Salary: £33,143 - £36,363
Location: Stores Road
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 27th July 2026
We are looking for a skilled and motivated Plant Technician to join our hardworking and dedicated team.
In this role, you will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, servicing, and diagnostic work on a diverse fleet of equipment, including ride-on and pedestrian mowers, as well as a wide range of handheld machinery such as chainsaws, hedge trimmers, and lawn mowers. You will work with mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems and undertake occasional welding and fabrication work as required. Experience working with large tractors and associated equipment is desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a varied range of specialist grounds maintenance equipment, including autonomous and remote-controlled mowers, line-marking machines, wood chippers, STIHL equipment, Roberine machines, Toro ride-on mowers, and the tractors operated across our fleet.
The successful candidate will also participate in an out-of-hours standby rota to support breakdown response. A standard call-out fee and overtime payment will be provided for all call-outs attended.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess:
- City & Guilds Levels 1, 2 and 3 in Maintenance and Repair, or an equivalent NVQ qualification.
- Proven experience in the maintenance and repair of plant and equipment.
- Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills.
- Knowledge of electrical and hydraulic systems.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and maintaining high standards of safety and workmanship.
Experience working on specialist equipment such as tractors, ride-on mowers, and other grounds maintenance machinery would be advantageous but is not essential, as training may be provided for the right candidate.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
Interviews will be held: Dates to be Confirmed, Stores Road Depot, Stores Road, Derby, DE21 4BD.
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download and complete the attached Declaration Form and send it to
[email protected] along with your CV. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to
[email protected] , however, this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at
[email protected]https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
