Senior Skilled Vehicle & Plant Technician - Fleet Workshops
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Interim Senior Skilled Vehicle & Plant Technician - Fleet Workshops
Reference no: Stoke on Trent 5249725Pay Rate: £25.00 per hour PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, 06:30 - 16:00
This opening assignment is for 5 months
City: STOKE ON TRENT
Operate a shift working pattern on a weekly basis.
06:30-14:30 Mon-Thurs 06:30-14:00 Friday
08:00-16:00 Mon-Thurs 08:00-15:30 Friday
Undertake the full range of repairs and maintenance to the council’s vehicles, plant, and equipment. This is a specialist role with substantial responsibility for ensuring the safety and roadworthiness of the councils transport machinery and equipment, the role holder will be expected to have an in-depth knowledge, skills and abilities in the areas listed below.However as these are not regular duties of the role the role holder will be allocated appropriate tasks by a Team Leader, Supervisor or his delegate. As such there is a requirement for ongoing regular creative/ innovative thinking in the resolution of problems/issues.
Working mainly within the workshops, the role is subject to intense physical effort in disagreeable conditions.
Key responsibilities:
Carry out repairs and preventative maintenance in accordance with the laid down manufacturers specification , including fault finding and diagnostic testing to motor vehicles, contractors plant and grounds machinery powered by gas, diesel oil, petrol or electricity together with associated equipment
Carry out repairs including fault finding and diagnostic testing to vehicle/plant electrics, hydraulics and pneumatics, especially those fitted to specialist vehicles such as refuse, road sweeper, gully vehicles and busesCarry out repairs and modifications to vehicle bodywork, including general panel beating, engineering fabrication, design, redesign and installation
Complete general welding (gas, arc) brazing and soldering as necessary
Complete repairs using machine shop tools and equipment including general bench work
Carry out vehicle safety inspections, in accordance with the Vehicle Inspectorate standards and guidelines and to complete all relevant documentation accuratelyPrepare vehicles for, and drive to the Vehicle Inspectorate Test Station for Plating and Testing and to carry out minor adjustments which may be identified on this inspection as required
Attend to vehicle/plant and equipment breakdowns, and effect roadside repairs or recovery to the Transport Workshops or Repair Agents, as directed by a Team Leader, Supervisor or his delegate
Undertake general engineering work and fabrications when required
Qualifications:
Hold a relevant qualification in Plant Motor Vehicle Technology equivalent to NVQ level 2/3Hold a VOSA recognised Certificate for Large Goods Vehicle Safety/Roadworthiness Inspections
Must have an LGV category C Driving Licence and ideally category C+E Driving Licence
Knowledge:
Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of M.O.T. Testing, standards and procedures and be a qualified MOT inspector or actively in training as an MOT Inspector
Must be have a good knowledge of working on different types of agricultural vehicles and machinery
Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of all Health & Safety Legislation and City Council Policy, and to ensure adherence to a safe working environment and safe working practices
Experience:
Demonstrate a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in vehicle or plant maintenance in a multidisciplinary workshop environment.Demonstrate some experience of Supervising, motivating and controlling employees within the post holders remit.
Skills & Abilities:
Should have some basic IT skills that can be developed and the ability to use pre-designed programmes on computing and associated equipment as a tool in the provision of the Vehicle and Plant Maintenance Service and the management of the Workshops
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.
Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address.
Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not 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 at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms.We do not 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, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.
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Job Ref: Stoke on Trent 5249725
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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