Workshop Vehicle Technician
Benefits:
Salary: £29,439 – £33,820 per annum, Grade 4
Market Supplement: £1,597
Hours: Full time 37 hours per week
Location – Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service Fleet Maintenance Centre – Eastleigh
Excellent annual leave allowance of 28 days, plus public holidays and, flexible working hours
Pension Scheme available
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) provides prevention, protection and response services across the county of Berkshire. 12 wholetime and six on-call fire stations cover 486 square miles, from Langley in the East to Lambourn in the West. It serves a diverse cultural population of 911,400, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
An interesting and varied opportunity has arisen for a Workshop Technician with Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The successful candidate will be based at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Fleet Maintenance centre in Eastleigh. RBFRS has a reputation of excellence, and we invest in our employees. We operate within a diverse and inclusive environment and offer flexible working hours.
About you:
The role of a Workshop Technician will be responsible for maintaining our operational fleet comprising of heavy goods vehicles, cars and vans. The position also includes responsibility for the maintenance of the Service’s plant and ancillary equipment i.e. high and low pressure water pumps, ladders, cutting equipment. As a key member of the Transport team the successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out repairs and servicing of vehicles and equipment to ensure regulations and organisational standards are continuously met.
The successful candidate will be inspired to demonstrate and promote behaviours in line with the Job Profile and our Behaviour Competency Framework as attached.
Specifically we are seeking individuals who have experience and who are qualified in this field.
Please note that is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying / accepting this position it would result in any Annual Allowance implications. A breach in the Annual Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge. Further information on Annual Allowance can be obtained from our Pensions team.
The key focus of this role is:
- Responsible for carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance and Reactive repairs to vehicles and equipment
- Responsible for ensuring compliance to applicable statutory legislation
- Be able to work to tight deadlines without compromising safety
- Providing excellent customer service
Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):
- Relevant professional qualifications (City and Craft Guilds in Motor Studies, parts 1, 2, and 3. Â BTEC Motor Technicians Certificate; or NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Motor Vehicles Studies)
- Possess a Class C (LGV Manual Driving licence) or willing to work towards
- Experience and knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, electrical and pneumatic fault finding and repair preferably on HGV vehicles
- The ability to work under pressure, performing detailed work to high safety standards
- Flexible approach to working hours
Application and selection process
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For further details about the role or to simply discuss any adaptations or adjustments we can make to assist you in your application or with our recruitment process please contact Dean Parratt, Fleet Maintenance Controller at parrattd@rbfrs.co.uk  to arrange an informal discussion.
Please note we do not accept applications via Agencies or CV’s without an accompanying application form.
Closing date for applications is 09:00 hours Friday 30 June 2023
It is anticipated that the assessment/Interview process will run week commencing Monday 10 July 2023
Anticipated start date: Â 7 August 2023
The Behavioural Competency Framework allows us to easily identify the behaviours that drive successful performance and enables us to deliver an effective service. The behaviours detailed within the job profile will be assessed throughout the selection process.
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