Technical Services Workshop Technician

Job Title: Technical Services Workshop Technician

Contract: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £33,366-£36,124 per annum

Location: Fleet Workshops, Lexden

Closing date: 2nd March 2025

The Role

You will be part of our Technical Services Team reporting to our Technical Services Workshop Manager, working together to ensure the effective day-to-day running of the Technical Services Workshop. You must have a full driving licence as you will be required to attend other sites within Essex County Fire and Rescue Service as necessary. This role is based in our Technical Services Workshop and due to the nature of the role does not support remote working.

Please Note: this role is currently based at Lexden with a planned re-location to Service HQ at Kelvedon Park in the future.

Main Duties:

1. Assist the Technical Services Workshop Manager with day-to-day work within the Technical Services Workshop, supporting Breathing Apparatus related operational capabilities of the ECFRS.
2. Assist the Technical Services Workshop Manager with investigations of circumstances leading to critical equipment failures by interrogating information and reporting on equipment failure for managers, Health & Safety department and the HSE under RIDDOR Regulations.
3. Undertake repair, service, testing and maintenance to the appropriate BS-EN Standard of life dependent and lifesaving equipment such as Breathing Apparatus sets, Gas Tight Suit, High Pressure Rescue Air Bags and Gas Monitors.
4. Carry out face fit testing (Qualitative and Quantitative) to HSE OC 282/28 fit testing of respiratory protective face pieces to all new and existing operational and support personnel.
5. Deal with all enquiries regarding BA and associated equipment, taking appropriate actions as required. This may include Managers, Stakeholders and other Fire Service Departments, as well as County Council Directorates, External Contractors, External Clients or Suppliers.
6. Positively contribute to a safe work environment ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Risk Management, Business Continuity and Safeguarding policy and procedure. Protect all personal information in adherence with the Data Protection Act 2018.

What Are We Looking For?

You will have a friendly personality who is keen to work for a busy team playing a pivotal role within Essex County Fire & Rescue Service. We pride ourselves on working closely together to achieve the best outcomes.

You will need to be efficient with time management ensuring that servicing of critical equipment is carried out within appropriate timeframes. Ideally, applicants will have an understanding of Breathing Apparatus and compressed air systems.

Eligibility

You will have a Level 2/3 standard of education (e.g. GCSE or A level) or equivalent experience. You will have experience of working independently with good analytical skills, analysing and interpreting information to develop solutions and solve problems.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake any specific training required to carry out the role.

How to apply

You will be required to submit a supporting statement of no more than 500 words that demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification. You may submit this either as a word document, pdf, or an mp3 (voice note) or mp4 (video), however the word count must not exceed 500 words no matter which format you choose to present your application.

You may attach separate documents (such as qualifications, or a CV) should you wish, though your additional document will only be referred to in shortlisting to confirm eligibility (e.g., your current role and any existing qualifications).

Assessment and Selection:

The assessment and selection approach will be:

Stage 1: Application & shortlisting (assessment of your supporting statement will be made against the essential criteria of the person specification)

Stage 2: Role specific panel interview

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact

Our Culture and Benefits

Here at Essex County Fire and Rescue Service we are committed to prioritising and promoting the wellbeing of our employees.

You can find out more about our benefits at

Disability Confident

We are an equal opportunities, Disability Confident, employer who welcomes applications from everyone and values diversity in our workplace. A commitment to promoting diversity and developing a work environment where all staff are treated with dignity and respect is central to our recruitment process and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

As part of our offer to support all our candidates to perform to the best of their abilities during our recruitment and selection processes, we would like to let you know about a couple of support options you can access, should you wish, including our employee forums, who are keen and willing to support all of our potential colleagues.

Our employee forums and partners include:

• Asian Fire Services Association (AFSA)
• BEING (our LGBTQ+ employee support network)
• Christian Fellowship
• Ethnic Minority Forum
• Men's Forum
• Women's Forum

In addition, we also have a female firefighters operational group.

Further to the above, the Service has a Digital Accessibility Inclusion Group (DAIG) that supports all colleagues to improve their digital skills and provides additional support and guidance to colleagues with neurodivergent strengths and struggles as a result of dyslexia, ADHD, Autism, dyspraxia etc. We want everyone to thrive at work, and so we encourage and enable people to access digital tools to help them perform at their best. The DAIG is a group of colleagues from across the Service that unite to support others as a result of their lived experience and desire to make a difference. They support people with a range of visible and invisible disabilities to identify and access digital workplace adjustments and solutions and may be able to assist with your application too.

Should you wish to discuss support, or access further information, from one of these groups, please contact

You are also able to raise any queries or requests for support, including any adjustments you may require, at any stage of the process by email to

You can find out more about Essex County Fire & Rescue Service via and about our vacancies and application processes via

Safeguarding

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

It is our policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose if you are currently being investigated by any regulatory body or have any decisions or sanctions pending or in progress in respect of your suitability to work for the Service.

You agree to inform the Service within 24 hours if you are subsequently investigated by any agency or organisation in relation to concerns about your behaviour towards children, young people or vulnerable adults.

The information you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to the appointment for which you are applying.

This role will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.