What's involved with this role: Workshop Mechanic - Corporate Fleet Unit Reference no: Gloucestershire TCL 5246408 Pay Rate: up to £33,945.00 per annum depending on experience 37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is Permanent City: GLOUCESTER As a workshop technician, have excellent organisational skills to allow you to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and ensure the service levels are maintained. Using industry fleet experience to manage expectations, effectively challenge and drive delivery is imperative in this role. Looking for applicants who are methodical and be able to demonstrate a flexible approach. The critical nature of GFRS to provide its service to the community is paramount, therefore operate a 24/365 call out cover for GFRS, which will form part of a standby rota, where you be able to achieve additional paid standby payments, including opportunity to achieve overtime payments above your basic pay. You will be expected to work closely with your colleagues, delivering and attending training and management meetings, using your developed communication skills as required. Ideally you will have worked in a large workshop role previously. Key Responsibilities: Conduct inspection, preventative maintenance, and repair on a wide range of vehicles and plant including electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment in the Workshop, at Fire Stations, at incidents, at the County Council sites and at the roadside. Assist in the administrative and inspection tasks to meet the business needs of the service area. Supporting the wider Fire & Rescue Service and Corporate Fleet Unit team as required. Use modern techniques and equipment as necessary, including computer based diagnostic equipment. Be able to diagnose quickly and effectively, repair, maintain and prioritise workloads as necessary to ensure compliance. Conduct basic fabrication and welding to support the repair of fleet vehicles and equipment. Be able to identify, assess and pre-plan spare parts requirements for work in hand. Participate in collection, delivery and recovery of vehicles and equipment as required. Responsibility to ensure accurate work and time records are maintained, using both paper and computer-based systems. Responsible for ensuring high quality standards are maintained Participate in an out of hours on call scheme providing maintenance & repair expertise over a wide range, including, mechanical, auto electrical, pneumatic & hydraulic disciplines at incidents or roadside. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Qualifications: City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Mechanics parts 1 & 2, passes & National Craftsman Certificate or equivalent. LGV/Light Mechanic qualification LGV category “C” driving licence. GCSE passes in English & Maths IRTEC Qualification Knowledge: Water Pump knowledge Hydraulic knowledge Experience: Mechanical experience in a busy heavy or light vehicle and or plant workshop. Experience in computerised diagnostic equipment. Experience of mixed fleet of light and heavy vehicles. Dealing with specialist or emergency vehicles. Managing work independently Skills & Abilities: Basic fabrication and welding skills. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal at all levels. Ability to work under pressure and work to very high and demanding standards High standard of general engineering ability. Ability to use induction heater equipment. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please