Vehicle Technician
Location: Barking
Salary: £44k OTE (£38k basic)
Hours: 42.5 hrs 8am – 5:30pm Mon – Fri ( 1 hr lunch) Sat morning rota basis 8am – 12pm paid at time and a half.
We are currently recruiting for a Qualified Vehicle Technician working for our client in the Barking area. Must be Level 3 qualified and got experience within the technician field.
The is an opportunity for a vehicle Technician to join our client's site based the Barking area. My client is a company that prides itself on quality and very good money / company benefits. One of the UK's leading vehicle rental specialists that you may not have heard of. They have branches that cover the UK, Ireland and Spain, this opportunity is working in their Barking workshop maintaining and repairing their own fleet.
Within the UK they operate circa 49,000 Vans and 19,000 Cars so there is a good variety of vehicles to work on. They are passionate about creating a fantastic atmosphere at work, where every team member feels valued and supported.
Vehicle Technician Benefits:
Fantastic bonus scheme (Up to 8% of Salary) (not time saved)
Regular enhanced overtime, paid at time and a half
24 days annual leave rising to 26 with service plus bank holidays and an extra day's holiday to celebrate your birthday.
Free life assurance
Well-being services (incl. Colleague Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plan,
Dental Plan & Travel Insurance).
Exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes
Pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme. Our Benefits App offers unlimited access to a vast range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Curry's, and B&Q & Wickes, to name just a few)
Excited to have recently launched Wagestream for all our colleagues – a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!
Vehicle Technician role:
To observe, recognise and report on vehicle or component defects or symptoms of impending failure.
To examine vehicles completely and report orally or in writing upon the vehicles condition, safety and reliability and performance (MOT).
To protect all vehicles under repair against damage and to inspect each vehicle for damage and cleanliness upon completion of repair.
To attend recognised courses of instruction as and when required and to assist in the training of apprentices upon assignment.
To always seek permission before fitting parts to customers vehicles that have not been previously authorised and to return parts for warranty and customer inspection at all times.
To ensure all service and maintenance sheets, customer defect reports, manufacturer paperwork and electronic documentation, e.g. PDI sheets are fully completed and signed off.
Vehicle Technician Requirements:
We are ideally looking for a fully qualified Vehicle Technician with Level 3 light Vehicle maintenance however this is not essential
At minimum you must have level 2 light Vehicle maintenance with a at least five years of experience
Experience in diagnostics and using computers
A full, UK driving licence.If you have any further questions then please submit your application so we can discuss through the opportunity and your CV.
Please note all applications will be strictly confidential and we won’t send your CV out without talking with you first.
Subsection: VTMDL
Octane Reference: 26889
Consultant: Liam Bolton
Octane Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.
We are recruiting across the UK for Panel Beater, Panel Technician, Paint Sprayer, Paint Technician, MET Technician, SMART Repair Technician, Cosmetic Repair Technician, ADR Technician, Bodyshop Estimator, Vehicle Damage Assessor, VDA, Bodyshop Manager, Assistant Bodyshop Manager
Octane Recruitment cover a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments