Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Grade F. SCP 17 £30,060 SCP 22 £32,654 plus pension, continuing training, tool allowance and enhanced rates where shift pattern applicable.
This post currently attracts a discretionary market supplement up to a maximum of £2,594 per annum, in accordance with the Council’s Market Forces Scheme and is subject to annual review.
Hours Per Week: 36 hours plus additional contracted hours during November to March.
Base Location: Tame Street Depot, Tame Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1ST
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
Based at Tame Street, Stalybridge, you will be an enthusiastic and talented HGV/light vehicle mechanic with the drive to keep our Transport Fleet on the move.
This is an opportunity to utilise, and further develop your existing skills carrying out routine maintenance, testing, diagnostic and repair work to our large fleet of HGV’s, light vehicles, plant and specialist equipment. You will be joining a team of vehicle/plant fitters and have a manager who is supportive and keen to facilitate your development.
You should be organised, have good written and oral communication skills, be customer focused, hold a current driving licence (LGV Category C desirable) and trained to NVQ Level 3/City &Guilds (or equivalent) in a Heavy Vehicle Maintenance/Repair discipline. If you’re from a light vehicle or agricultural background, you are encouraged to apply. Training will be given to the right candidate.
About You
- Literate and Numerate
- NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and repair (Heavy Vehicle) / or City Guilds Certificate or equivalent
- Possession of a Class B driving licence.
- Previous experience in the diagnosis of faults, repairs and maintenance of municipal vehicles/plant and equipment’s.
- Good working knowledge of hydraulic systems.
- Good working knowledge/skills in the diagnosis of faults and repairs of electrical systems.
- The ability to demonstrate a good understanding of Operator Licensing requirements and undertakings.
- Experience in the use of computer based diagnostic equipment.
- The ability to demonstrate a good understanding of Health and Safety requirements and regulations, relating to large automotive workshops
- Proven experience of working within a large workshop environment.
- The ability to work on own initiative and with minimal supervision.
- The ability to work at height.
- Possession of comprehensive set of tooling relevant to vehicle maintenance
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager Steve Lloyd on 0161 342 2462 or steve.lloyd@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: DPT433
Vehicle Fitter Job description and person specification profile
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