Motor Vehicle Mechanic

Place Directorate

Fleet Management

Motor Vehicle Mechanic

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £32,578 - £35,570 per annum (Grade
5) + shift payment

Hours:

36.66 per week (shift patter over 7 days)

Location:

Moorhey Street Depot, Moorhey Street, Oldham, OL4 1JF

Closing Date:
Sunday 27 September 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Working within the council’s Fleet Management Service, you will be expected to carry out repair Oldham’s diverse fleet of vehicles and plant to the required standards and carry out DVSA and Compliance tests on Oldham’s private hire and Hackney carriage vehicles.

• Carry out DVSA and Compliance tests on Oldham’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Fleet.
• Diagnose faults, recommend, and undertake cost effective repairs.
• Undertake planned service and safety inspections of vehicles and equipment.
• Complete time sheets, job sheets, service sheets and inspection reports in line with Council Policy, ‘O’ licence compliance and good practice.
• Take vehicles to MOT and DVSA test stations, rectify minor failure items (following approval / on site).

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

• Ability to work with minimum supervision repairing and servicing vehicles to manufactures standards and times.
• Ability to complete paperwork associated with the job, e.g. job sheets and service inspection sheets.
• 12 months minimum experience of working on commercial vehicles and some small plant.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan:
Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24…