Fire Hydrant Technician
Are you a great communicator? Enjoy working in a small team? Looking for a role that really supports the saving of lives and property, keeping the community safe? Do you like working in the Great British outdoors? Are you comfortable with navigating West Yorkshire’s roads?
You can be part of West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service by maintaining its current stock of fire hydrants and working closely with external partners to ensure the provision of water for firefighting on new developments.
What we offer: an excellent package including generous holiday entitlement, family friendly working, hybrid working, local government pension scheme, free onsite parking, Sports and Social Club with free use of gym, an Employee Assistance Program, car salary sacrifice scheme.
All equipment and clothing will be provided.
Job Purpose: To inspect and maintain all WYFRS fire hydrants, ensuring the Water Office delivers an efficient and commercially effective service.
Key Responsibilities:
You will inspect and carry out repairs of fire hydrants, fitting of indication plates, advising of locations on new fire hydrants on building developments and maintaining electronic inspection records
Essential requirements:
- Basic understanding of IT systems, including Outlook.
- A working knowledge of hydrant installations is desirable.
- You will be required to work throughout the West Yorkshire region based in Birkenshaw.
- You will have the physical fitness to work outdoors and to undertake the desired manual handling.
- You must hold a valid driving licence.
Whilst you will be required to work from our offices for parts of your initial training, after this you'll work both in the office and throughout West Yorkshire
The post is subject to a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check and a maintaining a current valid driving licence.
Joining a first-rate organisation, you will have the job satisfaction of knowing each day that you are contributing to the success of one of just six metropolitan fire and rescue services in the UK, supporting up to 950 firefighters who work round the clock, plus around 300 support staff, who help people and save lives.
We are a caring organisation, promote an environment of inclusivity and learning and welcome people from all walks of life - just as long as you can show commitment to our values such as integrity and teamwork.
Please contact Stephen Nicholls, Water Officer for further information via e-mail at Stephen.Nicholls@westyorksfire.gov.uk. Please leave a contact telephone number if a discussion is preferred.
For further details of this and all our vacancies and to apply online please visit www.wyfs.co.uk/careers
Closing date for all applications is Sunday 13 April 2025 (midnight).
Assessment & Interviews will take place Tuesday 29 April 2025 & Wednesday 30 April 2025.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity & neurodiversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under-represented at WYFRS, including women, racially & ethnically diverse applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia.
WYFRS is a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer and have been rated ‘good’ by HMICFRS in all areas of our service.
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Please note we do not accept CVs. If you are viewing this vacancy on ‘jobsindeed’ or other external platform, the only way to apply for this vacancy is to visit www.wyfs.co.uk/careers/ and complete the application form via our online Access vacancy system.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome candidates from communities that are currently under-represented at WYFRS, including women, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic applicants and applicants with disabilities. We can offer support and adjustments for candidates and staff who experience barriers to work that result from health conditions or Specific Learning Differences, such as dyslexia.
WYFRS is a ‘Real Living Wage’ employer and have been rated ‘good’ by HMICFRS in all areas of our service.
