Vehicle Technician required in Gloucester.
1. SALARY: Between £28,000-41,000 starting salary pending experience, plus access to over-performance and sign-on bonus.
2. HOURS: 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm and 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:30am-1:00pm, paid as overtime.
3. BENEFITS: Too many to list! Some include enhanced holiday allowance, manufacturer training, staff purchase discounts, and fantastic long-term career prospects with a multi-award-winning automotive retailer and one of the UK's most popular car brands.
Our client, one of the UK's leading automotive retailers with dealerships nationwide, is currently looking to hire a Vehicle Technician for one of their franchise-approved dealerships in Gloucester.
As a Vehicle Technician, you shall be reporting to the Service Manager and working with a large, team-friendly workshop team. Your main duties will include carrying out fault diagnosis, service, maintenance, and repair to our clients and their customers' vehicles as instructed to the standards laid down by our client and their respective franchise. You need to ensure faults are accurately diagnosed and report to the Service Manager as required on vehicle condition, safety, reliability and performance. You will need to ensure that quality and health & safety procedures relating to the function laid down by our client and their respective franchise are adhered to at all times.
To be eligible, you shall need to be qualified to at least an IMI/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, and ideally have at least one to two years of practical experience as a Vehicle Technician, as well as your own set of tools. Candidates with prior experience working within a franchise-approved dealership would be highly beneficial, but this is non-essential. You will also need to hold a UK driving licence with minimal points, be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce a high quality of work in a busy but professional workshop environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for your team. Applicants with an active MOT Smart Card would also be highly advantageous to our client, but this is non-essential.
What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Vehicle Technician, our client is offering:
4. Between £28,000-41,000 starting salary pending experience/qualifications.
5. Access to a generous over-performance bonus (discussed further upon application).
6. £2,000 sign-on bonus. You’ll receive £1,000 when you join our client and an additional £1,000 in month 13 of your employment.
7. Overtime, including Saturdays, paid at time and a half.
8. 33 days annual leave (including the bank holidays) increasing to 37 days over the length of service.
9. Access to industry-leading manufacturer-accredited training and opportunities for progression.
10. Various company benefits including pension scheme, tool insurance, share incentives, staff purchase discounts, and access to hundreds of online/high street retailer discounts.
11. Fantastic long-term career prospects with a multi-award-winning automotive retailer and one of the UK's most popular car brands.
12. 40-hour week Monday to Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm and 1 in 3 Saturdays, 8:30am-1:00pm, paid as overtime.
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