Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting vacancy for an HGV Vehicle Technician. This role is based in the workshop at Headquarters – in Stocklake, Aylesbury – where we are committed to providing an excellent, modern, and agile Fire & Rescue Service for our community.
About the Role
The successful candidate will be an experienced, fully qualified HGV Vehicle Technician, joining a team responsible for the servicing, repair, and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment, and light vehicles that support Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.
Experience & Qualifications Required
Essential – Experience and Qualifications:
· Demonstrable experience of servicing, repairing, and diagnosing faults on light commercial and heavy vehicles, within a professional Workshop environment
· NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
· Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
· Experience in electrical fault finding on vehicle CAN systems
Desirable – Experience and Qualifications:
· Experience of welding and associated equipment
· Vehicle and tool hydraulics
· Self-motivated – able to work on own initiative to high standards of work
· Live within 30-minutes of travelling time to Aylesbury
· IRTEC accreditation
The Package
· Full Time
· Permanent Contract
· 39-Hour Week
· Local Government Pension Scheme
· Good Annual Leave Entitlement
· Employee Benefits
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Occupational Health
· Onsite Gym Facilities
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service Can Offer You…
· Potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability
· Working hours: Monday to Thursday 08.00 – 17.00, and Friday 08.00 – 16.00 (no weekends, other than on-call rota call-out)
· No shift working
· 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days with five years’ service + bank holidays
· Opportunity for training and development by means of onsite and residential training courses
You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, attracting a standby rate of £352 per week completed. You will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probationary period.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Howlett, Fleet Manager, or Tom Bunce, Workshop Manager, on 01296 744614.