Job description
Workshop Mechanic – Derby City Council
Grade H: £36,124 - £38,626 a year – Pay award pending
Opportunity for Overtime on Bank Holidays at triple time and Call Out Rota with standby payment for availability to work with payment at time and a quarter for time spent on actual call outs.
Directorate: Place
Hours: 37 Hours – Mon–Fri – 2 Shifts 6am-2pm & 10am 6pm
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Stores Road
This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our driven and friendly team here at Derby City Council. No day is ever the same with a diverse and interesting fleet of specialist vehicles to work on. The successful applicant will enjoy a market leading annual leave package with a strong focus on work life balance. There is also an extensive employee Local Government benefits package, including access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Workshop Mechanic, here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
You will be part of a hardworking and dedicated team, to carry out the repair, maintenance and diagnostics of Heavy and Light Commercial Vehicles and associated equipment. This may include electrical and hydraulic systems along with some welding and fabrication work.
There will be an opportunity to work overtime on Bank Holidays
You must be willing to go on a call out standby rota covering out of hours breakdowns with a standard standby payment for being available to work fee and payment at time and a quarter for time spent on actual call outs.
About You
To be successful in this role, you’ll have...
City and Guilds Level 1,2 and 3 or equivalent NVQ Standard in Heavy Vehicle Maintenance & Repair along with relevant, previous experience working on HGV vehicles.
Experience of specialist vehicles such as RCV’s and Road Sweepers, this would be desirable but is not essential
A full HGV licence with DCPC however, training can be provided to a successful candidate
We are committed to the training and development of our teams. As a minimum the successful candidate will need to have the heavy goods maintenance City & Guilds NVQ or equivalent qualification, however should you feel you do not meet all of the remaining criteria for this role, we would be happy to look at how we can support you to achieve this with training in the post
Next Steps
Interviews will be held: Stores Road Depot, Stores Road, Derby, DE21 4BD
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 31st July 2025.