PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft, Leicestershire, LE9 3GE
Salary: £28,605 - £31,029 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) (Pay award pending) plus Market Premia [10% of top of grade]
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 5th July 2026
Interview Date(s): TBC - In person
About the Role
As a Semi-skilled Mechanic in Fleet Services your role will be to service and repair vehicles and plant in a safe, efficient, and economic manner using the skills and knowledge required with due regard to current legislation.
Some of your main duties will include;-
• Driving and manoeuvring driven plant as necessary, recovering defective or damaged vehicles, carrying out the full range of technical checks and diagnostic tests required for vehicles.
• Observing, recognising & reporting on vehicles or systems defects, or impending failure, assessing, recording and/or costing the repair (as appropriate).
• Carrying out routine inspections, servicing vehicles according to the schedules issued by the Fleet Services Manager , and in accordance with prescribed quality standards, utilising specialist services as required.
• Examining vehicles, reporting verbally or in writing, (as dictated by Skilled Technician, Senior Mechanic or Workshop Foreman) upon the condition, roadworthiness, and safety.
• Interpreting & implementing technical service instruction data, and manufacturers’ modifications.
• Maintaining a personal tool kit, special tools, and equipment in a good, safe, secure condition.
The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and you need to be able to travel to locations across the county as required (hold a valid driving licence and able to provide own transport).
About You
To apply for this post, you must hold or have:
- NVQ level 2-3 qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent level of relevant experience.
- Experience of working in a fleet workshop or garage and of all aspects of vehicle repair and maintenance.
- Knowledge of specification for varying types of vehicle & can provide evidence of your skill in diagnosing mechanical faults.
- Knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation and can apply these requirements to a working environment.
- Technical competencies in vehicle construction & design. You understand basic mechanical engineering principles, can identify suitable materials and tools; are able to understand and interpret technical manuals and vehicle specifications.
- You can recognize and abate all types of environmental hazards, removing, packaging, disposing of, and documenting hazardous materials; seek to optimize waste collection, disposal or recycling; liaise with the Senior Mechanic regarding the disposal and recycling of waste materials; facilitate optimum recycling opportunities by ensuring separation of waste products in the workshop.
- The ability to cope with fluctuating workloads and deadlines and produce work to specified time, cost, and quality targets.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Richard Glet, Workshop Manager
Telephone: 0116 305 5403
Email: Richard.Glet@leics.gov.uk
How to Apply
At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.
If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.
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Contact Details:
Nottingham City Council, Leicestershire County Council, East Midlands Group Recruitment Team
