Motor Vehicle Technician

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Location: Pallion, Sunderland

Salary: £26,551- £34,159 (+21% unsociable)

Full time permanent position

Do you want the opportunity to make a huge difference every day?

Due to our ever-expanding fleet, we are now looking for another four Motor vehicle technicians to join our Highly skilled team of technicians at our Pallion workshops!

NEASUS employs approximately 70+ staff across our Sunderland vehicle, Equipment and Hygiene workshops and our workshop at the Blaydon site.

Ideally, you will have experience of maintaining and repairing complex vehicles incorporating tail lifts, electrics, carnation systems, using computer diagnostic systems and have experience with hybrid/electric fleet vehicles.

The successful candidate must:

? Maintain a high standard and focus on safety and quality!

? Have excellent attention to detail!

? Be an MOT tester, if not must be willing to train to be an MOT tester.

? Have own toolbox and tools.

Experience working on Mercedes, Renault or Fiat commercial vehicles would be an advantage but not essential!

In return we offer great rates of pay and a great range of Benefits.

If you feel this is an opportunity for you and want to know more, please contact Christian Mack Workshop Manager, Christian.mack@neasus.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE: Although advertised on NHS Jobs, this contract is with NEASUS and not NHS.

Main duties of the job

Service and repair vehicles.
To carry out comprehensive in-depth electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic diagnosis of vehicle systems.
To provide instructional support to workshop colleagues.
To maintain own skill levels to the highest possible standard maintaining awareness of current and future technology used in the maintenance of the current vehicle market.
Liaise with NEASUS Line managers relating to any long-term vehicle concerns and ensure that all work is carried out in full and followed up until resolved.
To keep work area and protective clothing clean, tidy, and fit for form and function whilst also upholding the company image.
Observes a personal duty of care for the equipment and resources used in the course of work.
Carry out road tests on vehicles as and when required.

About us

We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.

Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!

Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.

We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.

We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.

Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".

We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.

Date posted

02 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£26,551 to £34,159 a year pa, Plus unsocial hours

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

340-MVT-09-23

Job locations

Pallion West Industrial Estate

Pallion

Sunderland

SR4 6SJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full duties and responsibilities for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full duties and responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Work Experience/ Achievements

Essential

The post holder must be experienced in maintaining Cars, CDV's, Passenger Service Vehicles and Goods vehicles up to 7.5 Tonnes

Knowledge/ Educational Achievements

Essential

The post holder must be a fully qualified motor vehicle technician.
You will have attained a recognised level of certification i.e. City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Technician or NVQ level 2 or equivalent
The post holder must have specialist knowledge of motor vehicle electrical systems & mechanical components
Comprehensive knowledge of a range of computer-based vehicle diagnostic systems and the ability to analyse and interpret the information presented by the systems to determine the most appropriate repair option.
Have the ability to diagnose all other vehicle faults without access to diagnostic equipment
Knowledge of vehicle legislation & Health & Safety Legislation and to be able to demonstrate what PPE is required whilst carrying out their duties
Must be willing to carry out MOT tester training

Desirable

MOT Testing certificate
Level 3 NVQ/C&G
NEBOSH Certificate
Knowledge of tail lift systems, their operation and repair
LOLER testing experience
Experience of working with a Vehicle Fleet Management Systems
Experience of vehicle carnation systems, ideally blue light systems
Experience of working in a fleet management environment

Person Specification

Work Experience/ Achievements

Essential

The post holder must be experienced in maintaining Cars, CDV's, Passenger Service Vehicles and Goods vehicles up to 7.5 Tonnes

Knowledge/ Educational Achievements

Essential

The post holder must be a fully qualified motor vehicle technician.
You will have attained a recognised level of certification i.e. City & Guilds Motor Vehicle Technician or NVQ level 2 or equivalent
The post holder must have specialist knowledge of motor vehicle electrical systems & mechanical components
Comprehensive knowledge of a range of computer-based vehicle diagnostic systems and the ability to analyse and interpret the information presented by the systems to determine the most appropriate repair option.
Have the ability to diagnose all other vehicle faults without access to diagnostic equipment
Knowledge of vehicle legislation & Health & Safety Legislation and to be able to demonstrate what PPE is required whilst carrying out their duties
Must be willing to carry out MOT tester training

Desirable

MOT Testing certificate
Level 3 NVQ/C&G
NEBOSH Certificate
Knowledge of tail lift systems, their operation and repair
LOLER testing experience
Experience of working with a Vehicle Fleet Management Systems
Experience of vehicle carnation systems, ideally blue light systems
Experience of working in a fleet management environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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