MET Technician

Direct Line Group Careers; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive service provider in the UK is seeking an experienced MET Technician to join their Auto Services team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for stripping, refurbishing, and fitting vehicles while ensuring health and safety compliance. This permanent onsite role includes excellent benefits such as a 9% employer-contributed pension, discounts on insurance, and an EV car scheme.

Benefits

9% employer-contributed pension

50% off insurance plus free breakdown cover

Health and Dental insurance options

EV car scheme

Generous holidays

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an MET Technician.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Committed to delivering the best repair service.

Responsibilities

• Strip, refurbish, and fit a wide variety of vehicles.
• Work closely with a team to meet customer needs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Experience in stripping vehicles

Refurbishing vehicles

Fitting a variety of vehicles

Health and Safety compliance

Job description

MET Technician

Base salary up to £50,000 plus uncapped earning potential.

In addition to the above, you will receive a 9% employer-contributed pension - regardless of whether you contribute into your pension or not. Other benefits associated with this role are outlined below.

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining our Auto Services team, you’ll become a part of a network of repair centers with one simple mission. To deliver high-quality repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible for our more than 100,000 customers. As we look to the future, you can look to yours too. From technical capability to customer relations, here you’ll find a place where you can really thrive.

What you'll be doing

As an MET Technician, we want you to bring your previous experience, skills, and knowledge to the team. You'll need to demonstrate your experience in stripping, refurbishing, and fitting a wide variety of vehicles, as well as working to meet our customer's needs. If you love to stay busy, this role is really for you. You will work within a team of painters, panel beaters, and other MET fitters reporting to your workshop controller.

This is a permanent onsite role.

What you'll need

MET (Mechanical, Electrical, and Trim) Technician

All roles are at the heart of our Auto Services business, and you'll need to be enthusiastic, upbeat, and committed to delivering the best repair service.

As you can imagine, Health and Safety and working to industry standards is important to us. We always ensure our teams and customers' safety at each stage of the repair process, ensure tasks are carried out in compliance with Health and Safety as well as in line with Audatex estimates, observing DLGAS ways of working and BS10125 procedures.

Benefits

We recognize we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer-contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor, and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax-efficient way.
• Generous holidays
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus, many more

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognizing who you are and the life you live

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognize and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers.