Motor Vehicle Technician

20770

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Operational Support Services
Rainham Workshop
Band K2
Full Time
36 hours per week
Permanent

Job Title: Motor Vehicle Technician

Salary: The starting salary is £45,070, which includes allowances totalling £3,009 allowance.

The salary is broken down as £42,061 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £43,838. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Rainham Workshop

An exciting opportunity to make a difference and be a part of the team that keeps London safe everyday. The work you do in repairing and maintaining the Metropolitan Police fleet will make a difference, a chance to go home everyday, proud to see your work on the road protecting London.

The police vehicle fleet is an important physical asset. It enables officers and staff to do their job, carries key equipment required, and provides safe transportation for the public / prisoners. 

 The role of Fleet Services is to keep the Met mobile, ensuring we can detect, respond to, and prevent crime whilst building public trust and confidence. Fleet Services are committed to leading with innovation, responsibility and environmental consciousness, striving for a fleet that is safer, smarter and cleaner, with a focused approach as follows: 

1 - We will manage responsibly to deliver an excellent service and achieve value for money 

2 - We will deliver strategies to manage the fleet efficiently and effectively 

3 - We will deliver a fit-for-purpose, flexible and available fleet 

The complex needs of modern policing requires a wide range of vehicle types. We operate a fleet of over 5,200 assets on the road and river, as well as over 1,000 pedal cycles. London is the most complex and diverse city in the UK, and our fleet is reflective of that. We currently have over 220 different types of vehicles supporting all operational commands including armed response vehicles, HGVs, patrol cars, motorbikes and pedal cycles.  

Customers can be broadly grouped into three strategic pillars – Frontline Policing, Met Ops & Performance, and Counter Terrorism / Specialist Operations. Collectively this covers pan London requirements as well as national CT responsibilities.

The overall fleet requirements and volumes are owned and governed by operational leaders at the Strategic Fleet Board. Operational teams are accountable for the volume of fleet required to undertake their roles, and Fleet Services support and enable effective decision making through provision of information and technical / industry knowledge. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Vehicle maintenance - Maintain fleet within Fleet Services’ specialist workshop by providing efficient scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs on the vehicle fleet. Reduce vehicle maintenance costs and maximise fleet availability by ensuring work on the vehicle fleet is timely and necessary. Follow multiple manufacturers’ repair instructions, specific methods and techniques. Accurately determine the serviceability of all vehicle components, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic; using industry recognised tools and equipment. 
  • Warranty jobs - Accurately follow the ‘end to end’ process for each manufacturer’s warranty process. 
  • Inspection and diagnosis - Visually inspect and road test vehicles, interpreting feedback from the vehicle’s correct function. Diagnose electrical faults accurately, using high and low technology electrical test equipment to ensure they achieve minimum (or exceed) vehicle manufacturers’ standards. Maintain high technology test equipment to configure / reconfigure the appropriate system correctly. 
  • Data / Information - Accurately record obtained measurements and data on completed work, compiling technical reports where necessary. Read, interpret and analyse wiring diagrams, making use of interactive guides available from various manufacturers’ diagnostic equipment and web-based mediums. 
  • Development / training - Take responsibility for personal development and keep up to date with relevant standards and legislation. 
  • Support colleagues – Support the Technical Supervisors to maintain the delivery of an effective and efficient service. Transfer knowledge and skills to apprentices / less technical staff 
  • MPS knowledge and utilisation – Continuously understand Met activity and decision making to assess potential impact on local delivery. 

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and Personal Statement.

This vacancy will remain open until 30 September 2026; however, we reserve the right to close the campaign early if a sufficient number of applications is received. We therefore encourage early submissions.

Your application will first be reviewed against the eligibility criteria. If successful, it will then be reviewed by the hiring manager. We will aim to review applications within two weeks of submission, and you will be advised of the outcome in due course.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. 

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. 

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Essential For The Role, e.g. qualifications, licenses, languages, training  

Knowledge  

  • Fleet Services - Understands how fleet services work 
  • Health & Safety – Good working knowledge of Health and Safety, Risk Assessment and COSHH regulations in Motor Vehicle Repair and Associated Industries (HSG261)   
  • Examination - In-depth knowledge of all vehicle examination processes for maintenance and repair in line with Police policy and Driver Vehicle Standards Agency 
  • Maintenance and Repair –. Must have in-depth knowledge of all vehicle platforms and operating systems including mechanical, hydraulic and electrical systems for all makes of vehicles. Knowledge of all maintenance and repair procedures, the measured tools and calculations required to make professional decisions on serviceability of all safety related items. Knowledge of all vehicle manufacturers’ vehicle warranty processes and diagnostic equipment.  
  • Workshop tools and equipment - All workshop tools, machinery and equipment and a full understanding of its intended use and calibration requirements. 

Skills 

  • Serviceability – Must be able to accurately determine the serviceability of all vehicle components, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic, using industry recognised tools and equipment 
  • Inspection – Must have the ability to visually inspect and road test vehicles, interpreting feedback from the vehicles correct function 
  • Electrical faults – Must possess ability to diagnose electrical faults accurately 
  • Processes and instructions – Must have ability to accurately follow the ‘end-to-end’ process for each manufactures warranty process. Must have the ability to interpret and follow multiple manufacturer repair instructions, following specific methods and techniques.  
  • Data / analysis – Must have ability to accurately record obtained measurements and data on completed work, compiling technical reports where necessary. Ability to read, interpret and analyse wiring diagrams, making use of interactive guides available from various manufacturers’ diagnostic equipment and web based mediums. 
  • Communication and interpersonal skills – Good level of communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate with staff and officers of all levels, along with ability to work as part of a team 

Experience

  • Industry experience – at least 3 years relevant experience within the vehicle maintenance and repair industry 
  • Manufacturers – Working with a wide range of manufacturers (desirable) 
  • Certifications / Apprenticeship – NVQ Level 3 in vehicle maintenance and repair (or equivalent). DVSA Nominated Tester (desirable) 
  • Licence – DVLA Licence with Category B, DVLA licence with C1 & D1 / C or C+E driving categories (desirable) 

 Desirable 

  • Police Equipment – knowledge of additional Police warning and communication systems. Knowledge of specific vehicle conversions and unique specialist on-board equipment 
Workshop Supervisor, Fleet Services
The following competencies will be tested against during sift:
  • We collaborate at level 2
  • We take ownership at level 2
  • We analyse critically at level 2
Disability Confident Statement 

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.

Read our full disability confidence statement.