Skilled Vehicle & Plant Fitter

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

1/20/2025

Job Description

Are you a skilled and motivated individual with experience in vehicle and plant repair? Do you thrive in a dynamic, team-focused environment and want to make a real difference in the maintenance of our fleet? If so, we want you to join our Fleet Services team at Cambridge City Council.

About The Role

As a Skilled Vehicle & Plant Fitter, you will play a key role in keeping our diverse fleet of vehicles, including LCVs, plant machinery, HGVs and taxis, running smoothly and safely. Working across our Waterbeach and Cowley Road sites, you’ll carry out inspections, servicing, and repairs on a wide range of vehicles and equipment, including light commercial vehicles, tractors, mowers, and even HGVs.

You’ll be responsible for diagnosing faults, performing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and welding repairs, and ensuring that all work is accurately logged and recorded. Additionally, you will assist with MOT preparation and testing, ensuring our vehicles comply with all relevant standards. You will collaborate closely with your colleagues, meet deadlines, and assist in the development of apprentices in the team.

About You

We are looking for someone with proven experience in servicing and repairing LCVs, plant equipment, and ideally HGVs. You will be confident in diagnosing complex faults using diagnostic equipment and have strong organisational skills to manage multiple tasks efficiently. Your collaborative approach and excellent communication skills will make you a great fit for our team, ensuring that we continue to deliver excellent customer service.

Why Join Us?

We are a professional and supportive team, committed to delivering high-quality services to our community. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills through ongoing training. Along with a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), you will be joining a team that values each member's contribution and works collaboratively to achieve shared goals.

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can apply your expertise and continue learning, we invite you to apply and become part of our team.

What we can offer:

• Family friendly policies
• Agile and Flexible working
• Generous annual leave allowance 25 days’ per annum, rising to 30 days’ after five years continuous service; plus 8 days public holidays (pro rata for part time).
• Annual leave purchasing scheme
• Access to the highly valued Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Additional Voluntary Contribution (Shared AVC) Scheme
• A variety of learning and development opportunities via a range of sources and methods
• Confidential advice and support via the Employee Assistance Programme
• Health and well-being programme
• Professional Membership Fees paid for, dependent on the role
• Subsidy for public transport
• Relocation Assistance may be payable in approved cases
• Staff reward and recognition framework
  
  

Hours: This is a full-time role, for 37 hours per week.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 07:00 to 15:00

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £36,124 - £40,476 per annum (City Pay Band 5)

Location: Waterbeach Garage and Cowley Road Garage

More Information:

You can click on the links here to find out more information about Staff Pay and Benefits, Working for the Council, our Values & Behaviours or Equality & Diversity in Recruitment

If you would like an informal chat, please contact Pete Birch on 07874 884 306 or email peter.birch@cambridge.gov.uk

Application Process:

To be considered for this role, please scroll below to ‘Apply Online’ and complete an application.

If you are an internal candidate you can apply by logging in to your Employee Self-Serve (ESS) and access the ‘Useful Links’ (top right of the dashboard, under the person icon) and click on ‘CCC Job Opportunities’.