Mechanic (Craft Person): Transport Services. Location: Vehicle Maintenance Workshop, Newton Bar, Wakefield, WF1 2TU. Grade 7 Starting salary £25,927 (£13.44H) to £28,226 (£14.63H) plus Shift and tool allowance (Pay Award Pending).  Also extra earning opportunities are available for winter maintenance standby duties and bank holiday work etc.

You will be joining us at a very exciting time as we move to Featherstone later this year to a state of the art fleet maintenance facility.  If you are interested in working for the foremost Council Transport Services Team in the country, four time national award winner and holders of Earned Recognition Accreditation from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. 

Having experience of undertaking similar work in a demanding workshop environment, you will need to be apprentice trained and possess at least City & Guilds Motor Vehicle certificate level I, II or an equivalent qualification to at least NVQ level.  Working 37 hours per week your shifts will be on a 1 in 5 rota = 4 weeks on days and 1 week on afternoons which includes a Saturday morning.

We can offer you; free Continued Professional Development both technical and driving licence as the vehicle & plant industry is ever changing, career development opportunities, competitive salary, generous annual leave, occupational pension scheme, a strong commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace and a range of employee benefits including; healthcare, public transport and gym memberships discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.

If you would like a chat about the role please call Brendan McNamara, Transport Operations Manager on 01924 306303 or look me up on LinkedIn.

Want to Know More?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council feel free to contact Gary Chapman.

Tel: 01924 306311

E-mail: gchapman@wakefield.gov.uk

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