Mobile Vehicle Technician x2

Being a part of Kent Fire and Rescue Service 

Everyone is unique. Everyone has value. Everyone helps to make Kent Fire and Rescue Service a great place to work. We are one team. Together with our customers we are creating a safer future for Kent and Medway.

Come and work in an HGV/LGV environment that is different from the norm

At Kent Fire and Rescue Service we pride ourselves on being there for our customers across Kent and Medway whenever they need us. We work together, supporting one another to achieve this. As a Mobile Technician you will be a vital part of that team. You will help to ensure that our fire engines and specialist vehicles are well maintained and ready at a moment’s notice – helping to ensure our firefighters have what they need to respond to emergencies. This will involve both routine maintenance and emergency repairs.

Working in our Fleet and Equipment Services Team, you will have a Service vehicle and be trusted to work independently across our fire stations in Kent. You will also attend incident scenes to conduct repairs when required.

The role is Monday to Friday but also involves an out of hours on call rota.  You will be On-Call 1 in 3 weeks covering from 08:00 Monday to 07:59 Monday the following week and paid an annual standby allowance for this.  If required to attend a call-out, you will then be paid Overtime.  You will be provided a Service Vehicle that is kept at your local fire station when not working and will need to commute to this location.

What you’ll do

• Ensure the operational effectiveness of all vehicles and equipment ensuring manufacturers recommendations for maintenance and repair and KFRS’ requirements are met.
• Maintain, service and repair our fleet of fire engines, specialist vehicles, light vehicles and equipment. 
• Complete and maintain relevant documents and electronic systems to include, inspection records, details of repairs and parts required to work carried out.
• Manage stock levels held within the mobile workshop (van) to ensure the role can be carried out effectively. 
• Participate in a standby/on call duty rota system to ensure an effective operational fleet is maintained out of hours.  
• Work with Fleet and Equipment Services to meet departmental needs and objectives and KFRS’ operational requirements.

What you’ll bring

• City and Guilds in Mechanics/Engineering minimum Level 3 or equivalent. 
• Accredited IMI (or equivalent) Master Technician or demonstrate the capability to achieve and maintain that standard through formal assessment. - Desirable
• IRTEC Certificate (where relevant)
• Must hold a current UK manual driving licence. Large Goods Vehicle (LGV C1/HGV) would be preferable
• Experience (or ability to acquire quickly), of exigencies of fire service vehicle use.
• Ideally experience of manufacturer training in Volvo/Scania/Mercedes/Iveco.
• Accredited level 4 in diagnosis, testing and repair of ICE / hybrid / electric vehicles and components OR demonstrate capability to achieve and maintain that standard through formal assessment for our future fleet.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a complex, multi-demand fleet technician environment.

Benefits

• Automatic membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Annual Salary increase - Increase of 1 scale point per year within Grade to the top of the Grade.
• Blue Light Card discount scheme supported by a number of high street retailers
• CSSC Card - Discount provider for civil servants and public sector workers
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - Confidential support service designed to help manage personal or work-related issues that may affect health, wellbeing, or job performance.
• A range of family friendly policies promoting work-life balance
• Free to join internal clubs and colleague forums
• Access to health and wellbeing services and advice
• Access to Gym Facilities
• Free parking
• Above all you’ll become part of a service that is committed to the safety of our community

How to apply

Please complete an online application and CV by midnight on 20th November 2026.

Interviews will take place between 30th November and 9th December 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy upon receiving a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this role, we recommend that you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We know that great minds don’t think alike, so we rely on diverse thoughts, feelings, beliefs and backgrounds to create the best working environment that we can possibly offer.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, its employees and volunteers, are committed to safeguarding, protecting and supporting children, young people and adults at risk. As part of our safer recruitment process, we will undertake pre-employment checks to verify your suitability for the role. These checks will include your references and a standard or enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Enhanced DBS check with barred lists are carried out for roles with direct and unsupervised access to children, young people and adults at risk. Risk assessments will be undertaken on any disclosures identified as part of the pre-employment checks.

As a Public Sector organisation with added responsibilities under the Equality Act, 2010 the candidate must demonstrate an understanding of what is meant by Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how this fits in with their everyday work.