Engineering Services Technician (East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service)
14 days left to apply
East Sussex (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£38,432 - £42,533 per annum
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Job introduction
Salary: £38,432 - £42 533 including 12% standby allowance
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Closing date: Sunday, 8 December 2024
How to apply: please visit our Online Recruitment Portal, JobTrain:
https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/esfrs/Home/Job
About the role
Are you interested in serving your community and working to keep it safe?
An opportunity has arisen for a Engineering Technician with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Working from our 3 workshops, the ESFRS engineering team are responsible for the purchase, maintenance, repair and disposal of its inventory of vehicles and operational equipment including breathing apparatus and breathing air compressors.
ESFRS will offer you a chance to work with, and on, some of the most technically advanced vehicles and operational equipment currently available, all of which are dedicated to supporting front line Firefighters, whether it be at incidents or community education. You will be a vital part of that team.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s vision is to achieve a safer community. We value respect & dignity for all, trust, integrity, initiative, innovation, and most of all, we are proud of our fire and rescue service and enjoy working in a positive and safe environment.
As the successful candidate, you will need to be enthusiastic, skilled in the field of heavy motor vehicle repair, have a practical ability and passion for this industry. You will also need to live within East Sussex. You will have a HGV driving licence and own tools suitable to the repair and maintenance of light and heavy vehicles.
Most of all, you should be proud to serve the community you work and live in.
We value work life balance, as an engineer you will work 37 hours a week and work on an on call rota, in return you will receive 25 days paid holiday per annum plus bank holidays, access to our attractive local government pension scheme and after a qualifying period access to sick pay which is incrementally increased based on your length of service.
The starting salary for this role will be £38,432 per annum, rising to £42,533 for candidates who can demonstrate 5 years post apprenticeship work experience in HGV Fleet or HGV commercial vehicle repair. This inclusive of the contractual 12% standby payment for working an on-call rota. This will be subject to an annual increment.
To apply, please visit our Online Recruitment Portal, JobTrain. https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/esfrs/Home/Job
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.