Mechanic [Vehicle]

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Croft Highways Depot Arbor Road Croft. LE9 3GE

Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker

Salary: 32070 - 34359 per annum plus Market Premia 10% of top of grade

Working Hours:Full Time 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Tuesday 21st October 2025

Interview Date(s): Monday 3rd November 2025 - In person

About the Role

As a Mechanic in Fleet Services your role will be to service and repair of vehicles and trailers in a safe efficient and economic manner. Some of your main duties will include.

Driving and manoeuvring motor vehicles as necessary recovering defective or damaged vehicles carrying out the full range of technical checks and diagnostic test required for light & heavy goods and passenger transport vehicles.
Observing recognising & reporting on mechanical and electrical vehicle component or systems defects or impending failure assessing recording and/or costing the repair (as appropriate).
Carrying out routine inspections service and MOT of all vehicles in the LCC fleet according to the schedules issued by the Fleet & Workshop Manager and accordance with prescribed quality standards utilising specialist services as required.
Examining vehicles reporting verbally or in writing (as dictated by Senior Mechanic) upon the condition roadworthiness and safety.
Carrying out both mechanical and electrical repairs and/or adjustments as required under the instruction of the Senior Mechanic to the prescribed quality standards.
Interpreting & implementing technical service instruction data and manufacturers modifications.
maintaining a personal tool kit special tools and equipment in a good safe secure condition.
As the nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours you will need to be prepared to work outside of normal working hours an undertake departmental standby rota responsibilities.
You need to have a valid driving licence and able to provide own transport.

Why work for us
No Shift Pattern.
Local Government Pension Scheme.
Overtime available where required.
Large Variety of Equipment (Cars to 32T Hook-Loaders and Trailers)
Access to Digital Maintenance Systems including Auto Data and R2C.
Training Package available (e.g. HGV Training / EV / MOT)

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Hold a Level 3 qualification in either Light or HGV Vehicle Mechanics or an equivalent alternative.
• Have experience working in a fleet workshop or garage.
• Understand H&S Policy and how it applies to you and staying safe.
• Have evidence of diagnosing mechanical faults and the use of electronic diagnostic equipment.
• Have good written and verbal communications liaison and negotiation skills be able to work effectively as part of a team and be able to plan organise & prioritise work within tight time scales.
• Be able to respond confidently to customers and colleagues with understanding and diplomacy whilst maintaining an objective and professional stance. You can remain calm and positive in challenging circumstances and you can cope with fluctuating workloads whilst meeting specified time deadlines cost and quality targets.
• We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

This role is a Safety Critical Post and consequently subject to random drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies and procedures. A copy of our Substance Misuse Policy and Procedure is available upon request.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Richard Glet Workshop Manager

Telephone:

Email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on Apply Now. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection 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.

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