Surrey County Council Job 2022 in Surrey, England, United Kingdom – Equipment Technician

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About the job

The starting salary for this position is £24,780 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service provide emergency services around the County, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Fire Service vehicles and equipment, when used on emergency calls, will be used in hazardous and life-threatening situations. It is therefore essential that all vehicles and equipment be serviced and maintained to the highest standards to protect and safeguard Fire crews and the public from injury and to deal effectively and efficiently with the emergency.

As an Equipment Technician for the Logistics Team, you will be working as part of a small but crucial team. You will be an active team member ensuring that our legal requirements are always met and that preventative maintenance is carried out to a high level. This will be over a 36 hour week, Monday to Friday.

The Engineering Support Team’s primary function is to service and maintain the equipment that the Fire crews use. This can be anything from a hose reel branch to a dry suit and everything in between. Effective Technical Services Engineers are crucial to front-line staff for the quality of service delivery. It is an extremely rewarding role where you get a lot of job satisfaction.

You may already have some previous fire service experience but this is not essential as there is training provided. Engineering Support Technicians are experienced engineers with a wide range of engineering skills and a great ability to problem solve. The post holder will help to organize their own workload and set day-to-day priorities but have robust communication mechanisms with the Engineering Charge Hand and overall team to ensure continuity of service delivery.

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your application will clearly evidence

• Good sound technical knowledge in engineering
• An ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility to work extra hours if required
• Minimum of a Category B UK Manual Driving Licence
• Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths or equivalent
• City and Guilds or equivalent qualifications in general engineering or relevant experience

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

Additional Information

This advert closes at 23 59 on Friday 13th May with interviews to follow.

Relocation

Currently, as part of the ITF project, the workshops is set to be relocated in the coming years. Any applicant will need to take this into consideration when applying for the role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Michael Prain on 07968834527 or by e-mail at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

Our Commitment

Surrey County 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. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

Company: Surrey County Council

Vacancy Type: Full-time · Entry level

Job Location:  Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Application Deadline: N/A

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