Apprentice Vehicle Maintenance Technician - Fixed term for 4 years
Bankhead Depot
Salary: £24,533 - £ 28,294
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Purpose of Job
To carry out repairs and testing to all HGV and LCV vehicles and plant as required. This includes risk assessments, problem solving and ensuring safe working practices are adopted at all times. Repairs are carried out to a high standard in line with manufacturer’s recommendations, DVSA regulations and recognised work practices and times.
Contribute to delivering Best Value solutions whilst maintaining the Fleet Service core values.
To complete the Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Level 3 apprenticeship qualification.
The What
Repair and maintain vehicles to DVSA/manufacturer standards, ensuring completion of jobs within required timescale.
Obtain necessary qualification to present vehicles for MOT Testing as and when required.
- Ensure all works are carried out in a cost-effective manner consistent with the requirements to achieve best value.
Cleaning and preparing vehicles and parts for maintenance purposes.
- Comply with H&S policies and carry out on site risk assessments for jobs undertaken.
- Opportunity to participate in emergency out of hours breakdown rota.
Ensure site of job is left clean and safe.
Undertake further training and development as required to fulfil the needs of the service.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed.
Utilise monitor equipment to record Hand and Arm vibrations (currently HAV meters) ensuring usage is controlled within acceptable levels.
- Ensure all personal tools and equipment are maintained to an acceptable level in line with Health and Safety requirements.
The How -
Post holder must be willing to complete their full apprenticeship programme running over 4 years to ensure they obtain the minimum necessary experience and qualifications to be classed as fully time served and certified with knowledge of a variety of models of LGV, light commercial and plant including alternative fuelled vehicles.
The Post holder will be expected with the support of a Vehicle Maintenance Technician to assist in the process of fully inspecting, repairing and maintaining Council Fleet Assets which must conform to DVSA maintenance standards signing documentation to state that a vehicle is fit for operation on the road. These Council assets includes waste vehicles, passenger cars, vans and welfare minibuses carrying vulnerable passengers.
With the guidance of a Vehicle Maintenance Technician assist in the inspection, preparation and presentation of Council Fleet Assets for annual MOT test for which the organisation is monitored on performance of ‘first time’ pass rate by the DVSA.
The post holder will be required to develop and maintain effective relationships with a diverse range of people and organisations including Stores staff, Drivers, Approved Sub-Contractors, customers and the general public.
Establish most effective way to resolve vehicle faults and repair requirements whilst ensuring best value is achieved and vehicle safety is optimised. Health & safety dynamic risk assessments on vehicle recovery.
Good communication skills including ability to communicate technical information to colleagues and customers.
Working knowledge of all current Health and Safety legislation and best practice.
Flexibility is essential to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
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THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
About Us:
Are you keen to shape the future of Scotland’s capital city? The City of Edinburgh Council is looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to work with us and deliver key services across our capital city. We’re the second largest local authority in Scotland with a workforce of over 19,000 who all play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting vital services to over 500,000 residents. We offer an incredible variety of career opportunities across a broad range of sectors. Join us and you’ll find a role where you can make a difference and grow your career.
Our Culture:
Our Behaviours, respect, integrity, and flexibility guide everything that we do, and we strive to make sure all colleagues feel valued and have a sense of belonging in the workplace. We want to make sure that we bring people into our roles who demonstrate Our Behaviours and are dedicated and committed to our purpose of serving our community. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service to meet citizens needs and make the city a better place.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
We recognise the benefits that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds bring to our organisation, and we’re committed to employing a workforce that represents the population of the city we serve. We particularly encourage applicants from under-represented groups including women, LGBT+ people, racially minoritised groups, people with disabilities and people who are neurodivergent.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we're delighted to announce that we have extended our guaranteed interview scheme to include all applicants who are or have been care experienced, and who meet the essential criteria for the post. This extends our current arrangements of being a Disability Confident Employer, that guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the criteria for the post and who declare a disability.
Happy to talk flexible working.
Colleague Support and Wellbeing
As outlined in our People Strategy 2024-27, we aim to nurture a healthy workforce where we can all thrive. We offer regular events, initiatives and learning opportunities covering a range of different health and wellbeing topics.
We’re committed to supporting employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. There are several policies in place to support this ranging from flexible work options to career breaks. Our full suite of employment policies can be found here.
We have a range of support options available including access to counselling, a mental health support service, an occupational health service, speak up supporters and a colleague listening service.
Reasonable Adjustments:
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience at work for all our colleagues and we’ll work hard to ensure that we meet the changing needs of colleagues throughout their time with us. We’re also geared up to support all candidates who may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Candidates invited for interview, should let the hiring manager know what they need, and they will do everything they can to accommodate your request.
