VEHICLE TECHNICIAN
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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
We are looking for someone to #JoinUs as a Vehicle Technician in our Fleet Vehicle Workshops. Could you be who we are looking for?
About the team/Department you will be joining:
You will be working within the Fleet vehicle workshops in Bridgend. The department oversees the maintenance of approximately 1,000 vehicles from across the force area. We have 12 vehicle Technicians, 6 Mobile Technicians and 2 Lead Technicians that perform the repairs and maintenance to those vehicles.
About the role and your key responsibilities:
You will be required to perform repairs and maintenance to a large variety of vehicles the force has on its Fleet. There is a strong emphasis on ongoing training which you will be required to undertake as part of the role. The hours of the post are 7am to 5pm 4 days a week.
What skills and experience do we need you to bring to the role:
Must have a good standard of education to at least GCSE A-C Level, including Maths and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.
Must have achieved modern apprenticeship level 3 or equivalent in vehicle maintenance or equivalent.
You should have a good understanding of a workshop environment and a good knowledge of workshop tools and equipment to include diagnostic equipment.
The successful Candidate must be willing to undergo vetting to RV Vetting.
Please note, if you are an internal candidate and subject to an ongoing PSD investigation, your appointment or placement in the role may be delayed pending an outcome. Whether the role is held open will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Current full valid driving license.
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension