At a Glance
- Tasks: Service, repair, and maintain plant machinery for Glasgow City Council.
- Company: Join the dynamic Fleet Maintenance team at Glasgow City Council.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days annual leave, pension scheme, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Opportunity for continuous personal development in greener technologies.
- Why this job: Make a difference in sustainable transport while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Apprentice Certification in Plant machinery and a full driving licence required.
The predicted salary is between 34389 - 38517 £ per year.
An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Plant Mechanic to join our Fleet Maintenance team on a permanent basis. You must have Apprentice Certification in Plant machinery, vehicle trade, Horticultural Engineer, C&G, Scotvec or equivalent level and a full current driving licence.
Service Details: NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services. If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.
Position Details: You will carry out the service, repair and maintenance of all grass cutting, gritting equipment and mechanical plant for GCC to the highest standard that will comply with both Health & Safety and all warranty claims submitted. You could attend breakdowns and be subject to lone working, or on a standby rota if required by the service. Glasgow City Council Plant Fleet will be moving to Greener Technology and the post holder will be required to undergo continuous personal development to keep up with these technologies.
Contractual Details:
- Weekly Hours: 37 hours per week
- Work Pattern: 8am – 4:30pm Monday to Thursday and 8am – 3:30pm Friday. Operational hours are subject to review and may change.
- Annual Salary: £32,024.87 - £36,151.72 on an incremental scale
- Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary, the role attracts a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £928 per annum, and a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £1,405 per annum.
Benefits of working with us: Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:
- 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203 hours) after 5 years’ service
- 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
- Local government pension scheme
- Life and Personal Accident Insurance
- Occupational Sickness Pay
- Staff Benefit Scheme
- Glasgow Credit Union
The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce. As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.
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