Heavy Goods Vehicle Technician – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service offers an exciting opportunity for a Heavy Goods Vehicle Technician. This role involves servicing and maintaining the emergency vehicle fleet with a commitment to exceptional community service. Enjoy competitive pay, training opportunities, and a supportive work culture as you contribute to public safety.

Benefits

25 days holiday increasing to 30 days with five years’ service

Fantastic culture of training and development

Occasional casual overtime

Qualifications

• Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement.
• Experience of welding and associated equipment is desirable.
• Live within 30 minutes travelling time to Aylesbury.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, repair and maintenance of emergency vehicles.
• Participate in the emergency on-call rota.
• Work in the workshop at Headquarters.

Skills

Heavy vehicle servicing and repairs

Diagnostics / electrics

Self-motivated

Education

NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification

IRTEC accreditation

Job description

Heavy Goods Vehicle Technician – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Extra call-out readily available.
No weekend working (other than emergency repairs on call-out)
No shift working.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has an exciting vacancy for a Heavy Goods 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..

The successful candidate will be part of a team that are responsible for the servicing, repair and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment and support vehicles that support the fire service.

Required Criteria

NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
Skilled in all aspects of light commercial and heavy vehicle servicing and repairs, including diagnostics / electrics.
Desirable criteria

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 travelling time to Aylesbury
IRTEC accreditation

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service can offer you:

Competitive salary: £46,860 to £47,541 with call-out.
Occasional casual overtime.
Additional casual call-out.
Working pattern – 39 hours per week: Monday – Thursday 08.00 – 17.00 and Friday 08.00 – 16.00 (no weekends, other than Rota call-out)
No shift working
25 days holiday increasing to 30 days with five years’ service + bank holidays
Fantastic culture of training and development with onsite and residential training courses, qualifications and internal progression

You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, where you will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probation period.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Howlett, Fleet Manager or Tom Bunce, Workshop Manager on 01296 744614.

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

For further information about the role please review the job description.

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Salary: £46,860 to £47,541 per annum (based on 7 weeks contractual call-out @ £339 per week).

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