Sheffield City Council’s Transport Services are looking for a skilled and motivated Motor Vehicle Technician to join our dedicated and professional team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a modern, fully equipped workshop environment, maintaining a diverse fleet that supports vital services across the city.

About the role
You will be responsible for the inspection, servicing and repair of Sheffield City Council’s wide range of vehicles, including LGVs, minibuses and cars. Working to high technical and safety standards, you’ll play a key role in keeping our fleet reliable, roadworthy and compliant.

What we’re looking for
You’ll be an organised, flexible and proactive technician who takes pride in their work and is committed to delivering excellent customer service. You will be willing to participate in a rotating shift pattern and a breakdown recovery service, ensuring our vehicles remain operational when they are needed most.

Hours and working pattern

37 hours per week
Rotating shifts: 6.00am–2.00pm and 10.00am–6.00pm
Any additional hours worked are paid in addition to your standard hours

Essential requirements

Time-served technician with a minimum of 3 years’ workshop experience
City & Guilds Level 3 (or equivalent) in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
Full UK driving licence

What we offer

Excellent terms and conditions of employment
Specialist product training
Opportunity to train and qualify as an MOT Tester
Secure employment within a respected local authority
A supportive team environment with high-quality workshop facilities

If you’re looking for a stable, rewarding role where your skills make a real difference to the city, we’d love to hear from you.

Informal enquiries
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Elwis on 0114 203 7421.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council