Transport Department Vehicle and Motorcycle Technician Fareham - HC620979

Transport Department Vehicle and Motorcycle Technician Fareham - HC620979

Job Title: Vehicle and Motorcycle Technician - HC620979

Location: Fareham

Pay Grade: Scale 6, £36,247.00 - £38,329.00 per annum which includes a £4000.00 market supplement. Plus overtime opportunities.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 16.30 Monday to Thursday and Friday 08.00 - 16.00).

Closing date: Monday 5th May 2025 at 23:59 hours

We’re on the lookout for friendly, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individuals to join the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Transport Department. Is this you?

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police Transport Department is seeking skilled, highly motivated Vehicle Technicians to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining various vehicles. The Vehicle Technician should have strong mechanical knowledge and excellent customer service skills to ensure internal customer satisfaction.

The successful applicant must be able to work under pressure and unsupervised on a variety of cars and vans, including vehicles fitted with police equipment. You must be capable of carrying out the repair process, from fault finding to completion, and all vehicle repairs and maintenance to our police fleet should be carried out to a high standard.

We currently have a vacancy at our Fareham workshop, where your vehicle maintenance and repair skills will be used to ensure the fleet is kept fully operational. You will be required to work on a variety of fleet vehicles, including high-performance cars for teams such as roads policing and armed response, and vans for public order operations which may be used across the UK for mutual aid operations. As well as undertaking servicing and repairs and vehicle road tests, you will be required to carry out basic vehicle fits to ensure they are ready for police use.

As part of the role, you will get opportunities to support local and national events.

What we offer you in return for your valued skills and commitment:

• Access to wellbeing services and an option to join our sports and social club.
• Flexi-time which can give you up to 13 days extra leave per year.
• Continued professional development including attending MOT courses and refreshers, IMI Level 3 accreditation for electric vehicles (EV’s).
• All tools and clothing including PPE provided for the role.
• Competitive pay with the ability to progress through the salary range.
• Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days (pro-rata for part-time workers) in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years’ service, then increasing to 30 days at 20 years’ service.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to join the Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club and obtain a Blue Light Card.
• Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• Long service and recognition awards.
• Staff representation groups and networks.

Further Information:

*Some employee benefits require a qualifying period of service.

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Contact details for an informal discussion:

For an informal chat about the role, or for any queries, you can contact the Police Recruitment Team who can put you in touch with the fleet management team by emailing police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or calling 023 80451611.

Inclusivity Statement: Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer that strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full-time, part-time, or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes.