JETS - Heavy Vehicle Technician
JETS - Heavy Vehicle Technician
Grade F - £37,692 plus On-call allowance
Contract Type: Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About the Opportunity:
As a Heavy Vehicle Technician, you will be a key member of our Joint Fleet Team. Working to maintain vehicles to the highest possible standards as set out in our standards and procedures whilst complying with our Health and Safety standards and policy.
You will be expected to carry out inspections, repairs and servicing across a variety of vehicle makes and models & Fire Appliances, checking vehicles comply with any and all DVSA legislation.
Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Fire & Rescue Service pride themselves on a modern fleet and have a healthy vehicle replacement programme that continually runs throughout each year. There is no requirement for customer reports and video inspections and no warranty work is completed in house. You will be working in a modern, clean and tidy workshop with excellent rest facilities including cooking equipment, hot water boilers and outdoor seating areas.
You will be required to participate in 24hr Call Out Rota and Out of Hours Stand By duty to support the whole fleet, where there is opportunity to earn a top up to your salary. As a Heavy Vehicle Technician, you will be on a 1 in 8 rota, covering either 12 hours in the week or 24 hours at a weekend. An on-call “standby” fee is paid for each 12-hour period you are covering and any call outs are paid at 1.5 hourly wage rate. Transport is provided to staff members on call as they are not expected to use their personal vehicle for business purposes.
This is a diverse role which includes analysis, diagnostics and road testing of vehicles. All of our technicians are provided with relevant manufacturer training and development to further their career portfolio. We offer opportunities to specialise and develop expertise / accreditation within a specific brand or across multiple brands.
The Team based at Trentham Lakes, in Stoke on Trent are a collaborative and caring team that work as one to ensure Police and Fire colleagues are maintained to a high standard to keep Staffordshire Safe.
If you want to become part of a select team who maintain the emergency services fleet for fire and policing in Staffordshire then we look forward to meeting you.
Flexible working as part of a weekly alternating work pattern of;
Monday to Thursday 9:00-17:00.
Friday 7:30-15:00 for all staff.
About You:
In order to be successful, you must possess the following:
- A relevant formal qualification in Automotive City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3
- Relevant experience as a Technician/Mechanic
- Own Set of Tools
- Full UK Driving Licence & HGV Licence.
We are looking for someone who shares our team and organisational values and can work confidently either as part of a team or independently.
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
The competency level for this role is a Level 1
The deadline for application submissions is Thursday 19th June 2025 at 12 Midday
Please ensure that your CV tailors to the key requirements outlined in the role profile
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
- Flexible / Agile Working
- Sick pay scheme
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
- Access to health and wellbeing support
- Eye care vouchers
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking at selected sites
- Onsite catering facilities
- Access to Staff Networks
- Union support
- Financial products and services
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Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk
For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)