Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Gatwick
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
About the role
Vehicle Maintenance Technician - GatwickContract- Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/weekBand 5 - £29,970 - £36,483 per annumLocation- GatwickWe have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Gatwick workshop.You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance.In this role you will:Service, repair and maintain a diverse fleet of vehicles and specialist ambulance equipment to emergency use standards, using the requisite skills and expertise in line with current Health and Safety legislationWorking on a large fleet of Mercedes Sprinter & Vito, Fiat Ducato, Skoda, DAF and Iveco vehicles used by the Ambulance Trust, you will carry out all types of work on our ambulances and service vehicles. If successful, you will be given main dealer training.Examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition,roadworthiness or safety of any vehicle or equipment, including testing and use of diagnostic techniquesRegularly communicate technical information with line managers,colleagues, other SECAmb staff by phone and e-mail to arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manualTo recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additionaldamage to SECAmb property in accordance with accepted legislation.The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards.NHS Pension SchemeA minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.Personal and professional development and training opportunities.Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.Access to occupational health and counselling services.Award winning wellbeing hubBack up buddy AppAccess to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards.Please refer to the Job description attached for more details on the role.