Vehicle & Plant Technician | Fleet Services Locations | Preston

at  Lancashire County Council

| Salary £29,777 - £33,945 Per annum | Full time | Permanent | 37 hours per week | Bamber Bridge |
Pay Award Pending
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship
Vehicle & Plant Technicians
Salary enhancements available by working out of hours standby and overtime averaging further £8000 per year
What are we looking for?
We are looking to recruit skilled auto technicians from various sectors in the automotive industry.
We currently have a vacancy in our maintenance team at Thornton-Cleveleys .This team covers vehicles used by services such as Highways, street lighting and passenger transport. Because of the large fleet we provide and maintain and the scope of work we cover we are interested to chat to anyone that has experience in any of the following areas; light vehicle, light commercial, Passenger carrying Vehicles, Large goods vehicles, light & heavy plant, Class 4,5 &7 MOT testing, hydraulics and auto electrical.
For further information about the role or to discuss what you could bring to the team please email Charles.budge@lancashire.gov.uk

What can we offer?

• 37 hour core working week, daytime Monday to Friday.
• 26 days of annual leave rising to 32 days after 5 years of service.
• Paid bank holidays plus 2 additional days paid leave over the Christmas holiday period.
• Option to purchase additional leave.
• Access to LCC’s generous pension scheme.
• Salary sacrifice Car Lease Scheme offering large savings on a brand new car.
• Salary sacrifice Home and Electronics benefit.
• Corporate discounts from well-known retailers, memberships, leisure activities etc.
• Access to a range of employee support for your wellbeing and financial health.
• Sick pay entitlement up to six months full pay and a further six months half pay based on length of service.
• A commitment to providing training and development opportunities, to realise your full potential.
• Opportunities for career progression.

Job Role

The successful candidates will be responsible for areas such as:

• Vehicle inspections and preparing vehicles to MOT and roadworthiness standards in compliance with the organisation’s O license regulations.
• Repair and maintenance on a wide range of vehicles and plant in accordance with manufacturer and industry standards.
• Diagnostic fault finding using a range of up-to-date tools & equipment.
• Breakdown and reactive repairs.
• On site call outs and repairs.

• Hydraulic and pneumatic diagnostics and repairs.Providing knowledge and recommendations on fleet maintenance procedure.

• The successful candidate can expect mentoring and training to help fulfil their full potential, we provide extensive internal and external training both to support current knowledge and upskill to different sectors. Career development is encouraged and opportunities for progression are regularly available.
  We would love to hear from you if you have experience in any sector of the automotive industry and would like to showcase your skills and develop your career. For an informal chat call or message Charlie Budge on 07810267384 between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00 Monday to Friday.
  Interviews scheduled W/C 25/11/24

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE UPLOADED AND ATTACHED YOUR SUPPORTING STATEMENT TO EVIDENCE HOW YOU MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE ROLE. THE PANEL MAY BE UNABLE TO SHORTLIST YOU FOR INTERVIEW WITHOUT THIS EVIDENCE.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

The successful candidates will be responsible for areas such as:

• Vehicle inspections and preparing vehicles to MOT and roadworthiness standards in compliance with the organisation’s O license regulations.
• Repair and maintenance on a wide range of vehicles and plant in accordance with manufacturer and industry standards.
• Diagnostic fault finding using a range of up-to-date tools & equipment.
• Breakdown and reactive repairs.
• On site call outs and repairs.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic diagnostics and repairs.Providing knowledge and recommendations on fleet maintenance procedure