Driver/Fitter
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL3 3NY |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75712173 |
Summary
Grade: D scp 6 £25,183 to scp 11 £27,269 additional allowance of 7% for out of hours working.
Contract: Permanent 37hrs per week.
Role specifics Must be over 18yrs of age and hold a full UK driving Licence.
The Role
The role will also consist of collecting disability equipment when it is no longer required and to assist with the decontamination of equipment when necessary. You will select stock items for delivery and load on to vehicles ensuring safety and security. You will be required to deliver and fit disability equipment throughout the Bolton borough.
Other duties will include loading and unloading of Council vehicles, maintaining transport log sheets and using handheld devices for picking and delivering products, collect disability equipment when no longer required.
The role will require you to work to rota’d hours which includes weekends and Bank Holidays. You will also be required to work as part of a team and to assist with the decontamination of equipment when necessary.
About You
The Integrated Community Equipment Service is looking for a Driver/Fitter to join our busy team providing essential services across the borough to service users with the aim of maintaining their independence in their own homes.
You must be able to work rota’d hours which includes weekends and Bank Holidays and have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, together with the ability to work as part of a team and alone. You will be required to select stock and load Council vehicles safely and securely.
You will need to hold a full UK driving licence and undertake a driving assessment as part of the selection process.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
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Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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