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Equipment Support and Projects Officer
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £31,537 to £33,143 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Salary: £31,537 - £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | DT11 7PE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
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.
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.
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