Details:
- Salary: £32 - 36 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: BH1 Boscombe Dorset
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Belmont Recruitment are working with Bournemouth Council to recruit for a Skilled Vehicle Technician. The role it to service, repair and maintain the Councils fleet across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area ensuring they meet the legal standards as set by the relevant governing and enforcing bodies and to support the provision of efficient vehicles to front line services.
Key Responsibilities:
* Carry out thorough examinations, inspections and reports on the condition, roadworthiness, and safety of all vehicles or equipment.
* Carry out preventative maintenance and routine servicing, within specified or scheduled periods.
* Use the necessary tools, equipment and facilities in a safe and efficient manner whilst ensuring a high standard of workmanship.
* Comply with all Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices as required, and in line with any statutory requirements,
* Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate to the grade of the post.
* Participate in staff training programmes related to your role, and deliver relevant training as required, to maintain and enhance your own and others’ skills and knowledge needed to meet service delivery requirements.
* To be an active part of a team providing a full repair and maintenance service for the Council’s mixed vehicle fleet
* To always ensure compliance to the Council’s Operators Licence
Specific Qualifications and Experience:
* Experience of working in a busy Commercial Vehicle Workshop
* HGV Licence
* Previous experience in the fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of a municipal fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, light commercial vehicles, tractors, trailers and vans
Location: Southcote Road Depot, BH1 3SW
Hourly rate: £32 to £36
If this position is of interest, please get in touch with Jake Singh at Belmont Recruitment or apply now! If you are looking for a position in a different sector, do not hesitate to get in touch as we have many other opportunities available across England.
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