South Central Fleet Services Ltd, are looking for Vehicle Technicians to join our team at our workshop facility in Didcot, maintaining vehicles on behalf of South Central Ambulance Service
As part of our team, you'll play a crucial role in ensuring ambulances are always ready to support patients. With the workshop open 7 days a week, this is your chance to make a difference and be an integral part of our mission.
Benefits:
- Salary circa £37,755 pa (experience-dependent) + OTE excess £45k pa with overtime
- 25 days annual leave per annum (based on full-time hours) + bank holidays
- Discounts for local and national providers of entertainment, holidays, travel, food and drink
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Maternity/adoption leave, paternity leave and parental leave
- Free and confidential Health & Well-being service, available 24/7, 365 days
- In-house training programme
- Various courses available through our partnership work
- Annual recognition awards
Vehicle Technician Responsibilities:
- Perform maintenance and repairs on ambulances and other vehicles to SCFS Ltd standards
- Attend breakdown scenes for repairs, following safety guidelines
- Prepare new vehicles for service and old vehicles for disposal
- Maintain records related to vehicle maintenance and repair
- Prioritise health and safety, reporting hazards or accidents promptly
- Attend training courses for vehicle maintenance and repair
- Make repair decisions in the absence of the Fleet Supervisor
- Participate in Duty Mechanic standby rota system
- Contribute to income generation and relevant fleet maintenance work
Qualifications:
- City and Guilds Motor Vehicle Craft studies parts 1, 2 & 3 or Motor Vehicle Technicians qualification (or BTEC equivalents)
- Full Driving Licence
- Relevant workshop experience in vehicle maintenance and repair
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Our Culture and Values:
Colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances compassion, learning, fairness and accountability; a 'just and learning culture'.
This means that we:
- Put people before process, prioritising wellbeing
- Treat people as individuals, recognising we all have different needs and circumstances
- Lead with compassion, civility and kindness
- Focus on learning when things go wrong
- Listen to and support employees
The result is that we encourage safe working practices, improve patient care and make South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust a great place to work.
South Central Fleet Services Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust responsible for the delivery and maintenance of vehicles to the trust.
We actively welcome applications for the Vehicle Technician role from candidates with disabilities, as well as those from the BAME, LGBT, and Armed Forces communities. Reasonable adjustments will not negatively affect your application. In addition to standard NHS benefits, we offer various extras for our staff.