Position: Mechanical & Vehicle Support Technician
Location: Carlisle
Type: Permanent
Salary: £34,900 – £37,700
Hours/times: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri, 07:30 – 15:30 (with some flexibility)
We are seeking a proactive and technically skilled Mechanical & Vehicle Support Technician (BUE Technician) to join a dedicated team of Engineers in the maintenance of emergency and backup vehicles, generators and mechanical plant. The role is based from Carlisle and may involve emergency call-out.
Package details:
£34900 plus circa £2800 standby = circa £37k PA
24 days holiday plus statutory
Training available including FLT and HGV training
Mechanical and Vehicle Technician / Engineer Description:
To provide maintenance and upkeep of backup vehicles including cars / trucks, military grade equipment
To provide mechanical maintenance to generators and backup plant equipment
To complete repairs to the mechanical plant and vehicles where required
To assist in the deployment of the equipment when required and ensure safe operation
Troubleshoot and fault find on mechanical plant and vehicles
Complete extra training including vehicle specific (HGV / Fork lift etc)
Document issues, solutions, and standard procedures
To move equipment and stock within the storage facility – Fork lift operations
Mechanical and Vehicle Technician / Engineer Requirements:
· Qualified to NVQ Level 3 standard in a Mechanical / Vehicular Engineering
· Valid driving license
· Ideally to hold a Fork Lift license but not essential as this may be provided
· Able to pass a DBS and a CTC security check
· Experience of working on a range of vehicle types
· Ideally to have worked on generators and backup systems
· Former military and agricultural candidates are welcome to apply
· Able to be included on the emergency response standby (hence the standby payment included)
· To have worked in a maintenance environment
· To be able to operate equipment and therefore undertake training to accomplish this
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