Location
Redbridge Council – Ley Street Depot, 531 Ley Street, Ilford IG2 7QZ.
Summary
Advanced Engineering Technician – full time, permanent. The role is within the Council’s in‑house Fleet and Workshop operation and involves maintaining and repairing a diverse fleet that includes dustcarts, refuse collection vehicles, double‑deck buses, coaches, minibuses, vans, vans with tipping bodies, road sweepers and gritting vehicles.
Responsibilities
* Diagnose and enact repairs on a variety of vehicles.
* Conduct periodic maintenance inspections and complete the inspections and relate paperwork to the required standards.
* Place orders to enable suitable parts to be ordered to enact repairs.
* Assist colleagues when required.
* Mentor and develop individuals who are apprentices or work experience placements.
* Prepare vehicles for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s MOT test and on occasion complete MOT testing as a delegated tester.
* Ensure the Workshop and other working areas are kept clean and tidy.
Qualifications and Experience
* Be able to work on your own initiative, proactive and be able to work to deadlines.
* Be able to work collaboratively and creatively with a diverse range of colleagues.
* Hold a City and Guilds Level 3 in Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician or equivalent, or IRTEC Service Maintenance Technician in either Large Commercial Vehicle or Bus and Coach.
* Preferably have demonstrable experience with a diverse municipal fleet (though not essential).
* Hold a full car/category B driving licence valid for the UK.
* Preferably hold either a category C or D driving licence valid for the UK.
Benefits
* Thirty‑six hour week starting at £22.41 per hour, rising to £23.27 per hour.
* Overtime paid at £26.89 per hour, with overtime available daily.
* Tool allowance.
* No compulsory weekend working.
* No compulsory night work or on call work.
* Annual leave 28 days per year plus public holidays (under 5 years service); 33 days per year plus public holidays (over 5 years service).
* Discounted gym membership.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Local Government Pension Scheme.
Additional Details
Applicants will be expected to work onsite at the Council’s vehicle workshop in Ilford for the majority of their working time, but may also need to work from sites in Hornchurch or attend other sites in the London Boroughs of Redbridge or Havering on occasion.
Apply
Complete the online application form and attach your CV and a covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification. All short‑listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Government Administration
#J-18808-Ljbffr