AddressJob Details
Job Title: Transport Vehicle Technician - HC614930
Location: Newport Workshops
Salary: Scale 5, £27,789 - £29,874 per annum - Plus £4000 market supplement
Hours: 37.00 per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 25th February 2024 at 23:59 hours
About The Role
Your role will be to Maintain the Police Fleet by Inspecting and maintaining vehicles or Motorcycles (dependant on Job advert).
Responsibilities will be but not limited to:
Job Purpose
1. To repair & service police vehicles and equipment (vans, cars, generators or motorcycles in a timely manner.
2. To identify maintenance requirements and preventative measures to ensure high fleet utilisation, during the course of service and repair procedures.
3. To collect & deliver cars, vans or motorcycles when required.
4. To investigate & diagnose faults using multi Franchise equipment.
5. To carry out test drives / rides in order to diagnose and assess vehicle suitability for road use.
6. To carry out basic new vehicle / motorbike fit-out and testing ready for police use.
7. To assist in Vehicle and motorcycle recoveries.
8. To give regular and effective service.
For more information please see the job profile.
Essential Qualifications
Educated to QCF Level 2, (5 passes) plus
Vehicle Technician - A City and Guilds 383 motor vehicle mechanics or equivalent Level 3 qualification in vehicle repair and servicing or passed a full 3 year vehicle manufactures apprenticeship. Motorcycle Technician – IMI level 3 in motorcycle repair and maintenance or 3 year Manufactures apprenticeship or equivalent qualification.
Essential Experience
Considerable post-qualification proven experience of servicing and maintenance in a vehicle/ Motorcycle workshop dealing with a multiplicity of car and light commercial vehicle types / manufacturers motorcycles.
Have a good basic knowledge of electrical systems, to enable accurate diagnosis & fault finding of police equipment
To be computer literate
Be able to show a record of good time keeping
To be able to work with others
Competencies
We are Emotionally Aware Level 1
We Deliver, Support and Inspire Level 1
Transparency
Candidate guidance for completing an application form
Contact details for an informal discussion
Please contact the Recruitment Team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or on 023 8045 1611
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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 recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. 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. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
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