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Motor Vehicle Technician / MOT Tester, Preston
Client:
The Solution Automotive Recruitment
Location:
Preston, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
2f6c4296c987
Job Views:
4
Posted:
13.02.2025
Expiry Date:
30.03.2025
Job Description:
Preston
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Service Technician to join one of the best employers in the motor industry at their main franchised car dealership.
Hours of Work:
Monday - Thursday - 8.30am - 5.00pm
Friday - 8.30am - 4.00pm
Saturday - 8.30am - 12.30pm (1 in 4 paid as overtime)
The Job:
- To deliver customer satisfaction at all times in the service and repair of motor vehicles of all types.
- To carry out servicing and repairs in a safe and economical manner.
- To employ such knowledge and skills as may be required to test vehicles and diagnose faults.
- To maintain the integrity of all product information.
Objectives:
- To attain manufacturers' servicing and repair times.
- To note and report all components, materials and consumables used.
- Development of personal knowledge and experience in order to improve profitability, customer satisfaction, and efficiency.
- To ensure vehicles are thoroughly examined and to report all servicing requirements and associated work noticed whilst working on the vehicle to the Aftersales Manager.
- To ensure all chargeable labour, components, and workshop consumables are recorded on the job card, and where possible work within Manufacturer's recommended repair times.
Customer Service and Satisfaction:
- To protect customers' vehicles with floor mats, seat, and steering wheel covers.
- To safeguard the customers' vehicle and contents during service and repair.
- To ensure vehicles are thoroughly examined and report verbally and in writing the general condition of vehicles with emphasis on customer safety.
- To ensure vehicles are road tested in a safe and professional manner with due regard to speed limits, road law, other road users, and pedestrians.
- To ensure that all work carried out is to MOT and/or manufacturers' safety standards.
- To ensure optimum use of technical knowledge and skills to achieve effective, economic, and safe service/repair of customers' vehicles.
Cost Control:
- To ensure that all hours and material usage are accurately recorded on the job card.
- Ensure exchange parts are returned promptly to the parts department for crediting.
- To ensure warranty removed parts are correctly labelled and passed to the warranty clerk enabling prompt processing of the warranty claim.
- To ensure materials, tools, and workshop consumables are controlled and used effectively and efficiently to ensure minimum wastage.
- To take care not to cause accidental damage to vehicle and components during service or repair.
- To minimise wastage of all materials, oils, and fluids.
- To care for all plant and tools belonging to the dealership and not to misuse them.
The Job:
- To road test vehicles and diagnose problems as and when required by the Service Receptionist.
- To carry out routine servicing, MOT tests, warranty repairs, diagnosis of vehicle problems, and general maintenance of vehicles as required.
- To maintain and develop skill levels in all aspects of repair, service, and maintenance of franchise vehicles.
- To take an active part in upholding the company Health and Safety policy.
- To be conversant with all Manufacturer technical literature and information bulletins.
- To keep work area and protective clothing clean, tidy, and in a safe condition in order to uphold the Manufacturers and company image.
- To ensure vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customer and that faults have been reported and noted on the job card.
- To talk directly to customers when required.
- To undertake Manufacturers training courses as advised by the Service Manager. To notify Aftersales Manager of damage or breakdown of workshop equipment or tooling.
Experience/Qualifications/Training:
- To have served a recognised apprenticeship and/or to have undertaken manufacturer's training courses.
- To have experience in the servicing and repair of motor vehicles.
- Time served Technician - Minimum 2 years dealership experience.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with an up-to-date CV and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.
If this sounds like you, apply in confidence today.
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