Vehicle Technician – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.; Melksham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A local fire and rescue service in Melksham is looking for a Vehicle Technician to join their team. The role involves inspecting, maintaining, and repairing a variety of vehicles and equipment, ensuring compliance with all standards. Candidates must hold a driving licence and a Category C licence, with training provided for those who do not currently possess one. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Health and wellbeing services

Flexi-time scheme

Qualifications

• Must have a full current driving licence and meet travel requirements.
• Willingness to participate in emergency out-of-hours scheme.
• Ability to obtain DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, test, maintain and repair vehicles and operational equipment.
• Follow specialist training provisions.
• Ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards.

Skills

Full current driving licence

Category C licence

DBS clearance capability

Job description

Overview

Vehicle Technician – Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service. The successful applicant will join the Bowerhill Workshop in Melksham, Wiltshire, supporting Wiltshire Fire Stations and the Devizes Training Centre with fleet and equipment management from Salisbury to Cricklade, with occasional support in the Dorset area.

The role involves inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of a wide range of vehicles and operational equipment, including fire appliances and specialist rescue equipment, ensuring work is completed to required standards.

Specialist training will be provided (for example Scania FBT levels 1–3, Rosenbauer maintainers course and Godiva pump repair training). Some courses may be outside the Service area and may require overnight stays.

You will play a significant role in maintaining compliance with legislative, regulatory and best-practice standards for work carried out in the Workshop.

If you would like a visit to the Workshop or have questions, please contact Steve or Paul using the details provided.

For full role details, refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

We offer a range of employee benefits and strive to value and reward staff, including a flexi-time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, family-friendly schemes and health & wellbeing services.

Responsibilities

• Carry out inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of a wide range of vehicles and associated operational equipment, such as fire appliances and specialist rescue equipment, ensuring work meets required standards.
• Follow specialist training provisions and apply learning from courses to work practices.
• Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and best-practice standards in the Workshop.

Requirements and Qualifications

• You must have a full current driving licence and be able to meet travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle may be required.
• A Service vehicle will be available for daily maintenance duties and out-of-hours breakdowns; service vehicles are manual transmission only.
• A Category C licence is required for this role; if not currently held, we will consider placing the successful applicant on a course.
• Willingness to participate in the emergency out-of-hours scheme (evenings and weekends, one week per month) with appropriate remuneration.
• Must meet all essential requirements listed in the Person Specification.
• Ability to obtain Standard Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance prior to offer of employment.
• Pre-employment checks include identity, right to work, medical, drug test, references, employment history verification and explanations for any gaps in the last 3 years.
• Adhere to Health Surveillance Programme and attend an Occupational Health appointment for baseline readings on appointment.
• Further guidance on applying is available; ensure you provide satisfactory evidence at the Application Stage as described in the Person Specification.

Additional Information

• There is a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of adults, children and young people; all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.
• If you hold international qualifications, you may need to provide official evidence showing UK qualification comparability; ENIC Statement of Comparability may be used, at applicant’s cost.
• Information regarding tax awareness and pension considerations is available in the Job Application Guidance Notes; contact HR Resourcing for disability-related application support.

Salary: Starting salary up to £42,523 (includes an average non-guaranteed overtime of £3,500 per annum). Basic salary: £34,434 per annum, rising to £37,280 with annual increments. Annual out of hours scheme: £4,119.74.

To find out more and apply: Our Candidate Charter outlines the commitments we make to you when applying for a vacancy with us. We do not accept CVs in place of application forms.

We welcome the use of AI to demonstrate your skills, but your own voice should shine through. Please include evidence of all areas measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification to maximise your progression opportunity.

We are committed to diversity and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. All applications are treated on merit; recruitment processes include unconscious bias training.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria. Please inform us if reasonable adjustments would help you apply.

The Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service recruitment and selection procedures reflect our safeguarding commitments. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you may provide an official evidence of how these compare to UK qualifications. A Statement of Comparability from ENIC can be used, with the applicant paying any associated fees.

For further guidance on how to complete your application, please refer to the Job Application Guidance Notes. If you need assistance or an alternative format, contact HR Resourcing on 01722 691444 in good time before the closing date.

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes align with our Code of Ethics for Fire and Rescue Services. We identify key behaviours for the role to inform shortlisting and selection.

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