Chargehand Mechanic - ARB17862

Service: Road and Infrastructure Services A position has arisen for a Chargehand Mechanic to work within the busy Fleet Support Section of Argyll and Bute Council, one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. The successful candidate will be based at our Blackhill workshop in Helensburgh and will be expected to assist the Fleet, Waste & Infrastructure team to deliver an efficient, effective and high quality service to users by supervising the inspection, servicing, fault diagnosis and repair of all plant and vehicles used by the council and for all related activities as required. This is a permanent position, 37 hours worked Monday to Friday. When the workload requires the candidate will be expected to cover both Helensburgh and Dunoon areas as well as partake in the Winter Standby rota in Helensburgh. On occasions you may be required to work in other Argyll and Bute council workshops as directed by the workshop supervisor. Level 1 or 2 City & Guilds, or equivalent. Time served motor vehicle mechanic Driving Licence, to include categories B, B+E, C1, C1+E, C The candidate must also have experience of working in a heavy vehicle /plant environment including inspection, servicing and repair of light and heavy commercial vehicles. It is essential the candidate is able to organise, lead and supervise other mechanics. Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer term future of Argyll and Bute. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about. Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy Argyll and Bute recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible. David Wilson, Fleet Compliance Manager Telephone: 01436 658952 We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy .