Mechanic - ARB15902

Argyll & Bute Council; Dunoon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Service: Roads and Infrastructure

Closing Date: Friday 25th March 2025

A vacancy has arisen for a mechanic to join our team in working in the Dunoon area for Argyll and Bute.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. We are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

The successful candidate will assist the Fleet, Waste & Infrastructure team to deliver an efficient, effective and high quality service to users by supervising the inspection, servicing, fault diagnosis and repair of all plant and vehicles used by the council and for all related activities as required.

It is essential that you have experience of working in a heavy vehicle/plant environment including inspection, servicing and repair of light and heavy commercial vehicles.

We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

To apply for this vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description please contact the recruiting manager, John Blake, Fleet, Waste and Transport Manager, 01546 604546.

Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager; applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.

Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve.