Job Description

Adecco are recruiting for a Vehicle Technician to join Dorset Police.

• Based at Ferndown Police Station in Dorset
• 15.09 per hour
• Monday - Friday
• 37 hours a week

This role is a temporary position initially.

This role is to deliver a prompt, efficient and effective repair service to optimise vehicle availability for all vehicle users. To provide timely and efficient scheduled maintenance on vehicles and equipment to ensure that all assets owned by both Devon & Cornwall and Dorset Police remain safe, reliable, legally compliant and fit for the purpose for which they were provided. To complete all documentation relating to vehicle repairs and maintenance.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To maintain and repair force vehicular resources to industry and force standards.
• Delivering an efficient and effective service ensuring that vehicles are safe, reliable and legally compliant at all times.
• Completion of maintenance documents and records, ensuring all parts required are accurately accounted for.
• To carry out unscheduled repairs to vehicles promptly, efficiently and effectively to a high standard to maintain the highest possible levels of vehicle availability for the Forces.
• Provide a timely and customer focused vehicle maintenance service to an agreed standard and schedule, whilst ensuring that the vehicles are safe, reliable and legally compliant at all times.
• All legislative requirements are demonstratively met at all times, with a sound and robust mechanism in place for recording any documentation/rationale underpinning such matters.
• To recover broken down/accident vehicles.

Essential Criteria:

• To be able to evidence a high degree of competence in motor vehicle service and repair preferably to City & Guilds, Vehicle Technician or NVQ level 3 accredited standard with significant post apprenticeship experience.
• Awareness of general risk assessments, COSHH regulations and Health and Safety regulations pertinent to the vehicle maintenance industry.
• Knowledge of up-to-date motor vehicle engineering, terminology and practises including diagnostic and repair techniques.
• Good level of communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with staff and officers of all levels, along with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Hold a current Vehicle Inspectorate Nominated Tester Certificate or experienced to an equivalent standard.
• Experience of working to industry repair times to an efficient and effective high standard.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch to discuss submitting an application to the Force.

Please note, due to Police Criteria, you must have lived in the UK for at least the last 3 years continuously to apply for this role. Anything less will not be considered.

Any Job Offer made by the Force will be subject to Police Vetting.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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