Fleet Night Multi-skilled Technician

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in London is seeking a Fleet Night Mobile Van Mechanic to provide emergency repairs and maintenance for a diverse fleet of vehicles. The candidate should have a recognised apprenticeship in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair and extensive experience with petrol and diesel vehicles. Strong attention to detail and good communication skills are necessary. This role offers a competitive salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 annually, with extra pay for unsocial hours.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair required.
• Extensive experience in petrol and diesel vehicle repair.
• Knowledge of vehicle electrical systems and diagnostic equipment.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair work on the fleet of vehicles.
• Ensure compliance with manufacturers and Trust standards.
• Liaise with colleagues and provide training to apprentices.

Skills

Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Vehicle Electrical Systems

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Education

Recognised apprenticeship in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

HNC level plus specialist knowledge or equivalent

Tools

Workshop diagnostic equipment (e.g., Tech 1)

Job description

The post holder will work on the Fleet Night Mobile Van, attending repairs at both static and roadside across London.

The post holder is primarily employed to provide emergency repairs and routinemaintenance of the NHS Trust's fleet of over 1000 emergency and non-emergencyvehicles.

The post holder is required to carry out efficiently, and to the required manufacturers and Trust standards, the servicing, repair and maintenance of a range of vehicles from ambulance and non- ambulance service vehicles to Light Commercial and Heavy Goods vehicles and cars from various vehicle manufacturers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder undertakes maintenance and repair work on vehicles andvarious items of specialised equipment as per accreditation, carrying out welding (arc/mig/ gas) and fabricating work and reproduce / fabricate, construct the part that is nolonger available as required and where appropriate, seek advice on the specification ofthe part to be produced to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets Health and Safetyrequirements. Also includes general maintenance of workshop equipment, tools and awareness of Health and Safety.

About us

Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:

• Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
• Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
• Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.

To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible to the Workshop Night Manager for day-to-day work allocation and supervision, (but be able to make own decisions in the absence of a Workshop Manager) and is accountable to senior Managers in the Fleet Department.

Close liaison is required with Workshop colleagues, and also with staff from other departments and suppliers on occasions. To work alongside colleagues, providing support and training as necessary to cascade technical training and updates on many different aspects of the vehicle and the vehicle conversion. This would include the training of apprentices.

For further details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Have served a recognised apprenticeship in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.
• Specialist knowledge across a wide range of practices and procedures in relation to vehicle chassis and vehicle body manufacturers (including engines, brakes, suspension, electrics, blue lights, sirens, eberspacher heaters, communications and control units).
• Professional knowledge acquired through HNC level plus specialist knowledge or equivalent.
• Hold a current driving licence, valid in the UK, covering vehicles of category C1 with no more than 3 points. Your licence will then be assessed based on the conviction codes to decide if acceptable

Experience

• Extensive experience in the repair and maintenance of petrol and diesel vehicles, with the ability to work unsupervised on a diverse and specialised fleet
• To have comprehensive knowledge of vehicle electrical systems, including modern vehicle electronic management, and of computer-based workshop diagnostic equipment e.g.Tech 1, Tech 2 and Star Diagnostic

Personal Abilities

• Ability to pay attention to detail and ensure accuracy at all times
• Ability to communicate with all levels of staff and key stake holders by means of written communications, phone, teams and face to face
• Ability to work to and meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Ability to repair and maintain to the required standard Service vehicles which have specialised bodywork/livery and fittings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Fleet Governance and Performance Manager

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearThis role attracts Unsocial hours payment.