Engineering Officer (Grade F) plus £5000 market supplement - 1892170 , - Ref:1892170
Uniform Required
Enhanced Vetting Required
Greater Manchester Police is one of the largest police forces in the UK and is responsible for keeping its diverse population of almost 3 million safe, spread over more than 1,200 sq. km. Manchester in particular has been billed as the most diverse city in Europe with its population speaking at least 200 different languages, leading to the city being named as Britains City of languages.
GMP are committed to ensure that the make-up of our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve and we recognise that having a diverse workforce makes us more approachable and relevant to the public.
Business Support Services (BSS) Branch is the provider of technical services to GMP. Vehicle Workshops is the backbone of BSS and along with the fleet and transport departments provides a complete solution for the officers most important resource; the 2000 vehicles we maintain. Within Vehicle Workshops a key area is the Workshops Stores which is an essential part of the operation; it provides the parts / spares and tyres in supply chain that keeps the workshop production going and is inextricably linked.
The role of Engineering Officer within Vehicle Workshops is comparable to that of Vehicle Technician in a dealer / fleet operator environment. The Engineering Officers role a key part of the support service to the Police, helping to provide safe and reliable vehicles that are available when they are needed. As a result the technicians are expected to be able to complete repairs in line with manufacturers guidelines and standard times, therefore, HGV Repair / maintenance technical experience would be an advantage.
Greater Manchester Police operates a large fleet of vehicles mainly under 4 years old and we carry out all work on those vehicles in house. The fleet comprises mainly Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Hyundai & BMW but with 32 other makes represented in smaller numbers also.
Post holder will have a standard working week of 36.25 hours with a requirement to work 10 Saturdays each year (within the hours 8am 4pm) within a rota to be agreed locally; a stay back of 2 hours each week to provide emergency cover and a facility to complete work in progress, without recourse to overtime; and on a voluntary basis to participate in a Sunday working arrangement to provide a quick fix repairs and breakdown cover via use of a mobile van on a force wide basis (2 staff) with payment for such work to be on an overtime basis.
The Job Description for this role is generic across the Service and Maintenance and Body and Electrical departments.
Ideally a dealer background however experience in a large fleet operator would also be suitable. The candidate will be motivated, have good judgment skills and be able to work with minimal supervision.
A good knowledge of motor bikes would be desirable to this role.
You will be expected to complete repairs in reasonable time in-line with manufacturers guidelines and standard times. The role involves mainly manual handling tasks and the candidate will be expected to be fit and able to perform lifting bending and stretching.
Location of post:- Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Manchester, M11 2NS.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details regarding the skills required to do this role. The Job Description has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested.
Due to the Equality Act (2010) the sickness will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process and therefore candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.
The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/ or the working environment providing it is possible to do so.
If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. If you need any support completing this application please contact gmprecruitment@gmp.police.uk and the recruitment team will be happy to assist .
Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.
Please note that you will be required to provide an educational psychologist report in support of any adjustments.
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Every person serving with the police service needs to adhere to these standards of professional behaviour. As an applicant to Greater Manchester Police, we expect that you will hold views and attitudes in line with the Code; that if you are successful in your application you will uphold the Code of Ethics by displaying the behaviours that the Code sets out; and that you will report any conduct of others that falls short of those standards. Any failure or apparent failure to uphold the Code of Ethics will be taken seriously. It will be looked into and in cases involving serious and/or repeated failings, criminal and/or misconduct proceedings may follow. With that in mind, you are reminded that you must not share any information relating to the recruitment and assessment process. Sharing of such information could result in criminal and/or misconduct proceedings.
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