COMM ENT 876

Location : 4 Livingston Boulevard, Hamilton International Technology Park, Blantyre, G72 0BP

Hours : 37 hours per week

Salary : £32, - £33,

The Fleet Service Section of South Lanarkshire Council is responsible for the maintenance, service and repairs of the Council’s fleet of over vehicles and items of plant.

We currently have 3 vacancies for mechanics to join the teams at our workshops.

The successful candidates must be time served mechanic and have recent relevant experience of working on a wide range of equipment from small handheld items of plant to large road going plant and vehicles.

A current full cat B licence is essential and a LGV licence is desirable although training may be provided. You must hold a C + G Part 3 or NVQ Level 3 qualification in automobile repair / maintenance and have recent relevant experience of a workshop repair environment.

You will work as part of the maintenance teams, servicing, maintaining, repairing and preparing vehicles for MOTs.

These roles are an excellent opportunity for individuals who want to enhance their existing skills through working on a varied fleet as well as benefitting from manufacture product training.

Please answer the questions below on a separate sheet and upload with your application :

• Do you hold a current full Cat B driving licence?
• Do you hold a current full Cat c driving licence?
• Do you have current relevant experience of working in a vehicle repair environment?
• Do you hold a C and G Part 3 or NVQ level 3 / 7 qualification in automotive repair / maintenance?
• Having read the attached job profile, are you suffering from any condition that will prevent you from carrying out any of the key duties required for this position?
• Performing - Fleet Services is a customer focused service, please give an example of where you have delivered excellent customer services in a workshop context.
• Efficient - Give an example of your efficiency in relation to delivering a repair service, minimising waste and best using available resources.
• Working with Other - You will be part of the Fleet Maintenance Team, please give details of you working as part of a team in a workshop context.
• Flexible - Give an example of your flexible approach to working in a repair environment.

View the Please Apply online -  All correspondence will be via your email address.

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency / behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.