Mechanic

Rate: £18.45 - £21.14 per hour

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Summary

Location – Hilton Depot, Bishopbriggs

Applications are sought for a suitably qualified & experienced LGV / Plant Mechanic, based at our fleet workshops at the Hilton Depot in Bishopbriggs.

In this role your responsibility will include the day-to-day maintenance and repair of the Council’s Plant & Vehicle Fleet. Reporting to the workshop co-ordinator your duties will include service, inspection, and maintenance of Vehicles & Plant to industry standards ensuring all work undertaken is of the highest standard and vehicles & plant in operation are always roadworthy. A compulsory standby service is in operation and there is a requirement for the successful candidate to be on an emergency call out rota.

Minimum Requirements

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria:

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

1. Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
2. Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
3. The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
4. We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
5. We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
6. We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
7. We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
8. We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.