Skilled Motor Vehicle Mechanic - Wakefield

NHS; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is looking for a Skilled Motor Vehicle Mechanic to join their team in Wakefield, providing essential maintenance for emergency and non-emergency vehicles. This full-time role offers a salary of £29,970 to £36,483 annually, plus benefits including flexible working and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

27 days annual leave increasing to 33 with service

Contributory pension

NHS discounts

Car lease and salary sacrifice schemes

Employee assistance and counselling service

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Extensive post-apprenticeship experience in vehicle mechanical engineering.
• Current holder of a C1/D1 driving license.
• Qualified to HNC/BTEC or equivalent in Mechanical/Electrical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Diagnosing faults in vehicles and determining repair needs.
• Supervising trainees and outside contractors.
• Completing vehicle maintenance and servicing in a timely manner.

Skills

Vehicle Mechanical Engineering

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Ability to Interpret Complex Information

Education

HNC/BTEC or City & Guilds in Mechanical/Electrical Maintenance and Repair

Job description

Skilled Motor Vehicle Mechanic - Wakefield

This is an exciting opportunity to join Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and play a key role in helping to provide an effective and efficient ambulance service to the people across the Yorkshire and Humber region.The Trust's busy fleet team is seeking experienced, confident and highly-skilled mechanics to join its in-house team and support the delivery of their maintenance and repair services for all emergency and non-emergency vehicles. The Trust is looking to employ to positions at our Wakefield workshop.

The Skilled Motor Vehicle Mechanic post is 37.5 hours Monday to Friday (Rotating shifts 07:00 - 15:00 and 09:00 - 17:00)

Main duties of the job

You will work under the supervision of the Sub-Workshop Manager or on own your initiative to ensure that all motor vehicle repairs, pre-planned maintenance and servicing are completed within an accurate timescale and in a cost-effective manner.

You will be responsible for diagnosing faults in vehicles and equipment, making informed decisions as to the extent of the repair or replacement of faulty units. In addition, you will be responsible for the servicing, repair and preventative maintenance of all vehicles owned or operated by the Trust and maintenance/repair of third party vehicles as instructed by the Sub-Workshop Manager.You will also be required to supervise trainees, staff on secondment and outside contractors within the workplace.

About us

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.Benefits:o Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)o 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.o Contributory Pension.o NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.o Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.o Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.o Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.o Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.

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Job responsibilities

For full role responsibilities and detailed person specification please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience & Work Achievements

• Extensive post apprenticeship experience in vehicle mechanical engineering
• Previous experience in a complex high quality environment or experience in a similar complex business environment must be demonstrated
• NHS experience of working in Trusts/ Agencies

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to complete tasks & achieve results
• Ability to interpret complex information

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates commitment to, and enthusiasm for ongoing personal development
• Practical aptitude with problem solving
• Ability to develop effective working relationships, & demonstrate professional credibility with colleagues at all levels

Knowledge & Education

• Current holder of a C1/D1 Driving licence and/or experienced in driving vehicles larger than a family saloon car, or prepared to achieve this qualification within 12 months of starting employment.
• Full UK driving licence and able to meet the Trust requirement of no more than 3 penalty points.
• Qualified to HNC/BTEC or City & Guilds in Mechanical/Electrical maintenance and repair or able to demonstrate the equivalent level of technical knowledge and experience gained through post apprenticeship training or similar.

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearPer annum + 15% Recruitment and Retention Premia