You will conduct preventative maintenance and repairs on all firefighting vehicles, cars, vans, pick-ups, and other ancillary vehicles including watercraft (Ribcraft boats) in accordance with manufacturer guidelines to ensure legal requirements are met and agreed standards are maintained. You will also have responsibility for conducting minor repairs to vehicles and plant bodywork and finishing to the required standard as well as maintaining relevant records and job cards for all repairs.
You will receive daily management supervision from the Workshop Technical Supervisor in conjunction and as required instruction from the Technical Equipment Supervisor. Overall Management Supervision will reside with the Corporate Fleet Operations Manager.
You will help to build relationships across all teams within Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Services and the wider organization.
You will support the Fleet Operations Manager to deliver projects and tasks.
The ideal candidate will have... Experience
- Mechanical experience in a busy heavy or light vehicle and or plant workshop.
- Basic fabrication and welding skills.
- High standard of general engineering ability.
- Experience in computerised diagnostic equipment.
- Experience of mixed fleet of light and heavy vehicles.
- Dealing with specialist or emergency vehicles.
- Managing work independently.
Knowledge, Skills and Understanding
- Forward thinking, readily adaptable, accurate with a desire for quality.
- Good "customer" perception. Good time keeping without supervision.
- Ability to work under pressure and work to very high and demanding standards.
- Good methodical organised approach to jobs.
- Good attendance record.
- Willing to work to a "right first time" quality ethos.
Behavioural attributes
- Flexibility with working hours and needs of the business and provide scheduled out of hours availability.
- Strong customer focus with a commitment to ensuring the provision of high-quality services, both internally and externally
- Able to be initiative and be proactive.
- Ability to respond quickly to changing priorities and manage own workload as well as workload of others.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team and sets high standards by example.
- Positive attitude to problem solving and innovation and flexible and adaptable approach to challenges.
- Excellent organisational skills with ability to respond to tight deadlines and handle priorities.
- Positive and open working style.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong sense of objectivity and diplomacy.
- Committed to continued professional development.
- Good general standard of education, particularly English and Maths.
- Ability to use induction heater equipment.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal at all levels.
- Effective time management.
Education & Qualifications
- City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Mechanics parts 1 & 2, passes & National Craftsman Certificate or equivalent.
- LGV/Light Mechanic qualification
- LGV category "C" driving licence.
- GCSE passes in English & Maths
- IRTEC Qualification
- Basic or advanced electrics diagnostic and repair qualification
- Water Pump knowledge
- Hydraulic knowledge
Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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