Motorcycle Technician Ref. 3686

MI5 - The Security Service

London, UK

On-Site

Expires: Expiring in less than 2 weeks

Full time

£44,190 per year

Job summary

The role
As a Motorcycle Technician at MI5, you’ll be part of a small, dynamic team maintaining and repairing a wide range of motorcycles. As a key part of the workshop, you’ll carry out day-to-day maintenance, repairs, MOTs and modifications, ensuring our bikes are safe, reliable and ready to go. You’ll also:
• provide diagnostic, maintenance and repair services across all our motorcycles
• engage with our parts procurement team and customers
• record work on a database and keep relevant paperwork updated
• use specialist tools and equipment while following manufacturer procedures

Job description

About you
You’re a proactive problem solver who’s equally comfortable working on your own or as part of a team. You’ll hold a City & Guilds, BTEC or NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in motorcycle mechanics and have experience delivering diagnostics, maintenance and repairs across a range of motorcycles. You’ll understand a wide range of repairs, from simple tasks like changing bulbs, wheels, and tyres to more complex work like removing gearboxes and replacing clutches. You’ll also have:
• a full UK motorcycle licence
• practical experience with on-board vehicle diagnostics and the ability to diagnose and repair faults on all motorcycle brands, from minor electrical issues to larger mechanical faults using OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and after-market systems
• experience road-testing motorcycles to ensure safety and performance
• confidence in following manufacturer procedures, online systems and specialist tools
• proficiency with IT and Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, and Excel and a willingness to keep learning and developing your skills
Please note that as part of the assessment process, you’ll need to pass a motorcycle and medical assessment.

Person specification

Equal opportunities
At MI5 diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under-represented in our workforce such as women, those from an ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Find out more about our culture, working environment and diversity on our website.

We’re Disability Confident
MI5 is proud to have achieved Leader status within the Department for Work and Pension’s Disability Confident scheme. This is aimed at encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who best meet the essential minimum criteria for this position, will be offered an interview, if it is practical for us to do so. (This is known as the Offer of an Interview.) To secure an interview for this role, the minimum criteria (in order of application process) are:

• meeting the minimum pass mark on how you have demonstrated your motivation for the role and the organisation
• holding a City & Guilds, BTEC or NVQ level 3 qualification (or equivalent) in motorcycle mechanics
• holding a full UK Motorcycle Licence

There is a wide range of extra support available throughout the recruitment process to enable you to do your best, see our website for information on reasonable adjustments.

Benefits

Rewards and benefits
You’ll receive a starting salary of £44,190 plus other benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days of public and privilege holidays
• opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
• a dedicated development budget
• an interest-free season ticket loan
• an excellent pension scheme
• a cycle to work scheme
• facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on-site coffee bars (at some locations)
• paid parental and adoption leave.

Right to withdraw statement:

Please be aware that we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date once a certain number of applications have been received. Please be mindful of this and submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

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 information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

What to expect
Our recruitment process is fair, transparent, and based on merit. Here is a brief overview of each stage, in order:

1. Application sift, looking at your motivation for the role and the organisation.
2. Telephone interview, which will assess your relevant experience for the role.
3. Assessment Centre, comprised of a competency and a technical interview.
4. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment subject to vetting.
5. You will also need to undergo and pass a medical assessment prior to receiving a final offer of employment.

Please note, you must successfully pass each stage of the process to progress to the next. Your application may take around 6 to 9 months to process including vetting, so we advise you continue any current employment until you have received your final job offer.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Salary range

£44,190 per year