UK Ministry of Defence
Navy Command: Vehicle Technician
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Job Summary
At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.
As the Royal Navy’s highest seagoing command, Commander UK Strike Force provides a rapidly deployable headquarters capable of leading complex maritime and joint operations worldwide. Whether commanding task groups at sea or integrating with NATO and coalition partners, the Strike Force delivers credible power projection and strategic reassurance across the globe.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
Job Description
Want to use your technical skills on vehicles built for extreme terrain and global Commando operations?
We’re recruiting Vehicle Technicians across three Commando Force locations, each with its own mix of vehicles, equipment and working environments. We’re offering the chance to work on specialist fleets that support training, exercises and operations in the United Kingdom and overseas.
You’ll join a skilled Equipment Support team that keeps vehicles safe, reliable and ready when they’re needed. Whether your experience is in light vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, plant, recovery, specialist equipment or military engineering, you’ll be able to apply your skills in a role with real variety and purpose.
Work on specialist fleets across Commando Force
11 Amphibious Trials and Training Squadron is a standout option if you’re looking for variety and specialist engineering. You’ll support amphibious, logistic, plant and recovery vehicles, including beach recovery vehicles, tracked all terrain carriers, military trucks, Land Rovers and heavy plant equipment. It’s a role that brings together automotive, plant and specialist vehicle skills in a setting that’s very different from a standard garage or workshop.
40 Commando is ideal if you enjoy working on agile, off-road vehicles that support a fast-moving operational force. You’ll help maintain platforms such as quad bikes, MRZR vehicles, JACKAL patrol vehicles, PINZGAUER utility vehicles, Land Rovers and military support vehicles. It’s a practical, hands-on environment where your work helps keep people and equipment mobile in demanding conditions.
Commando Logistic Regiment offers scale, breadth and technical challenge. You’ll work with the largest and most diverse vehicle fleet within the United Kingdom Commando Force, including heavy logistics vehicles, recovery platforms, tracked all-terrain vehicles, bulk fuel vehicles, material handlers, Land Rovers and VIKING vehicles. This is a strong choice if you want variety, responsibility and the chance to support the logistic capability that enables Commando operations around the world.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Service, inspect, maintain and repair a wide range of specialist, logistic, plant and tactical vehicles.
- Diagnose faults and complete practical repairs to recognised engineering standards.
- Keep vehicles and equipment safe, reliable and ready to support training, exercises and operations.
- Record maintenance activity clearly and accurately using Ministry of Defence systems.
- Work closely with colleagues, supervisors and customers to solve problems and keep work moving.
- Share your knowledge and help create a safe, professional and supportive workshop environment.
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Person specification
To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:
Licences
A full United Kingdom driving licence.
Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds (Light or Heavy Vehicle) or REME Class 1 or equivalent
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
Alongside your salary of £29,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,572 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
- Personal & professional development
- Alternative working patterns for many roles
- Access to a confidential, professional support service
- Discount schemes
- Bicycle / season-ticket loans
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)"
In Navy Command we believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you’ll be supported through your learning journey and your career. This can include working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.
You’ll have access to a variety of qualifications pathways ranging from GCSE/A-Level equivalent all the way up to master’s degree, depending on your role, your previous skills and your experience. Some qualifications even include “on-the-job” training which means minimal disruption to your working day but maximum impact.
The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
As part of Defence Reform, Navy Command continues to review and evolve its Target Operating Model to support more agile ways of working. In this context, the role and responsibilities of this role may develop over time to reflect changing business priorities and opportunities.
Candidates will be required to provide CV details to include job history; qualification details and previous skills and experience.
At sift, candidates will be assessed against their CV.
At interview, Candidates Will Be Assessed Against The Following:
Behaviours:
- Working Together
Applications will be reviewed at two-week intervals throughout the advertising period. Candidates who are successful at sift may be invited to interview before the vacancy closing date. All applications received by the closing date will be considered and assessed against the published criteria.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will
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