Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - Joint Transport Service
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - Surrey Police Grade F / Sussex Police Grade 9
Salary Grade Range - Surrey Police £28,062 - £32,227 / Sussex Police £26,232 - £28,530
Politically Restricted -
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Stonebridge, Shalford
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
To provide efficient, cost effective and safe servicing, maintenance and repair of vehicles as directed by their line manager. To undertake specialist modifications and installation as required. To provide support for major incident and operations. Specialising in Motorcycles and/or Vehicles. Based at our Stonebridge Depot Bramley Guildford Surrey GU5 0BJ
Key Responsibilities
- To service, repair and maintain JTS fleet and external agencies vehicles and associated specialist equipment as directed by line management.
- To deal with unplanned or emergency work as necessary, including remote vehicle breakdowns and repairs.
- To commission and decommission vehicles, including the installation and removal of specialist Police enforcement equipment.
- To attend force training courses as appropriate to role (NCALT etc).
- To operate and store workshop equipment in a safe and professional manner, with due consideration to H&S requirements (supported by training).
- To maintain records and complete paperwork in a timely manner as directed by line management.
- To ensure personal skills are maintained appropriate to role. To include technical and personal development objective based skills as identified in focus meetings.
- To ensure they have sufficient hand tools to carry out their duties.
- To ensure understanding and compliance of applicable COSHH regs.
- To undertake all such other duties to the grade and character of work as may be required, including the specific duties of similar work or lesser graded posts.
Skills & Experience
To be successful you must have completed a recognized Motor Vehicle Apprenticeship; possess City & Guilds, or equivalent Vehicle Technician Certificate or NVQs level 2 and 3/Standards and be able to evidence experience of maintaining modern cars. Please list all relevant. You must also have a full driving license for cars as a minimum.
Further Information
For further details or an informal discussion about the role please contact
Daniel Dewdney-Wilde - Workshop Manager - Stonebridge
Daniel.Dewdney-Wilde@surrey.pnn.police.uk Mobile: 07967 987980
or Roy Etherington - Service Delivery Manager East
roy.etherington@sussex.pnn.police.uk Mobile: 07973 958355
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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