Looking for a workshop where you're valued, supported, can grow your career and can enjoy a great work-life balance?
Join Derby City Council and enjoy a varied role maintaining an essential fleet, with industry-leading annual leave and genuine opportunities to progress your career.
We're looking for an LCV Technician to join our friendly, professional and highly skilled Fleet Services team. No two days are the same as you'll work on a diverse fleet ranging from car-derived vans and light commercial vehicles to minibuses, pathway sweepers and small plant equipment.
If you would like to broaden your skills, we will fully fund your training to become an HGV Technician, including gaining your HGV Category C driving licence. You will also receive approved manufacturer and specialist vehicle technician training.
There are also excellent opportunities to progress into supervisory, management and Fleet Management roles through the Council’s succession planning programme.
Unlike many workshop environments, we offer a role where you can enjoy a challenging and rewarding career without compromising on time with family and friends. Alongside an excellent work-life balance, you'll benefit from one of the most generous annual leave packages available, long-term job security and excellent career development opportunities.
We'll provide all specialist tools, PPE and safety equipment. (Applicants are required to provide their own personal tool kit.)
Additional payments
Looking to earn more than the basic salary? As an LCV Technician you will have opportunities to increase your earnings through:
- Standby/on‑call rota– minimum of 36 standby shifts per year, paid at £34.50 per shift.
- Call‑out overtime– paid at time and a quarter, and at double time on bank holidays.
- Additional overtime– overtime outside of standby and call‑outs is paid at time and a quarter, subject to service needs and while vacancies remain.
Who We Are
At Derby City Council, we're proud to deliver over 250 essential services that support our residents, communities and businesses. Guided by our vision to create an Inclusive, Green, Growing and Vibrant City, we put people at the heart of everything we do.
Our values shape how we work every day. We believe in Great People, One Team, we're Bold in embracing change, Strong in delivering for our communities, and We Care about making a positive difference.
Join us and you'll become part of an ambitious, collaborative organisation where you can grow your career while helping to shape Derby's future.
The Opportunity
As an LCV Technician, you'll become part of a dedicated workshop team responsible for maintaining a wide range of Light Commercial Vehicles and associated equipment.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Servicing, maintaining and repairing Light Commercial Vehicles.
- Carrying out diagnostics and fault finding.
- Repairing electrical and hydraulic systems where required.
- Maintaining high standards of workmanship, compliance and vehicle safety.
- Helping to ensure the Council's essential fleet remains safe, reliable and available for service.
About You
To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:
- City & Guilds Levels 1, 2 and 3 (or equivalent NVQ) in Light Commercial Vehicle Maintenance and Repair.
- Previous experience maintaining and repairing Light Commercial Vehicles.
- Strong diagnostic and fault-finding skills.
- A positive attitude and commitment to delivering high-quality workmanship.
- A willingness to participate in the out-of-hours standby rota.
Experience working on tippers, tail lifts, hydraulic systems or specialist fleet equipment would be advantageous but isn't essential, as training can be provided.
Why join Derby City Council?
By joining Derby City Council, you'll be part of an organisation that is committed to making a real difference to the lives of our residents while supporting you to thrive, both professionally and personally.
Alongside the opportunity to shape the future of our city, you'll benefit from a rewarding package that includes:
Financial security
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the UK's most valuable public sector pension schemes, offering a secure, defined benefit pension, life cover and financial peace of mind for you and your family
- Team Derby Rewards, giving you access to discounts across a wide range of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands
- The Tusker Car Benefit Scheme, providing a convenient and cost-effective salary sacrifice option to lease a brand-new, fully maintained and insured vehicle
Work-life balance
- Generous annual leave, starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days after five years' service, plus bank holidays (depending on your contract), so you have more time to rest, recharge and spend time on what matters most
- The option to purchase additional annual leave, giving you even greater flexibility throughout the year
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements apply to many of our roles, helping you achieve a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible retirement options, where eligible, supporting a gradual transition into retirement while enabling colleagues to continue contributing their skills and experience
- Support for colleagues with caring responsibilities, including leave and workplace policies that help you balance work with caring commitments
Learning and career development
- Learning and development opportunities, with regular career conversations to help you develop your skills and progress your career
- Leadership and management development programmes, including mentoring, professional qualifications and opportunities to develop at every stage of your career
- Workspaces designed to support productivity, wellbeing and effective service delivery
Health and wellbeing
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support and a year-round wellbeing calendar to help you look after your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
- Free annual flu vaccinations, supporting your health and wellbeing during the winter months
- The Cycle2Work Scheme, plus free cycle training, helping you save money, improve your fitness and reduce your environmental impact
Community and inclusion
- Up to 15 hours of volunteering leave each year, enabling you to support local communities and causes that matter to you
- Recognition and reward programmes, celebrating outstanding contributions and long service through initiatives including the Here for Derby Awards and Long Service Awards
- The opportunity to help shape an inclusive and supportive workplace by joining one of our established Employee Networks, including LGBTQ+, Disabled Employees and Carers, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Employees, and Neurodiversity
At Derby City Council, we believe our people are our greatest strength. That's why we're committed to creating an inclusive, supportive and rewarding workplace where everyone can develop their career, feel valued and make a meaningful impact.
Ready to Apply?
If you're looking for a secure role with excellent benefits, varied and interesting work, outstanding training opportunities and the chance to build a long-term career, we'd love to hear from you.
Join a team that values your skills, invests in your future and helps keep Derby moving.
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: at Stores Road Depot, Stores Road Derby. DE21 4BD
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to Adrian Ball [email protected]. 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/
