Service Area
States Works
Grade: - PSE Apprentice Scale £377.39 - £512.17 per week (£9.9313 - £13.4782 per hour)
Full Time
We are looking for an Apprentice Mechanic to join our team at States Works.
We undertake a diverse range of operational activities within a fleet and garage environment. This includes undertaking a wide range of predominantly municipal type mechanical maintenance and repair services to vehicles, plant and equipment ranging from lawn mowers right through to heavy commercial and specialist vehicles. You will need to have a good working knowledge of complex engine management and control systems.
Your primary role will be the maintenance and repair to a wide range of vehicle and plant types within a customer focused environment ensuring that we meet the requirements of our clients in a safe, effective and efficient manner. The standard working hours for this post is 38 per week, and when needed you will be required to undertake overtime and attend ‘out of hours’ emergency call outs should they occur.
Due to the diversity of the work, it is essential that you demonstrate a flexible approach towards working as you will need to work across a number of the supporting trades and outside your chosen one.
Please click on the link below to view a full job description for this role.
**Contact: **Lee De La Rue, Manager - Fleet, Garage and Stores. Tel: (0)1481 246263 Mobile 07781 130 287 Internal: (665) 2221. Email:
We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role.
Closing Date: 1 August 2019
Candidates should upload supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role. This should be in addition to any CV supplied and should have clear examples of how each is met. The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.
Note - Internal applicants are required to inform their Line Manager before applying for any States of Guernsey positions. Internal references may be taken up prior to interview.
Appointment to this role will be subject to the following pre-employment checks which will be completed following an offer of employment:
- Satisfactory references which must include one from the candidate's current line manager
- Occupational Health Clearance
- Satisfactory, Basic Police Check, which can be obtained, at the candidates own expense, from the Guernsey Vetting Bureau, New Jetty, White Rock, St Peter Port, after an offer of appointment has been made. Convictions likely to be considered relevant to this post include crimes involving, but not limited to, theft violence, dishonesty, fraud, vulnerable individuals and children
- Confirmation of required qualifications / registrations
- Possession of a valid Employment Permit
Should the successful applicant not meet the requirements sufficiently he/she may be appointed at a lower grade than stated. The successful applicant would then have the opportunity to progress to the grade advertised once the necessary skills and knowledge have been developed and they have demonstrated the ability to undertake the duties at the higher level.
Please note that the States of Guernsey is undergoing a significant period of change and transformation. The officer must acknowledge and accept that the nature and type of duties within the role are likely to evolve and change over time in the course of that transformation. In such circumstances and accordance with the relevant terms and conditions of employment the employer may require the transfer, and/or redeployment, of an officer to other suitable roles within the States.
All employees are expected to uphold the purpose, vision and values of Service Guernsey: one organisation, one purpose, one focus and, in particular, to exhibit behaviours that reflect the core values of teamwork, accountability, customer service and empowerment.