Job Details
Job Title: Transport Vehicle Technician : HC619989
Location: Winchester Workshop
Salary: Scale 6, GBP 36, : GBP 38, per annum whichincludesa GBP 4000.00 market supplement. Plus overtime opportunities.
Hours: Full time : 37 hours per week
Contract: temporary for 12 months, with possibility to extend to 18 months
Closing Date: Sunday 23rd February 2025 at 23:59 hours
For Internal Applicants only:
If you would like for this temporary post as a secondment you must have the prior approval of your current Line Manager and Head of Department. Please therefore ensure you have completed the 'Police Staff Internal Secondment Declaration', and forwarded it as instructed to obtain their sign:off. This step must be completed so the form is submitted as part of the application process, prior to the vacancy's closing date. Your declaration form should be uploaded alongside your application form. Please note that completion of this declaration is required whether or not your application is supported. Lack of managerial support will not prohibit you from applying, but it may have implications on your employee status. As a result you should consider this fully. Such applications will be treated on a case:by:case basis and following consultation with the Head of HR and OD, as per the Secondment guidance.
HIOWC:ID555:Police Staff Internal Secondment Declaration Form V2.3.docx
Job Purpose
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.
For more information on the role, please, click here.
What we offer you in return for your valued skills and commitment
Our team is family friendly and we pride ourselves on this.
For example, you will gain access to wellbeing services and there is an option to join our sports and social club. Our sports and social club offers opportunities to get involved with sport at a local and national level, also to take advantage of discounts at a range of local retailers and attractions across the county and a bit further afield.
The hours of work are Monday to Friday (08.00 : 16.30 Monday to Thursday and Friday 08.00 : 16.00).
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