LOLER Technician (Technical Services)

Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership as a LOLER Technician, responsible for conducting thorough examinations of community equipment to ensure compliance with regulations. This role emphasizes customer care and technical expertise while contributing to the health and wellbeing of the community.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Thorough Examinations of equipment following LOLER regulations.
• Review equipment condition to decide on repair, recycling, or scrapping.
• Promote a professional image and adhere to customer care practices.

Skills

Customer Care

Technical Expertise in LOLER regulations

Equipment Maintenance

Job description

Salary: £27,298.54 - £29,323.93 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Description

Location – GCHSCP, Unit 17-22 Nurseries Road, Baillieston Distribution Centre, Glasgow, G69 6UL

Contract Status – Permanent

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two LOLER Technicians to join Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s (GCHSCP) Community Equipment Service, which operates on behalf of multiple local authorities throughout Scotland and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The service handles the supply, delivery, installation, recycling, and maintenance of community equipment, and is responsible for the Thorough Examination of equipment in line with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).

Reporting directly to the Technical Supervisor, you will be primarily responsible for conducting Thorough Examinations of equipment in line with LOLER. These examinations will be undertaken both in the field and within the community equipment store. You will review equipment to determine whether they should be repaired, recycled, or scrapped. You are expected to project and promote a professional image while ensuring customer care practices are adhered to.

These roles are excepted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 14th July 2025.

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact: David Montgomery, Store Service Manager, via email: [e-mail]

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Further Information

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