Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre Administrator

7 months ago


Dorset, United Kingdom Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority Full time

**Job Title**:Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre Administrator

**Grade**: Grade B

**Salary**: £23,893 per annum rising by annual increments to £24,702. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our **pay and policies** page.

**Hours**: Full time - 37 hours per week (09:00 to 17:00)

**Location**: Blandford Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre, St Leonard's Avenue, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7PE

**Appointment Type**:Permanent

**About the Role**

Due to internal promotion, we have a great opportunity to join the Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre Team in Blandford as an Administrator.

You would be joining a small and hardworking team who are focused on delivering excellent results for the Service.

Day to day you would spend time in both the office as well as the warehouse where equipment is stored prior to being stowed on new Fire Service vehicles. This work is completed on site at Blandford.

This is a varied role where you will welcome visitors to site, support the team with Fleet and Equipment projects, be responsible for data input and report production, work with a range of external suppliers, assist with the management of stock in the warehouse, support with loading vehicles and logistics, as well as assisting in new vehicle handovers.

You would receive ongoing support from the team who have a vast amount of knowledge and experience, so this is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established team.

**As Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre Administrator **in our Assets Department you will**:

- Provide administrative support to the Fleet and Equipment Projects Team.
- Assist with the management of the Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre stock.
- Support meetings with the production of agenda and minutes.

**What makes you our ideal **Vehicle & Equipment Preparation Centre Administrator**:

- You will have experience in Administration and be confident using Microsoft Office 365 for platforms such as Excel, Outlook and Teams.
- You will have excellent communication skills and a positive attitude to internal and external customer care.
- You will be able to work well as part of a team and also independently.
- You will have a strong eye for detail, taking care and pride in the work you carry out.
- An LGV Licence would be beneficial.

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

**Other Information**:

- You must have a full current driving licence. Use of your own vehicle may be required, should a Service vehicle not be available.
- You must be able to fulfil the occasional travel requirements of the post.
- A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment**_. _**:
We offer a wide range of **employee benefits** and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded. Employee benefits include.
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Members benefit from a generous employer contribution.
- Generous annual leave of 25 days per annum, plus 8 bank holidays. Pro-rata amount depending on your start date. Annual leave rises to 29 days per annum after 5 years’ Service.
- Flexi time scheme.
- Long Service awards.
- Blue Light Card and local discounts.
- A variety of family friendly policies and procedures to support a good work life balance.
- Health and wellbeing initiatives including free gym access.
- Discounted leisure centre access.
- Support from the Fire Fighters Charity with your social wellbeing, physical and mental health, nursing, retirement, and support for families.
- Learning and development pathways and qualifications, allowing employees to cement their knowledge and gain new skills.

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.

As well as being one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country we are also one of the top performing. In February 2022, inspectors from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) looked closely at our Service and graded us as ‘Good’, ‘Outstanding’, and ‘Good’ across the three inspection pillars of Effectiveness, Efficiency and People.
- 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.
- As well as being one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country we are also one of the top performing. In February 2022, inspectors from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) looked clo


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