Master Craftperson (Vehicle Technician)

Job details

• Job reference: 256006
• Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
• Job closing date: 20/08/2026
• Job Type: Ambulance Services
• Location: Glasgow / Motherwell
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 06/08/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): Scottish Ambulance Service
• Department: Fleet Services

Master Craftsperson (Vehicle Technician)

West Region – Glasgow or Motherwell Based

Fleet Services Department, Finance & Logistics Directorate

Role Overview The Scottish Ambulance Service is recruiting an experienced Master Craftsperson (Vehicle Technician) to join our Fleet Services team based in either Glasgow (Pinkston Road) or Motherwell (Range Road). Working within a highly skilled workshop team and reporting to the Workshop Chargehand/Supervisor, you will carry out maintenance, servicing, diagnostics and repairs on specialist ambulance and emergency response vehicles, ensuring they remain safe, reliable and operationally available to support frontline patient care. The successful candidate may occasionally be required to work at other Scottish Ambulance Service workshop locations.

Why Join Us?

• Salary range £34,544 - £43,039 (AFC Band 5).

Salary range £34,544 - £43,039 (AFC Band 5).

• Permanent Full-time contract.

Permanent Full-time contract.

• Enhanced overtime, unsocial hours and public holiday payments.

Enhanced overtime, unsocial hours and public holiday payments.

• NHS pension scheme.

NHS pension scheme.

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, increasing with service.

27 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, increasing with service.

• No compulsory redundancy policy.

No compulsory redundancy policy.

• Specialist training and development opportunities will be provided, enabling you to build your skills and undertake servicing and repair work on a wide range of specialist emergency service vehicles and equipment.

Specialist training and development opportunities will be provided, enabling you to build your skills and undertake servicing and repair work on a wide range of specialist emergency service vehicles and equipment.

• Access to Occupational Health and wellbeing services.

Access to Occupational Health and wellbeing services.

• Occupational sick pay following qualifying periods.

Occupational sick pay following qualifying periods.

• Blue Light Card discount scheme.

Blue Light Card discount scheme.

Working Pattern

Glasgow Workshop: Alternating early and late shifts covering Monday to Thursday 05:45–22:00 and Friday 05:45–17:00.

Motherwell Workshop: Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00.

Shift arrangements will be discussed further during interview. Should you be required to work from another workshop location, alternative shift patterns may apply.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified Vehicle Technician with experience in the maintenance and repair of cars and light commercial vehicles.

Be a qualified Vehicle Technician with experience in the maintenance and repair of cars and light commercial vehicles.

• Have undertaken an automotive apprenticeship and be qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or comparable qualification) or equivalent experience.

Have undertaken an automotive apprenticeship and be qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or comparable qualification) or equivalent experience.

• Have experience operating in a demanding working environment with health and safety at the forefront of our operation.

Have experience operating in a demanding working environment with health and safety at the forefront of our operation.

• Be confident in delivering a high-quality vehicle and equipment support, with a minimum of supervision.

Be confident in delivering a high-quality vehicle and equipment support, with a minimum of supervision.

• Have a sound knowledge of vehicle diagnostics.

Have a sound knowledge of vehicle diagnostics.

• Having a knowledge of electrical and tail lift repairs would be advantageous.

Having a knowledge of electrical and tail lift repairs would be advantageous.

• Be familiar in the use of internet and e-mail is desirable.

Be familiar in the use of internet and e-mail is desirable.

• Hold a full driving licence with C1 entitlement or attain C1 entitlement within 12 months of appointment (support may be available to attain this and can be discussed at interview)

Hold a full driving licence with C1 entitlement or attain C1 entitlement within 12 months of appointment (support may be available to attain this and can be discussed at interview)

This is a full-time position working 36 hours Monday to Friday. You may also be required to undertake occasional overtime and public holiday working. Glasgow has weekend working on a rota. Motherwell has weekend On-call on a rota; all paid at the appropriate enhanced rate.

Informal enquiries can be made to the recruiting managers by e-mail Gordon Tait gordon.tait2@nhs.scot for Glasgow and Richard Hutton richard.hutton@nhs.scot for Motherwell.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

Please note that The Scottish Ambulance Service is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.