Vehicle Safety Officer

5 months ago

Mount Maunganui, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Vehicle Safety Officer
- Based at Rotorua
- Permanent
- NAV
- Police Employee
- JR 4758639

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Are you an 'A' grade qualified heavy Automotive Engineer, do you want to become part of a team that has a passion for heavy motor vehicle safety, do you want to make a difference and are you self-motivated?
If the answer is yes, then this could be for you.

The NZ Police Commercial Vehicle Safety Team (formally the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit) is looking for a suitably qualified applicant to train and become one of the team's Vehicle Safety Officers (VSO).

CVST is a national prevention focused service unit within the Police. Staff are based throughout the country in 4 operational regions. This VSO position is based within the Bay of Plenty District.

The VSO role primarily involves inspecting commercial vehicles for compliance with Land Transport rules and regulations including full mechanical inspections, driver/operator compliance checks, weighbridge and roadside enforcement duties and providing expert advice to team members and management.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Knowledge of heavy/light vehicle inspection, CoF/WoF
- Knowledge of the legislative requirements for vehicle standards
- An ability to relate to and communicate with people from all parts of the transport sector
- An understanding of the requirements for heavy vehicle braking
- A passion for all New Zealanders to "be safe, feel safe"

Special Requirements
- Must hold New Zealand Certificate in Heavy Automotive Engineering (Level 4) or equivalent.
- A clean driving record, a class 2 Motor Vehicle license is essential.
- Must have Heavy Diesel Vehicle Experience

**Additional Information**:

- Must have the physical ability and capability to complete a full range of CVST duties. (eg lifting scales etc)
- This position is based at Rotorua. The successful applicant will be required to commence and finish duty at the Rotokawa Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre, Rotorua. No vehicle is assigned to this position.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community of practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:
Applicant Information Pack (External)

Utu ā-tau | Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $80,295 and $83,973 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

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