Chargehand Mechanic - ARB17772

A position has arisen for a Chargehand Mechanic to work within the busy Fleet Support Section of Argyll and Bute Council, 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.

The successful candidate will be based at our Blackhill workshop in Helensburgh and will be expected to 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. This is a permanent position, 37 hours worked Monday to Friday. When the workload requires, the candidate will be expected to cover both Helensburgh and Dunoon areas as well as partake in the Winter Standby rota in Helensburgh. On occasions you may be required to work in other Argyll and Bute council workshops as directed by the workshop supervisor.

The successful candidate must hold the following qualifications:

• Level 1 or 2 City & Guilds, or equivalent.
• Motor Vehicle Repair qualification.
• Time served motor vehicle mechanic.
• Driving Licence, to include categories B, BE, C1, C1E, C.

The candidate must also have experience of working in a heavy vehicle/plant environment including inspection, servicing and repair of light and heavy commercial vehicles. It is essential the candidate is able to organise, lead and supervise other mechanics.

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.

Argyll and Bute recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.