Motor Vehicle Mechanic

Place & Economic Growth

Operational Services - Fleet Management 

Ref: G5/OL-86935

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £29,269 - £32,076 per annum (Grade 5) - 10% uplift due to unsociable hours

Hours: 36.66 per week on a 4 on 4 off basis

Based: Moorhey Street – Depot, Oldham, OL4 1JF

Closing Date: Wednesday 29th May 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

Job Description & Person Specification.docx

Role Overview:

Working within the council’s Fleet Management Service, you will be expected to inspect and repair Oldham’s diverse fleet of vehicles and plant to the required standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake planned service and safety inspections of vehicles and equipment.
• Diagnose faults, recommend and undertake cost effective repairs
• Attend breakdowns and undertake vehicle / equipment recoveries.
• Complete time sheets, job sheets, service sheets and inspection reports in line with Council Policy, ‘O’ licence compliance and good practice.
• Take vehicles to MOT and DVSA test stations, rectify minor failure items (following approval / on site).

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

• Ability to work with minimum supervision repairing and servicing vehicles to manufactures standards and times
• Ability to complete paperwork associated with the job, eg, job sheets and service inspection sheets.
• 12 months minimum experience of working on commercial vehicles and some small plant

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us:

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

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