South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Chertsey
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Contract: Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/week
Band 5 - £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Location: Chertsey
We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Chertsey workshop.
You will be a part of a friendly team working on a rota basis supporting operations. The ideal candidates will need to be flexible and able to work on weekends and bank holidays. There will be an additional unsocial payment for unsocial hours worked. Our workshops are open 7 days a week from 6am – 8pm. This post has a cost of living allowance.
In This Role You Will
- Service, repair and maintain a diverse fleet of vehicles and specialist ambulance equipment to emergency use standards, using the requisite skills and expertise in line with current Health and Safety legislation
- Working on a large fleet of Mercedes Sprinter & Vito, Fiat Ducato, MAN TGE, Skoda, DAF and Iveco vehicles used by the Ambulance Trust, you will carry out all types of work on our ambulances and service vehicles. If successful, you will be given main dealer training.
- Examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition, roadworthiness or safety of any vehicle or equipment, including testing and use of diagnostic techniques
- Regularly communicate technical information with line managers, colleagues, other SECAmb staff by phone and e-mail to arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manual
- To recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additional damage to SECAmb property in accordance with accepted legislation.
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The successful candidates will have sound experience in vehicle maintenance, fault diagnosis and have experience of applying company policies in respect of safety and maintenance practice and standards.
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Benefits
- NHS Pension Scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
- All tools provided
- Uniform & PPE provided
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Award winning wellbeing hub
- Back up buddy App
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: John Giles
Job title: Fleet area manager West
Email address: john.giles@secamb.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07768762747
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