The starting salary for this role is £45,680 per annum, working 36-hours per week.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) have an opportunity to join the logistics team as a Workshop Supervisor to lead a team of skilled LGV technicians, who work on a variety of vehicles and equipment ranging from fire appliances to the jaws of life. The role of the Workshop Supervisor is essential to the running of the Engineering workshop to ensure all vehicles and equipment are maintained to the highest standard.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SF&RS) provide an emergency service that looks after approximately 1.18 million people spread across approximately 1,676 square kilometres in a county that includes several large urban areas such as Guildford, Redhill and Woking. Surrey has also been found to have the highest concentration of trees in the UK. There are 103 kilometres of motorway, two major airports nearby and there are more than 1,000 sites identified as posing high risk throughout the county.

Surrey's Firefighters are trained to deal with a range of emergency situations, not just fires and road traffic collisions. These activities include working with other agencies to respond to widespread flooding and other water rescue incidents or dealing with emergencies that may involve hazardous materials.

About the role

The Logistics Department within SFRS work on a wide variety of vehicles, from front-line appliances to boats and everything in between, as well as a lot of specialist vehicles. This means that no two days are the same; you could be supporting the operational crews at an incident in a Logistics capacity or could be on the River Thames repairing the boats in support of the Water Rescue Team.

The day-to-day work is inspecting, servicing and carrying out repairs to our fleet which is approximately 230 vehicles and 18,000 pieces of equipment which is done at our workshop in Reigate.

As the Workshop Supervisor you will be working in an exciting key role as part of a developing team of LGV Engineering Technicians in support to the frontline crews. You will be expected to Supervise a team of 10 LGV technicians who carry out repairs and maintenance work to laid down standards, you will be an active team member to ensure that these requirements are met at all times. As the workshop supervisor you will also be required to carry out the same duties as the LGV technicians with carrying out inspections, servicing and repairs where required.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Educated to GCSE C /Level 4 standard in English and Mathematics or equivalent
• City and Guilds HGV Motor Vehicle Mechanics / equivalent IMI Level 3 Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance & Repair - Heavy Vehicle/ BTEC ONC / HNC
• Minimum Category C driving licence
• Proven history of working in a workshop supervisory role
• Experience of repairs and diagnostics on electrical/electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic and LGV drivelines systems
• Knowledge and experience of working to Health and safety regulations
• An ability to problem-solve engineering solutions and willingness to undertake training for working on specialist vehicles/equipment

Working hours

This will be over a 36-hour week, 4 days a week, Monday to Friday shifts of 07:30-17:00. (Week 1 Monday to Thursday, Week 2 Tuesday to Friday). During busy periods or where required, you may be required to work outside these times to ensure we maintain support to the front-line crews.

There is also a need for Technicians to be mobile to carry out safety inspections as well as repairs across the county.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 16/03/2025 with interviews to follow.