Job Description

The Service & Team:

The role holder, as part of the Engineering Workshops team, will provide critical support for front line services to maintain firefighting operations and support firefighter and public safety.

The Role:

In addition to working at our workshops at Tolvaddon your role will involve travelling to various fire stations across the county to provide maintenance and pre-servicing of large goods vehicles and firefighting equipment.


You will be required to carry out inspection, preventative maintenance, and repair on a wide range of vehicles and plant including electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment. You must be able to demonstrate competent use of modern techniques and equipment as necessary, including computer based diagnostic equipment.


The role holder will be required to attend and receive ongoing training to enable them to maintain a wide range of firefighting equipment.


If the applicant does not hold a Cat C (rigid HGV) licence, Cornwall Fire and Rescue will fund training to gain a Cat C license. . The applicant should not have any conditions that would prevent them from holding a HGV license.


The selection process will involve a meeting with EWS management team and a short practical assessment.

Working Pattern:

The current working pattern is 0800-1600 Mon-Thurs and 0800-1530 on Fridays.


The role also attracts standby and On Call payments enhancements, additional to the basic salary. On-Call working based on current staffing figures is one week On Call every sixth week. Standby payments, plus any call out payments. Night work carry's a 50% increase on the hourly rate. At present this equates to approx. an extra 2000/year and attracts extra payments when called out.

What you'll need to succeed:

Training and Support for Potential Applicants - Those potential applicants that have a light vehicle qualification, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service will provide in house training along with a Cornwall College course to achieve a certificate of competence to work on LGV's. If the applicant does not hold a Cat C (rigid HGV) licence, Cornwall Fire and Rescue will fund training to gain a Cat C license. The applicant should not have any conditions that would prevent them from holding a HGV license.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you'll get in return:

The current working pattern is 0800-1600 Mon-Thurs and 0800-1530 on Fridays.


The role also attracts standby and On Call payments enhancements, additional to the basic salary. On-Call working based on current staffing figures is one week On Call every sixth week. Standby payments, plus any call out payments. Night work carry's a 50% increase on the hourly rate. At present this equates to approx. an extra 2000/year and attracts extra payments when called out.


Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.


Basic starting salary of 31870 per annum rising by annual increments to 39159 per annum. Additional payments are made for standby, call out, and overtime. At present this adds approximately 2000 per annum to the basic pay.


Our core employee rewards and benefits include:


a competitive salary. a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave. A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.


The full role profile is attached here


We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.


For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Fleet Manager Sean.Ross@fire.cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process .


Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.