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Fleet Management Recovery Driver
| Posting date: | 07 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,106 to £26,403 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2025 |
| Location: | Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Northumbria Police |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Salary: Band 4, £26,106 – £26,403 (Plus a market supplement of £2,302)
Location: Killingworth
Hours/Contract: 37 hours, Permanent
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference?
We have an opportunity to join our Fleet Management as a Recovery Driver, you will be on the front-line providing a comprehensive vehicle recovery, collection, delivery and driving service. This includes the transportation of equipment, to support policing activities and the effective and efficient operation of Fleet Management.
Our Recovery Drivers are integral members of our team and have a positive, can-do attitude, ready to take on the unique challenges of working with police fleet vehicles.
What will I be doing?
You will be required to load, transport and unload vehicles moving to and from the fleet workshop for maintenance and repair. Many of those vehicles can be driven, but there are occasions when damaged or immobile vehicles need to be transported, requiring you to be familiar with equipment and techniques used in those circumstances. Vehicles transported range in size and weight from cars to light commercial vehicles and occasional motorcycles.
You will work a 37-hour week, covering the period 08:00 - 16:00 hours, Monday to Friday, with the choice whether to work fixed or flexible daily hours. However, occasional flexibility is required of all staff to meet short notice operational requirements, which may include a request to work overtime or additional hours.
What will you bring?
Experience of collecting and delivering vehicles from depots and vehicle repairers.
A thorough understanding of the safe systems of work and vehicle check procedures required in this environment.
Excellent communication skills.
Vehicle transport and / or recovery experience using a flat-bed or slide-back truck with spectacle lift frame.
You must have a Category CE Driving Licence.
As part of the role, you’ll need to complete the below course, however this can be done in role and is not a requirement to apply.
Institute of Vehicle Recovery Modules VR1 – VR7 (inclusive) and VR24 or equivalent.
We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Vicky Robinson by email at Vicky.Robinson@northumbria.police.uk
What we offer
26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs.
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force.
Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
Access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel.
Cycle to work scheme.
Just so you know
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Location: Killingworth
Hours/Contract: 37 hours, Permanent
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference?
We have an opportunity to join our Fleet Management as a Recovery Driver, you will be on the front-line providing a comprehensive vehicle recovery, collection, delivery and driving service. This includes the transportation of equipment, to support policing activities and the effective and efficient operation of Fleet Management.
Our Recovery Drivers are integral members of our team and have a positive, can-do attitude, ready to take on the unique challenges of working with police fleet vehicles.
What will I be doing?
You will be required to load, transport and unload vehicles moving to and from the fleet workshop for maintenance and repair. Many of those vehicles can be driven, but there are occasions when damaged or immobile vehicles need to be transported, requiring you to be familiar with equipment and techniques used in those circumstances. Vehicles transported range in size and weight from cars to light commercial vehicles and occasional motorcycles.
You will work a 37-hour week, covering the period 08:00 - 16:00 hours, Monday to Friday, with the choice whether to work fixed or flexible daily hours. However, occasional flexibility is required of all staff to meet short notice operational requirements, which may include a request to work overtime or additional hours.
What will you bring?
Experience of collecting and delivering vehicles from depots and vehicle repairers.
A thorough understanding of the safe systems of work and vehicle check procedures required in this environment.
Excellent communication skills.
Vehicle transport and / or recovery experience using a flat-bed or slide-back truck with spectacle lift frame.
You must have a Category CE Driving Licence.
As part of the role, you’ll need to complete the below course, however this can be done in role and is not a requirement to apply.
Institute of Vehicle Recovery Modules VR1 – VR7 (inclusive) and VR24 or equivalent.
We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Vicky Robinson by email at Vicky.Robinson@northumbria.police.uk
What we offer
26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays.
NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave.
Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs.
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force.
Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
Access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel.
Cycle to work scheme.
Just so you know
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.