What's involved with this role: Interim Senior Skilled Vehicle & Plant Technician - Fleet Workshops Reference no: Stoke on Trent 5249722 Pay rate: £25.00 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, 06:30 - 14:30 This opening assignment is for 1 month (tbc) City: STOKE ON TRENT Operate a shift working pattern on a weekly basis. 06:30-14:30 Mon-Thurs 06:30-14:00 Friday 08:00-16:00 Mon-Thurs 08:00-15:30 Friday Must be able to carry out repairs of varying difficulty to a large range of vehicles and plant equipment. Candidate who has qualifications and a good experience of working with large ride on mowers and other mowing equipment e.g. tow behind rotary and flail decks, tractor mounted hedge cutters, trailers, tractors, JCB telehandlers and other similar plant equipment, quad bikes and spraying equipment but can also carry out minor repairs to other vehicles. HGV fitter main requirements are for experience and qualifications in HGV vehicle inspections, servicing and repairs as required. HGV MOT preparation work, some experience working on bin lift systems fitted to the refuse collection vehicles would be advantageous too. They must be able to work on smaller class 7 vehicles up to 3.5t and an MOT inspector licence would also be of benefit. Key Responsibilities: Carry out repairs and preventative maintenance in accordance with the laid down manufacturers specification, including fault finding and diagnostic testing to motor vehicles, contractors plant and grounds machinery powered by gas, diesel oil, petrol or electricity together with associated equipment Carry out repairs including fault finding and diagnostic testing to vehicle/plant electrics, hydraulics and pneumatics, especially those fitted to specialist vehicles such as refuse, road sweeper’s, gully vehicles and buses Carry out repairs and modifications to vehicle bodywork, including general panel beating, engineering fabrication, design, redesign and installation Complete general welding (gas, arc) brazing and soldering as necessary Complete repairs using machine shop tools and equipment including general bench work Carry out vehicle safety inspections, in accordance with the Vehicle Inspectorate standards and guidelines and to complete all relevant documentation accurately Prepare vehicles for, and drive to the Vehicle Inspectorate Test Station for Plating and Testing and to carry out minor adjustments which may be identified on this inspection as required Attend to vehicle/plant and equipment breakdowns, and effect roadside repairs or recovery to the Transport Workshops or Repair Agents, as directed by a Team Leader, Supervisor or his delegate Undertake general engineering work and fabrications when required Qualifications: Hold a relevant qualification in Plant Motor Vehicle Technology equivalent to NVQ level 2/3 Hold a VOSA recognised Certificate for Large Goods Vehicle Safety/Roadworthiness Inspections Must have an LGV category C Driving Licence and ideally category CE Driving Licence Knowledge: Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of M.O.T. Testing, standards and procedures and be a qualified MOT inspector or actively in training as an MOT Inspector Must be have a good knowledge of working on different types of agricultural vehicles and machinery Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of all Health & Safety Legislation and City Council Policy, and to ensure adherence to a safe working environment and safe working practices Experience: Demonstrate a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in vehicle or plant maintenance in a multidisciplinary workshop environment. Demonstrate some experience of Supervising, motivating and controlling employees within the post holders remit. Skills & Abilities: Should have some basic IT skills that can be developed and the ability to use pre-designed programmes on computing and associated equipment as a tool in the provision of the Vehicle and Plant Maintenance Service and the management of the Workshops Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please