Vehicle Technician – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting vacancy for a Vehicle Technician. This role is based in the workshop at Headquarters – in Stocklake, Aylesbury – where we are committed to providing an excellent, modern, and agile Fire & Rescue Service for our community.

The successful candidate will be part of a team that are responsible for the servicing, repair, and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment, and support vehicles that support the Fire Service.

Essential – Experience and Qualifications:
• NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
• Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
• Skilled in all aspects of light commercial and heavy vehicle servicing and repairs, including diagnostics / electrics

Desirable – Experience and Qualifications:
• Experience of welding and associated equipment
• Vehicle and tool hydraulics
• Self-motivated – able to work on own initiative to high standards of work
• Live within 30-minutes of travelling time to Aylesbury
• IRTEC accreditation

The Package
• Full Time
• Permanent Contract
• 39-Hour Week
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Good Annual Leave Entitlement
• Employee Benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Onsite Gym Facilities

Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service Can Offer You…
• Potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability
• Monday to Thursday 08.00 – 17.00, and Friday 08.00 – 16.00 (no weekends, other than on-call rota call-out)
• No shift working
• 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days with five years’ service + bank holidays
• Fantastic culture of training and development with onsite and residential training courses, qualifications, and internal progression

You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, where you will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probation period.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Howlett, Fleet Manager or Tom Bunce, Workshop Manager on 01296 744614.