Vehicle Technician
Posted 6 hours 9 minutes ago by Networking Women in the Fire Service
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting vacancy for an HGV 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.
About UsBuckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service serves a population of more than 800,000 in the Southeast of England. Around 400 Firefighters operate from 17 Fire Stations from the outskirts of London to the South Midlands. We employ around 100 specialist support staff, from ICT to Fire Prevention. We are a diverse, welcoming community - will you join us?
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Our Service is only as good as its people. When our employees are engaged and supported, our Service thrives. This why we support flexible and hybrid working.
About the RoleThe successful candidate will be an experienced, fully qualified HGV Vehicle Technician, joining a team responsible for the servicing, repair, and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment, and light vehicles that support Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.
Experience & Qualifications Required Essential - Experience and Qualifications:- Demonstrable experience of servicing, repairing, and diagnosing faults on light commercial and heavy vehicles, within a professional Workshop environment
- NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
- Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
- Experience in electrical fault finding on vehicle CAN systems
- 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 of travelling time to Aylesbury
- IRTEC accreditation
- Full Time
- Permanent Contract
- 39-Hour Week
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Good Annual Leave Entitlement
- Employee Benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Occupational Health
- Onsite Gym Facilities
- Potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability
- Working hours: Monday to Thursday 08.00 - 17.00, and Friday 08.00 - 16.00 (no weekends, other than on-call rota call-out)
- No shift working
- 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days with five years' service + bank holidays
- Opportunity for training and development by means of onsite and residential training courses
You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, attracting a standby rate of £352 per week completed. You will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probationary period.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from people of any colour, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability are welcome.
Everyone who works with us is required to have a DBS check. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this, please contact .
Abatement & Protected PensionIf are in receipt of a Firefighter'spension,before taking up employment with Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority, you are required to notify Human Resources as Abatement Rules may apply.