Vehicle Technician Heavy Goods
Job reference: VAC000383
Location: Brigade Headquarters, Stocklake, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1BD
Salary: £46,860 to £47,541 per annum (based on 7 weeks contractual call-out @ £339 per week).
Package: Permanent contract, Local Government Pension Scheme, Good annual leave entitlement, Employee benefits, Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health, Onsite gym facilities.
Contractual hours: 39
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Support Services
* Extra call-out readily available.
* No weekend working (other than emergency repairs on call-out)
* No shift working
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service has an exciting vacancy for a Heavy Goods Vehicle Technician. This role is based in the workshop at Headquarters in Stocklake, Aylesbury, where we are committed to providing an excellent, modern and agile Fire & Rescue Service for our community.
The successful candidate will be part of a team that are responsible for the servicing, repair and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment and support vehicles that support the fire service.
Required Criteria
* NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
* Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
* Skilled in all aspects of light commercial and heavy vehicle servicing and repairs, including diagnostics / electrics.
Desirable criteria
* Experience of welding and associated equipment
* Vehicle and tool hydraulics
* Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative to high standards of work
* Live within 30 minutes travelling time to Aylesbury
* IRTEC accreditation
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service can offer you:
* Competitive salary: £46,860 to £47,541 with call-out.
* Occasional casual overtime.
* Additional casual call-out.
* Working pattern - 39 hours per week: Monday - Thursday and Friday (no weekends, other than Rota call-out)
* No shift working
* 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days with five years' service bank holidays
* Fantastic culture of training and development with onsite and residential training courses, qualifications and internal progression
You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, where you will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probation period.
Application closing date: 20/07/2025
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