About the Opportunity:
As a Heavy Vehicle Technician, you will be a key member of our Joint Fleet Team. Working to maintain vehicles to the highest possible standards as set out in our standards and procedures whilst complying with our Health and Safety standards and policy.
You will be expected to carry out inspections, repairs and servicing across a variety of vehicle makes and models & Fire Appliances, checking vehicles comply with any and all DVSA legislation.
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service pride themselves on a modern fleet and have a healthy vehicle replacement programme that continually runs throughout each year. There is no requirement for customer reports and video inspections and no warranty work is completed in house. You will be working in a modern, clean and tidy workshop with excellent rest facilities including cooking equipment, hot water boilers and outdoor seating areas.
You will be required to participate in 24hr Call Out Rota and Out of Hours Stand By duty to support the whole fleet, where there is opportunity to earn a top up to your salary. As a Heavy Vehicle Technician, you will be on a 1 in 8 rota, covering either 12 hours in the week or 24 hours at a weekend. An on-call standby fee is paid for each 12-hour period you are covering and any call outs are paid at 1.5 hourly wage rate. Transport is provided to sta...