Are you passionate about safety and hands-on work? We’re looking for a dedicated Maintenance Technician to ensure the reliability of vital equipment at Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Maintenance Technician
Boughton, NG22 9JE

37 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Permanent position
£30,559 - £32,654 per annum

Please Note: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking for an individual who is passionate about safety to be our next maintenance technician. Join our dynamic team and in this exciting role you’ll be at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and safety of our breathing apparatus equipment that our frontline firefighters rely on. You’ll work in our training centre performing essential maintenance and repairs to equipment and premises, helping to develop our next generation of firefighters.

The Role

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll be responsible for maintaining and servicing the breathing apparatus equipment that our frontline firefighters rely on. You will play a key role in ensuring all training and operational equipment is in top condition while also contributing to general maintenance at our training facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Inspect, maintain, and service Breathing Apparatus (BA) sets, including replacing parts and recording data in the asset management system.
Clean and dry BA sets to ensure they are ready for use.
Conduct general first-line maintenance to premises.
Undertake checks of the firehouse and its systems.
Set up and prepare equipment for training events.

Why NFRS?

Agile Working – NFRS has an Agile Working Policy which gives our employees the opportunity to mix office working with working from home to help provide you with more flexibility.
Flexibility – We are family friendly and are open to considering different working patterns which help you provide a better service to our community while supporting your home life. We also support part time working.
Annual Leave - 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and a Christmas concessionary day.
Pension – Access to a public service defined benefit pension scheme.
Health and Wellbeing - As a Service we provide a wide range of Health and Wellbeing support to all our employees which includes access to a Bupa cashback scheme, an Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated Occupational Health team who are there to support you. Also, all employees receive free access to an on-site gym.
Blue Light Card – working for an emergency service you will have the ability to apply for a Blue Light Card which enables discounts on shopping and eating out.
Development – You will have access to both formal and informal professional development opportunities which will help you advance your career.

Experience/Qualification

Experience of practical work, including inspecting, repairing and handling various types of equipment.
Have good time management and be able to prioritise tasks, working as part of a team or own your own initiative.
Possess an understanding of Health and Safety regulations and procedures.
Full driving license and ability to work outside of normal working hours.

If you feel you have the skills and experience, we are looking for and want to play an integral part in keeping Nottinghamshire communities safe, then we look forward to hearing from you.

How to apply for the role:

If you have the skills and experience required for this position, click “apply” today and you will be directed to the company website where you will be able to submit an application form.

Further Information

We are proud to be an equal opportunities’ and ‘Disability Confident’ employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. We welcome applications from all parts of our communities and particularly those who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are also proud of being recognised as a ‘Gold’ employer for our Armed Forces Covenant commitments.

NFRS is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and or neglect and operates a safer recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Police Vetting check.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted in place of application forms.

You must be authorised to work in the UK. No agencies please.

Closing Date: 30th March 2025

Interview Date: W/C 7th April

Other suitable skills and experience include Equipment Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Facilities Technician, Workshop Technician, Service Engineer, Fire Equipment Technician, Site Maintenance Officer, Plant Maintenance Technician, Operations Technician, Mechanical Technician.