About the Role
To work as a Mechanical Engineering technician, ensuring service delivery of all specialist operational equipment and vehicles is met at all times.
The Mechanical Engineering Technician (MET) is responsible for Inspection, diagnostics, planned maintenance, emergency repair, bodywork, Coach building and modification to all vehicles and equipment within the fleet.
This involves working across differing trade disciplines in carrying out their role. Participating in the Regional Standby Rota, facilitating an effective support network to ensure operational resilience is maintained out of hours.
This includes carrying out the emergency repair of vehicles and equipment, and vehicle recovery for operational incidents on a 24/7 basis.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for the repair, maintenance, modification and servicing of all emergency response fire vehicles and supporting equipment to standards defined in legislation and best practice.
* Diagnosis of faults, carrying out repairs and in-depth overhauls on a wide range of specialist vehicles, operational equipment and components.
* Assisting other trades within Fleet & Engineering services and the communication departments where their skill set is more applicable to affect that repair, including all operational equipment.
* Participating in the Regional Engineering on-call Rota to facilitate an effective support network to ensure operational resilience is maintained out of hours.
* Carrying out PSV/MOT Inspection to all blue light vehicles to the standard laid down within Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the UK National Fire Chief Council utilising exemption and signing the vehicle as safe to be on the road.