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Vehicle Maintenance Chargehand
West Region – Kilwinning Based
Fleet Services Department, Finance & Logistics Directorate
We are recruiting for a Maintenance Chargehand to be based at our Kilwinning facility and the successful candidate may be required to work from other Scottish Ambulance Service Workshops, on occasion and if required. The successful candidate will be one of a highly skilled and dedicated team reporting to the Fleet Maintenance Manager.
What we offer:
Salary linked to skills & experience.
Enhanced rates for pay for overtime, unsocial hours and public holiday working.
An attractive pension scheme.
Generous leave entitlement starting at 27 days plus 8 days Public Holidays increasing with service.
The NHS in Scotland also benefits from a no compulsory redundancy policy.
Specialist training will be provided to build your skills and allow you to undertake specialist vehicle servicing and repairs on a wide range of emergency response vehicles and equipment.
Our Health and Wellbeing Strategy offers a wide range of support services including Occupational Health Services.
The successful candidate will:
Be a qualified Vehicle Technician with experience in the maintenance and repair of cars and light commercial vehicles.
Have undertaken an automotive apprenticeship and be qualified to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 (or comparable qualification) or equivalent experience.
Have experience operating in a demanding working environment with health and safety at the forefront of our operation.
Be confident in delivering a high-quality vehicle and equipment support to our front-line colleagues throughout the region.
Be able to manage a small workshop team, ensuring workload is managed to with high workshop productivity, prioritising serving and repairs to ensure operations have vehicles fit for purpose at expected times.
Have a sound working knowledge of vehicle diagnostics.
Be familiar in the use of internet and e-mail is desirable
Hold a full driving licence with C1 entitlement or attain C1 entitlement within 12 months (support may be available to attain this and can be discussed at interview).
This is a full-time position working dayshift 37.5 hours Monday to Friday. You will also be required to be part of a rotating pattern of weekend On Call working, with occasional overtime and public holiday working, both paid at the appropriate enhanced rate.