Equipment Workshop Supervisor and Fire and Rescue

Job Information

Job title:

Equipment Workshop Supervisor

Grade: F

Salary: £39,152 – £41,771 per annum (rising by annual increments to £41,771)

Hours:

Full Time – 37 hours per week

Location:

Charminster Workshop (limited opportunities to work from home)

Appointment Type:
Permanent

Contact:
Phillip Searle, Fleet and Equipment Manager –  /

Closing date:
Sunday 15 March 2026 (midnight). Interviews on Wednesday 25 March 2026.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits including flexi‑time, Local Government Pension Scheme, generous annual leave, family‑friendly schemes with 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & wellbeing services.

• Manage one of the two Equipment Maintenance and Repair Teams, ensuring the team meets all performance measures agreed with the Equipment Maintenance Manager as directed by the Fleet & Equipment Manager.
• Ensure all work is delivered to the required standard, in the required time and in the most efficient and economical manner possible.
• Responsible for the security of the equipment workshop facility and coordinate all works services to ensure a safe working environment is maintained.

• A Level 3 Management qualification or proven relevant supervisory/managerial experience.
• Experience of managing a maintenance workshop.
• Experience of repairing and maintaining plant and equipment.

• Requirement for a Category C licence – if not held we encourage application and may consider a course. Must be able to fulfil significant travel requirements of the role. Service vehicles are manual transmission only. Majority of work based in Dorset, but travel across Dorset & Wiltshire to attend meetings.
• If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we welcome your application and will explore reasonable adjustments.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Offer subject to full pre‑employment checks: identity, right to work, medical, references, employment history and explanation of gaps in the last 3 years.
• On appointment, requirement to adhere to Health Surveillance Programme and attend Occupational Health baseline readings.
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Include satisfactory evidence of all areas measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification to maximise progress to the next stage.

We are committed to a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff undergo unconscious bias training.

Disability Confident Scheme: we guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria. Please let us know if this applies to you or if any reasonable adjustments are needed.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of adults, children and young people. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

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Difficulty completing the application or need alternative format due to a disability? Contact HR Resourcing at 01722 691 444 well ahead of the closing date.

Values & Behaviours Framework:
Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Code of Ethics specifically developed for Fire and Rescue Services. Behaviours are used for short‑listing and selection.