Job Introduction
BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) Council’s Fleet Team are looking for Skilled LGV / PSV Vehicle Technicians to join us to service, repair and maintain the Councils fleet across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area ensuring they meet the legal standards as set by the relevant governing and enforcing bodies and to support the provision of efficient vehicles to front line services.
Main Responsibilities
Carry out thorough examinations, inspections and reports on the condition, road worthiness, and safety of all vehicles or equipment.
Carry out preventative maintenance and routine servicing, within specified or scheduled periods
Use the necessary tools, equipment and facilities in a safe and efficient manner whilst ensuring a high standard of workmanship.
Comply with all Health and Safety, Risk Assessments and Safe Working Practices as required, and in line with any statutory requirements,
Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate to the grade of the post.
Participate in staff training related to your role, and deliver relevant training as required, to maintain and enhance your own and others’ skills and knowledge needed to meet service delivery requirements.
To be an dynamic part of a team providing a full repair and maintenance service for the Council’s mixed vehicle fleet
To always ensure compliance to the Council’s Operators Licence
The Ideal Candidate
Experience of working in a busy Commercial Vehicle Workshop
Relevant industry recognised qualification as a Technician e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 or Industry Equivalent
Hold a HGV and or PSV Licence
Previous experience in the fault diagnosis, repair and maintenance of a municipal fleet, including refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, light commercial vehicles, tractors, trailers and vans
Capable of working effectively within a team and on own initiative
Ability to electronically compile reports of defects, repairs carried out and parts used, accurately
Have a flexible and willing approach to undertake various ranges of tasks
Ability to communicate effectively to a diverse range of people
Physically fit
Problem solving
Pro active
Ability to organise and prioritise own work
Motivated
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Pete Wilson at pete.wilson@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Job Description
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