Defence Electronics & Components Agency
Warminster, South West England, BA12 0BS : Plymouth, South West England, PL2 2BG
Vacancy Reference Number: 272451
Salary: £25,826 – £31,569
Field Service Representative allowance – £2,000; Off-site allowance – £8.91 per day (circa £1,800 per year); Off-site overnight allowance – £25.42 per night (circa £2,000 per year); Overtime – indicative £2500 per year
Grade: Executive Officer / Pay Band 3 Level 1
Working pattern: Full-time
Number of jobs available: 4
About the job
Summary
The main tasks and responsibilities of the post are:-
- Inspection, installation, servicing and repair of various types of Medical, Dental & Veterinary equipment held by MoD customer units.
- Plan scheduled equipment programs for the MDSS team including liaison with customer.
- Diagnosis of faults to major component level and specification testing of all Medical & Dental equipment (both Mechanical and Electronic) using MoD publications and Manufacturers manuals.
Job description
Medical & Dental Servicing Technician:
Respond to breakdowns and emergency call-outs as soon as reasonably practical, taking into account priorities and customer target dates.
- Monitor MDSS performance against customer contractual targets.
- To ensure that all Medical and Dental equipment under the responsibility of DECA is maintained to the correct standard i.a.w. JSP 473
- Maintaining and raising all the necessary maintenance and performance records as required in accordance with MoD publications. These consist of both manual and computer records for all work carried out on Medical & Dental equipment; including spares & defect reporting.
- Co-ordinate the provision of spares with MDSS customer and equipment OEM’s.
- Ensure MDSS monthly data is completed and Work in Progress is minimised.
- To ensure compliance with all relevant DECA policies, health, safety and environmental legislation.
- Be responsible for the investigation, completion and maintenance of all associated assessments, inspections and checks.
- To promptly report serious problems and issues that will prevent any maintenance from being completed at the required time to the MDSS Production Manager.
- Create and maintain a positive culture by raising the profile of DECA (Med & Dent) to other DECA employees, customers and contractors.
- Feeding of information back into the Medical & Dental Management Information System
- You will be required to make on the spot engineering decisions on equipment’s, including withdrawal from use where patient or user safety is concerned.
- Scrutiny of relevant safety bulletins and hazard warnings.
- Safety is a primary consideration and work of high integrity is paramount
Most work is carried out at the customer’s site, so you will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and maintain a high level of driving competence at all times when driving a DECA vehicle.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 16:30, Friday 8:00 – 13:00.
Benefits
Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension
Cycle to Work Scheme
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and
Candidates will be required to complete a CV evidencing suitability for the role against the essential characteristics. Behavioural competency examples are also required (refer to the Success Profile framework for further details).
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (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.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
UK nationals
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name :Iain Dale
- Email :Iain.Dale@DECA.MOD.UK
Recruitment team :
- Email :Julie.Bowers@DECA.MOD.UK
Skills and Experiences
Essential criteria:
- Recognised and relevant training/qualifications in an Electrical & Electronic Engineering or Military equivalent to minimum of NVQ Level 3 standard.
- Full UK driving licence.
- MoD biomedical engineering certificate as required by JSP 473 or will agree to attend a 10 week residential course (currently MoD Lyneham) prior to starting in the post (funded).
Desirable:
- A working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. (Word, Excel etc.).
Qualifications
Recognised and relevant training/qualifications in an Electrical & Electronic Engineering or Military equivalent to minimum of NVQ Level 3 standard.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Hand Skills
- Fault Diagnosis
- Working as a Team
- Working Autonomously
- Working at Pace
