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Ref no:
EDN28235
Published:
18/07/2024
Closes:
01/08/2024
Location:
Russell Road Depot 38 Russell Road EDINBURGH, EH11 2LP
Salary:
£30,751 - £36,312 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
36 hours per week

Job Description

Place

Vehicle Maintenance Technician
Fleet Services

Craft Salary: £30,751 - £36,312
Hours: 36 per week

The City of Edinburgh Council are looking to recruit a Vehicle Maintenance Technician to support the Fleet Workshops department in the full maintenance, servicing and upkeep of a diverse range of HGV and Light commercial vehicles refuse collection vehicles, street cleansing sweepers, cars and vans.

The post holder will work as part of team maintaining a number of assets both Council owned and equipment for external customers. The Council is looking for a time served individual with an extensive background in maintaining either heavy goods or passenger commercial vehicles.

If you've got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you.

In return we can offer:

- Starting salary of £30,751 rising to £36,312 on a contract of 36 hours per week.
- 27 days annual leave plus public holidays rising to 35.
- Access to a lucrative defined benefit company pension scheme.

Please see attached documentation for further information about the role.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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