Vehicle and Motorcycle Technician (Winchester) - HC620389
Job Title: Transport Vehicle Technician - HC620389
Location: Winchester
Pay Grade: Scale 6, £36,247.00 - £38,329.00 per annum which includes a £4000.00 market supplement. Plus overtime opportunities.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (The hours of work are Monday to Friday (08.00 - 16.30 Monday to Thursday and Friday 08.00 - 16.00).
Closing date: Sunday 6th April 2025 at 23:59 hours
We’re on the lookout for a friendly, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Transport Department. Is this you?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Transport Department are seeking skilled, highly motivated Vehicle Technicians to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining various vehicles. The Vehicle Technician should have a strong mechanical knowledge and excellent customer service skills to ensure internal customer satisfaction. The staff, officers, and volunteers of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police are here so that the people we serve, their families, and our communities are safer. To deliver our quality public service, it is vital we can call upon our dynamic Police Fleet.
The successful applicant must be able to work under pressure and unsupervised on a variety of cars and vans, including vehicles fitted with police equipment. You must be capable of carrying out the repair process, from fault finding right through to completion, and all vehicle repairs and maintenance to our police fleet should be carried out to a high standard.
We currently have a vacancy at our Winchester workshop, where your vehicle maintenance and repair skills will be used to ensure the fleet is kept fully operational. You will be required to work on a variety of fleet vehicles, which includes high-performance cars for teams such as roads policing and armed response, and vans for public order operations which may be used across the UK for mutual aid operations. As well as undertaking servicing and repairs and vehicle road tests, you will be required to carry out basic vehicle fits to ensure they are ready for police use.
As part of the role, you will get opportunities to support local and national events.
What we offer you in return for your valued skills and commitment:
* Our team is family friendly and we pride ourselves on this.
* Access to wellbeing services and the option to join our sports and social club.
* Opportunities to get involved with sport at a local and national level, and discounts at a range of local retailers and attractions.
* Flexi time which can give you up to 13 days extra leave per year.
* Continued professional development including attending MOT courses and refreshers, IMI Level 3 accreditation for electric vehicles (EV’s).
* All tools and clothing including PPE provided for the role.
You will also be eligible for the following employee benefits:
* Competitive pay with the ability to progress through the salary range.
* Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities.
* Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days (pro-rata for part-time workers), rising to 29 after five years’ service, then increasing to 30 days at 20 years’ service.
* Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
* Opportunity to join the Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club and obtain a Blue Light Card.
* Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
* Long service and recognition awards.
* Staff representation groups and networks.
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Contact details for an informal discussion:
For an informal chat about the role, or for any queries, you can contact the Police Recruitment Team who can put you in touch with the fleet management team by emailing police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or calling us on 023 80451611.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups.
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