Vehicle Technician - Volkswagen Southend Volkswagen Southend Retail Centre is actively looking for enthusiastic individuals excited to join their ever-growing team, if you are as passionate about cars as they are, they would love to welcome you to their friendly team and be part of their exciting journey. The Job As a VW vehicle technician, you will be responsible for carrying out service, diagnosis and repair of vehicles to excellent standards. Communicating with the Service Reception team and Workshop Control Speaking with customers on occasion to provide your expert, technical opinion Maintaining thorough and up-to-date product knowledge Maintaining exceptionally high customer service levels that lead to customer loyalty and referrals Maintaining good housekeeping standards and orderly administration of your work About you You will have a full UK driving licence and have worked within a main dealer as a vehicle technician previously. NVQ Level 3 in Light Vehicle Maintenance. Ability to work to timescales effectively, with a keen eye for detail On Offer 42.5-hour week, Monday to Friday 0800 – 1700 and Saturdays on a rota 0830 – 1230. Basic salary between £31,000 and £33,000 depending on experience, plus an opportunity to earn an efficiency bonus with uncapped earnings potential of £60,000 OTE. Accelerated training pathways and manufacturer training State-of-the-art facilities with modern automotive technology Family-friendly benefits such as enhanced Paternity & Maternity leave Long Service holiday rewards that increase with your length of service Paid day off for your birthday Company Values Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork - Professionalism These are the principles that every member of their team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how they interact with the local community and even how they view each other in the team. They recognise that a successful business is built around the quality and contentment of its people. As such, they are committed to providing fantastic career opportunities, state-of-the-art resources, comprehensive training, competitive earnings packages and a wide variety of benefits and provisions to ensure their teams receive the utmost support, both professionally and personally. Our Process When applying please include a full current CV, once this has been reviewed, we will be in touch to advise if your application will be progressed through to the next stage. The Riverside Resourcing & Consultancy recruitment process reflects our obligations under relevant UK legislation. Whilst all applications are carefully considered, we are only able to progress applications from candidates who have the right to work in the United Kingdom. Managing your data We care about your personal data. The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with more control and by applying to us, we consider this to be an agreement to process your personal data in support of our recruitment and selection process. Your application data is held within our secure applicant tracking system through hireful – you will be given access to a candidate zone in this system where you can monitor and manage your application and see status updates. We will communicate with you, by email or phone, throughout the recruitment process so that we can keep you updated regarding your application.