Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Thanet | South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Contract- Permanent Full time 37.5 hours/week
- Band 5 - £29,970 - £36,483per annum
- Location- Thanet
We have an exciting opportunity for a Vehicle Maintenance Technician at our Thanet workshop.
All tools, uniform, PPE and training provided.
Pension & sick leave benefits.
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.
To 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. The post holder will be able to work without close supervision to the highest standards to achieve acceptable levels of quality on vehicles specifically and distinctly designed for South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Working on a large fleet of Mercedes, Fiat Ducato, Land Rover, 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.
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.- NHS Pension Scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
- 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.
Working shifts on a 37.50 hour working week.
- To examine, inspect and report thoroughly on the condition,
use of diagnostic techniques.
- Regularly communicate technical information with line managers,
- To arrange appointments and prepare vehicles for Ministry Testing at Class IV and VII as per the Ministry of Transport testers manual
To service, maintain, adjust or repair vehicles, equipment or any component using the necessary tools, equipment and facilities in a
safe and efficient manner, within the manufacturer and core ICME repair times including: o Electrical work
o Weldingo Fabrication
o Hydraulics
o Air-conditioning
o Heaters
- Technical skill in diagnosing faults using state of the art computer diagnostic tools i.e. Mercedes Star and the correct reading of
- To interpret and implement service data and statutory maintenance standard to ensure all work is to a standard to support emergency
- To recover any broken down or immobilised vehicle or equipment in a safe manner without a risk to staff and public or additional
- To apply SECAmb policies in respect of safety, maintenance practice and standards, to ensure that maximum benefit is obtained in
- To account for all parts and equipment used by means of booking out on the fleet software package
- To order and receive parts from external suppliers.
- To complete all required SECAmb documentation and other documentation as required in a legible manner.
- To supervise and instruct, where required, apprentices, semi-skilled staff, and to attend any training courses as required by SECAmb.
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024