Vehicle Technician - Local Council

A busy Local Authority in the East Midlands has an interim vacancy in their Vehicle Maintenance department.
Job Title: Vehicle Technician
Location: Leicester
Rate: £17.60 per hour
Contract Length:3 months initially
Purpose of Job: To maintain the council's fleet of vehicles, plant and equipment to include inspection, servicing, test preparation, fault diagnosis and repair.

Duties:
Carries out vehicle / plant / equipment inspection, servicing, test preparation, fault diagnostics, maintenance and repairCompletes all written or computerised vehicle and job sheet records on completion of work.

This is to include a description of work carried out, parts used and the time taken to complete the work.

Interprets information received from drivers and users of plant and equipment, gives advice on actions to be taken and provides feedback on the work completed

Essential Qualification:
MOT Tester Certificate
At least one of the following:Successful completion of a recognised industry apprenticeship such as an Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) approved apprenticeshipand/orLevel 3 qualification in light/heavy vehicle or plant engineering (City & Guilds Part II, BTEC National, ONC/D or similar)Certificate in welding competenceLiteracy and numeracy skills sufficient to perform the job tasks Full current driving licenceAbility to drive all vehicle and plant types up to 32T GVM (Class C LGV licence)Knowledgeable in the use of the appropriate trade tools and methods and how to apply these in a safe way
About You!
You will have
Experience of working in a large, diverse transport maintenance facilityExperience of servicing vehicles, plant and equipment to include fault diagnostics, repair and maintenance
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