Automotive Technician - East London

Porsche Retail Group Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OTE £50k-£60k

Holiday 25 days

Bank holidays

Leasing rates

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Staff discounts

Employee assistance

Job summary

Porsche Retail Group is recruiting a Vehicle Technician for Porsche Centre East London. You will report to the Workshop Controller and perform maintenance and repair work on a range of vehicles in line with repair processes while meeting high brand standards.

Key responsibilities include reviewing customer requirements, ordering parts, writing job cards, performing repairs, logging time per warranty, and conducting road tests.

Qualifications

• Must have recent dealership vehicle technician experience.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements.
• Ascertaining and ordering the parts required.
• Write up job cards.
• Carry out the repair.
• Recording time spent as per the warranty process.
• Conduct road tests.
• Keep technical and job knowledge up to date.
• Take ownership for personal development needs.

Skills

Vehicle technician experience

Job description

Porsche Retail Group have an excellent opportunity for a Vehicle Technician to work for one of the world’s most iconic brands and join the prestigious Porsche Centre East London. This state of art newly refurbished showroom will be the first “Destination Porsche” Centre in the UK. The Centre shares a site with Porsche Central Operations and both the Porsche Retail Group and Porsche Cars Great Britain Head Offices, with shared facilities including an onsite restaurant, coffee bar and parking. The site is also located within walking distance of a local shopping park.

Please note: To be considered for this role, you must have recent dealership vehicle technician experience and hold a full UK driving licence.

About the role

As a Vehicle Technician, you will be reporting to the Workshop Controller and be responsible for carrying out maintenance and repair of a variety of vehicles in line with the repair process, meeting customer expectations, whilst ensuring commercial and operational requirements are considered at all times and meeting very high industry and brand standards.

Core Specific Responsibilities as Vehicle Technician

• Review customer requirements
• Ascertaining and ordering the parts required
• Write up job cards
• Carry out the repair
• Recording time spent as per the warranty process
• Conduct road tests
• Keep technical and job knowledge up to date
• Take ownership for personal development needs

About the hours & rewards

For the role of Vehicle Technician, the hours of work are 8.00am to 5.00pm and one in four Saturdays 8.00am to 1.00pm.

If you are a fully qualified Vehicle Technician with recent dealership experience from within a dealership, you’ll receive a fantastic salary with an OTE of £50k - £60K. You will also receive a fantastic benefits package, including:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Option of a VW group vehicle at preferential leasing rates
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Staff preferential rates
• Employee Discounts Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About the company

Porsche Retail Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Porsche Cars Great Britain and are one of the largest Porsche Dealer Groups in the UK, representing five Porsche Centres located in Guildford, Hatfield, Mayfair, Reading and West London. Porsche Retail Group are proud to be one of Best Companies’ Top 100 large companies to work for in the UK, as well as a Top 5 company in Automotive, and combine an outstanding working environment with great benefits and an extremely competitive package.

You must have eligibility to work in the UK. Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted. If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.