organization.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Skills

• Industrial Truck Maintenance
• Commissioning Industrial Trucks
• Contract Management
• On-site Supervision
• Enterprise Asset Management
• Electrical Systems
• Control systems
• Fleet Management Operations
• Procurement
• Transport Equipment Design
• Driving License
• Shift work
• Maintenance Contract Supervision

Languages

English, French