Equipment Support and Projects Officer - Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service
Posted 9 hours 58 minutes ago by National Fire Chiefs Council Limited.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn't do it.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks' full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.
As an Equipment Support and Projects Officer in our Assets department you will:
- Monitor all stock holdings by maintaining the appropriate asset management system at the VEPC, including, but not limited to, carrying out asset relocations, stock checks, registering new equipment onto the system with relevant information to ensure that the equipment is trackable and traceable throughout its life. This may include periods of lone working and shared responsibility for buildings management and the security of such buildings
- Support and coordinate the research and development of equipment, maintaining communications for all VEPC equipment related matters, liaising with the Fleet and Equipment Project Team, all key stakeholders, Equipment Review Group, Technical Document Author, and external suppliers. Producing evidential reports to support the findings and presenting to the relevant audience
- Maintain relationships with external suppliers, keeping up to date with new products changes in existing products and keeping abreast of market changes
What makes you our ideal Equipment Support and Projects Officer?
- 4 GCSE passes - Grade A - C / 9 - 4, including English and Mathematics or equivalent Level 2 qualification (including L2 functional skills), or higher-level relevant qualification
- Capable of manual handling activities when moving equipment
- Experience in the management of health and safety within a warehousing environment; demonstrating an effective approach to ensure health and safety practices are maintained
- Knowledge of delivering simple projects
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.
Other Information:
- You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the role. A Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are manual transmission only. Travel will be required across the Service area and occasionally outside of Dorset & Wiltshire.
- If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
- Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
- Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, negative drug test, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
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Salary: £31,537 - £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143)