Vehicle Technician

Vehicle Technician

Closing Date: 3 August 2026 (Midnight)

£46,173 to £46,880 gross per annum (including guaranteed overtime and tool allowance), plus potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability.

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 Us

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 Firefighters operate from 17 Fire Stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to Fire Prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community – will you join us?

Find out more about us and our values at www.bucksfire.gov.uk/join-us/

Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.

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.

How to Apply

We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability are welcome.

If there are any adaptions or adjustments we can make to help you in your application, or with our recruitment process, please contact us via e-mail or telephone.

Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact HR@bucksfire.gov.uk.

For further information about the role, please review the role profile.

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Abatement & Protected Pension

If are in receipt of a Firefighter’s pension, before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority, you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.