Fleet Vehicle Technician

Job overview

An excellent opportunity exists for a qualified Fleet Vehicle Technician based at Gorse Hill workshop. The role involves maintaining a range of vehicles operated by the Trust including ambulances, fast response cars and support vehicles.

Main duties of the job

The job will entail the servicing and mechanical repairs of our double crewed ambulances and fast response vehicles.  It is an exciting opportunity to broaden your mechanical experience to work on the specialist equipment on emergency service vehicles.

An appropriate qualification in Motor Vehicle Engineering is essential.

An MOT testers certificate would be an advantage, but a candidate with a keen wiliness to pursue MOT certification would be considered.

A C1 driving licence is essential for this post so a candidate must have C1 category on their licence or commit to obtaining within the 1st year of employment.

The hours of work are 07:00 - 17:00 on a shift rota including weekends and Bank Holidays.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to service vehicles in accordance with the trust service schedules.  Carry out mechanical repairs to the trust vehicles to a high standard.  You may be asked to go to other ambulance stations to carry out vehicle repairs.

You will also be trained to service pieces of equipment used on the back of ambulances i.e. stretchers, carry chairs, wheelchairs etc.

You will be required to go on training courses and keep up with mechanical updates.

You will also be required to carry out essential education as per the trusts requirements.