1. VEHICLE TECHNICIAN - SWINDON.
2. SALARY: Around £32,000 per annum, negotiable pending experience/qualifications, plus performance related bonus earned providing on-target earnings around £35,000+ per annum.
3. HOURS: 40-hour week Mon to Fri 8:30am-5:00pm with 1 in 3 Sat 8:30am-12:30pm paid at time and a half rate.
4. BENEFITS: Enhanced annual leave, access to manufacturer-accredited training/development, staff purchase discounts, and health care provisions, amongst others.
Our client, a family-run multi-franchise approved car dealer group established across Wiltshire, is currently looking to recruit a Vehicle Technician for one of their dealerships in Swindon.
Reporting to the Workshop Controller and working with a large team, as a Vehicle Technician, your main duties will include carrying out fault diagnosis, service, maintenance and repair on customers’ vehicles as instructed to the standards laid down by the manufacturer and our client. You need to ensure faults are accurately diagnosed and report to the Workshop Controller as required on vehicle condition, safety, reliability and performance. You will need to ensure that quality and health & safety procedures relating to the task at hand are adhered to at all times.
To be eligible, you need to be qualified to IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair as a minimum, and ideally have at least several years of practical experience in a workshop environment as a Vehicle Technician. You will need to hold a UK driving licence, be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce a high quality of work in a busy main dealer environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for your team. Applicants with an active MOT Smart Card would be highly advantageous to our client, but it is non-essential.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? For your hard work as a Vehicle Technician, our client is offering:
5. Starting salary around £32,000 per annum, which is negotiable pending experience/qualifications.
6. Access to performance-related bonus scheme based on hours sold, offering on-target earnings of up to £35,000+ per annum based on a £32,000 starting salary.
7. Overtime paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half.
8. Access to manufacturer-accredited training/development.
9. 30 days annual leave (including the bank holidays) with holiday allowance increasing over the length of service and an extra day off on your birthday.
10. Various additional company benefits, including life assurance, a contributory pension scheme, a health care cash plan, and an employee car purchase scheme, amongst others.
11. Fantastic long-term career prospects with a family-run car dealer group operating for over 70 years in the Wiltshire region.
12. Working hours from Monday to Friday 8:30am-5:00pm with one in three Saturday mornings 8:30am-12:30pm on a rota (paid as overtime).
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