Plant Mechanic

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Plant Mechanic to join our Fleet Maintenance team on a permanent basis.

You must have Apprentice Certification in Plant machinery, vehicle trade, Horticultural Engineer, C&G, Scotvec or equivalent level and a A full current driving licence.

The combined salary package for the role is £34,389.87 - £38,516.72, with the salary breakdown noted under contractual details below.

Service Details

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

 Position Details

You will carry out the service, repair and maintenance of all grass cutting, gritting equipment and mechanical plant for GCC to the highest standard that will comply with both Health & Safety and all warranty claims submitted.

You could attend breakdowns and be subject to lone working, or on a standby rota if required by the service.

Glasgow City Council Plant Fleet will be moving to Greener Technology and the post holder will be required to under-go continuous personal development to keep up with these technologies.

Contractual Details

Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week

Work Pattern: 8am – 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am – 3:30pm Friday

Operational hours are subject to review and may change.

Annual Salary: £32,024.87 - £36,151.72 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £928 per annum, and a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £1,405 per annum.

 

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

 We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

 As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

 

 

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