Job Title: Senior Vehicle Technician
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours: 37
Salary: Grade 7 - £37,035 - £37,938 + 11% market supplement
Location: Fleet workshops Lexden Colchester [relocation to Boreham 2027/28]
Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025
The Role
Essex Fire & Rescue Service are looking for an experienced vehicle technician looking to progress into a senior technician role working alongside the workshop team offering technical assistance when required. It is essential you have experience with all vehicle systems, electrics, hydraulics, and pneumatics and have an ability to diagnose technical defects with and without diagnostic programmes. A broad knowledge of Scania commercial vehicles is highly desirable. There is no line responsibility and the role reports directly to the workshop's supervisor and manager. Daily time can be split 75%/25% in favour of manual activities.
What You Will Be Working On
· Repair and maintenance of all fleet vehicles and equipment to the highest standards
· Technical support
· Quality control, inspection and testing following major maintenance
· Diagnosing vehicle defects using manufacturers programmes
· Repair and maintenance on specialist vehicles and equipment
· Maintain 32 metre hydraulic platforms and testing to LOLER regs
· Monitor progress of all workshop tasks and report to supervisor as necessary
· Provide cover for workshop supervisor when required
· Participate as part of the rota for defect/break down response providing cover 24 hours.
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