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Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the RCT Fleet Services team as a Chargehand Technician.
Job Description
Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the RCT Fleet Services team as a Chargehand Technician.
Based at our workshop in Treforest Industrial Estate, we are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic, hardworking and experienced chargehand to work on our diverse fleet of vehicles from small vans to Refuse Collection Vehicles.
Reporting to the Principal Fleet Workshop Officer the successful candidate will be expected to supervise a team of Vehicle Technicians and Workshop Driver Operatives in their daily tasks.
You will also be expected to undertake all inspections and repairs to current DVSA regulations, plus carrying out final chargehand checks for vehicles prepped for MOT. You will perform a key role within RCT to keep our vehicles on the move.
This is a 37-hour-a-week post and covers an afternoon shift working pattern, (including an on-call rota for which you will receive a pay enhancement), which currently operates as follows:
13:30 to 21:30 Monday to Thursday / 11:30 to 19:00 Friday.
Key Benefits:
* A generous holiday allowance, (26 days holiday increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service).
* Local Government Pension Scheme.
* On-call rota payment of £206.73 per week when on-call.
* Continual professional development and training to keep you up to date with current technological innovations, legislation, regulations, etc.
* Staff benefits available, e.g. reduced gym membership & mobile phone discounts.
* Assistance to obtain an HGV Driving Licence (Funded by RCT).
* Upskilling with vehicle inspection courses.
You will be based within the Fleet Services section of the Frontline Services Division at Tŷ Glantaf, Unit B23, Taffs Fall Rd, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd.
This post is GR10 with a Market Supplement to help us attract the right candidate.
For further information please contact Dave Meazey / Jonathan Treeby on (01443) 827353 / 07795 391701.
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.
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