Royal Navy: Vehicle Technician

Job summary

At Navy Command, we lead, support, and sustain the Royal Navy across every theatre of operations. We coordinate the people, platforms, and missions that keep the Fleet ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities. Together, we uphold centuries of naval tradition while driving innovation that ensures the Royal Navy’s readiness to protect our nation and secure our future.

As the Royal Navy’s highest seagoing command, Commander UK Strike Force provides a rapidly deployable headquarters capable of leading complex maritime and joint operations worldwide. Whether commanding task groups at sea or integrating with NATO and coalition partners, the Strike Force delivers credible power projection and strategic reassurance across the globe.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

Want to use your technical skills on vehicles built for extreme terrain and global Commando operations?

We’re recruiting Vehicle Technicians across four Commando Force locations, each with its own mix of vehicles, equipment and working environments. We’re offering the chance to work on specialist fleets that support training, exercises and operations in the United Kingdom and overseas.

You’ll join a skilled Equipment Support team that keeps vehicles safe, reliable and ready when they’re needed. Whether your experience is in light vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, plant, recovery, specialist equipment or military engineering, you’ll be able to apply your skills in a role with real variety and purpose.

What you’ll be doing

• Service, inspect, maintain and repair a wide range of specialist, logistic, plant and tactical vehicles.
• Diagnose faults and complete practical repairs to recognised engineering standards.
• Keep vehicles and equipment safe, reliable and ready to support training, exercises and operations.
• Record maintenance activity clearly and accurately using Ministry of Defence systems.
• Work closely with colleagues, supervisors and customers to solve problems and keep work moving.
• Share your knowledge and help create a safe, professional and supportive workshop environment.

You’ll be based at one of the campaign locations listed in the advert and will be required to attend your designated duty station on a full-time basis. You may need to attend residential training courses to build and maintain your technical skills. You may also occasionally work away from your normal base or outside routine hours Where this applies, it’ll be managed and recompensed in line with Ministry of Defence policy. You may also be required to work at heights, and manual handling. Any training required will be provided.

Person specification

To be successful with your application, you'll need to show that you meet the following essential criteria:

• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds (Light or Heavy Vehicle) or REME Class 1 or equivalent
• A full United Kingdom driving licence

Licences

•A full United Kingdom driving licence

Qualifications

•NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds (Light or Heavy Vehicle) or REME Class 1 or equivalent

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £29,590, Ministry of Defence contributes £8,572 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Market-leading employer pension contribution of 28.97%
• Personal & professional development
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to a confidential, professional support service
• Discount schemes
• Bicycle / season-ticket loans
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Special paid leave to volunteer (up to 6 days a year)"

In Navy Command we believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you’ll be supported through your learning journey and your career. This can include working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking an apprenticeship as part of your role.

You’ll have access to a variety of qualifications pathways ranging from GCSE/A-Level equivalent all the way up to master’s degree, depending on your role, your previous skills and your experience. Some qualifications even include “on-the-job” training which means minimal disruption to your working day but maximum impact.

The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more informat