Plant Mechanic

Department / Service: ERF

Hours: 37

Level: G05

Location: Blackmarsh Rd, Mochdre

Job Purpose: To ensure the efficient and effective repair, servicing and maintenance of the fleet vehicles/plant and equipment, capable of responding to all service and management requirements, whilst ensuring operational compliance.

Duties and Responsibilities - Job Specific

• To maintain service and repair the fleet vehicles/plant and equipment in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, Health and Safety requirements and Ministry of Transport Regulations.
• Maintain all documentation requirements and electronic systems.
• Ensure that the Workshops, surrounding areas and all its facilities are maintained in a clean safe condition, ensuring compliance with health and Safety standards and Industry Regulations.
• Ensure that all vehicles, plant and operational equipment are maintained in a timely manner to ensure best practice.
• Liaise with service users to ensure maximisation of service delivery and meet all deadlines.
• The ability to work both as part of a team and under own initiative.
• Assess accident damage to vehicles/plant/equipment, advising on method of repair where appropriate.
• Undertake such other duties as may reasonably be requested.
• To work within all environments to ensure service delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities – Corporate

• To be responsible for establishing good working relationships both internally and externally.
• Compliance with the Authority’s Policies and Procedures and to make known to Senior Officers any areas which are not adequately covered.
• To participate actively in supporting the Authority’s principles and practices of equality of opportunity as laid down within the Equalities Policy.
• To be responsible for the application of Health & Safety practices within the daily operations, sharing a common responsibility for Health & Safety across the department, directorate and Authority as a whole.
• Employees will be required to give certain information relating to themselves in order that the Authority may properly carry out its duties, rights and obligations as an employer.
• As a term of your employment and in order to maintain effective departmental operations, you may be required to undertake any other reasonable task, commensurate with your grade, as determined by your Line Manager or Head of Service.
• Conwy is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable groups. All Council employees are expected to be aware of the Corporate Safeguarding Policy and their responsibility to report any concerns in the appropriate manner and timescales.

Review Date/Right to Vary

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties. The Authority reserves the right, after appropriate consultation with you, to vary your duties and responsibilities within the parameters of your grade and occupational competence in order to respond to changes in the needs of the service.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Date: June 2017

Factor Requirements

• High standard of education
• Minimum Level 3 NVQ Motor Mechanics/Plant equipment qualification or equivalent
• LGV Class 1/2
• Understanding of Provision of Use Work Equipment Regulation
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification in Health and Safety
• Clear understanding of Health and Safety requirements within industry practices
• Ability to operate LGV/Heavy Plant diagnostic equipment
• Ability to communicate through the medium of English
• Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh
• Supervisory qualification (NEBSS) or equivalent
• Undertake works to ensure cost effective best practice
• To undertake works as part of a team and under own initiative
• The ability to undertake highly technical and skilled disciplines within industry practices
• To produce technical reports within service delivery area
• The ability to produce working systems that maximise output and assist in implementation
• Motivated and committed to providing a professional and timely service
• Exchange information and provide advice to colleagues and service users
• Provide technical information, undertake diagnostic investigation and provide in-house supervisor/manager with recommendations.
• To maintain diagnostic and stock control equipment
• To undertake work as and when to ensure service delivery
• The ability to work within all environmental conditions

Please Note: In order to be shortlisted for this post you will need to demonstrate that you meet all the criteria ranked as E - Essential.