Vehicle Technician – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Listed on 2026-09-13
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Trades / Skilled Labor
Field/Service Technician, Installation Technician, Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Vehicle Technician – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service have an exciting vacancy for an HGV Vehicle Technician. This role is based in the workshop at Headquarters – in Stocklake, Aylesbury – where we are committed to providing an excellent, modern, and agile Fire & Rescue Service for our community.
About the RoleThe successful candidate will be an experienced, fully qualified HGV Vehicle Technician, joining a team responsible for the servicing, repair, and maintenance of the fleet of emergency vehicles, plant, equipment, and light vehicles that support Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.
Experience & Qualifications Required- Demonstrable experience of servicing, repairing, and diagnosing faults on light commercial and heavy vehicles, within a professional Workshop environment
- NVQ Level 3 Heavy Vehicle qualification (or equivalent e.g. City and Guilds)
- Full driving licence, ideally with category C entitlement (LGV)
- Experience in electrical fault finding on vehicle CAN systems
- Experience of welding and associated equipment
- Vehicle and tool hydraulics
- Self-motivated – able to work on own initiative to high standards of work
- Live within 30-minutes of travelling time to Aylesbury
- IRTEC accreditation
- Potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability
- Working hours:
Monday to Thursday 08.00 – 17.00, and Friday 08.00 – 16.00 (no weekends, other than on-call rota call-out) - No shift working
- 25 days holiday, increasing to 30 days with five years’ service + bank holidays
- Opportunity for training and development by means of onsite and residential training courses
You will be required to take part in the emergency on-call rota one week out of seven, attracting a standby rate of £352 per week completed. You will initially be mentored by another team member, usually for the duration of the six-month probationary period.
For an informal discussion, please contact Dave Howlett, Fleet Manager, or Tom Bunce, Workshop Manager, on
Salary: £46,173 to £46,880 gross per annum (including guaranteed overtime and tool allowance), plus potential to earn additional overtime for out-of-hours on-call availability.
Contract type:
Full-Time
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