MET Technician

Activate Group Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sur place; GBP 25 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

33 days holiday

Health cash plan

Enhanced parental pay

Life assurance 3x salary

Free breakfast and fruit

Birthday surprises

Résumé du poste

Activate Group is seeking a MET Technician to join Activate Accident Repair at our Newcastle-area site. You will dismantle and reassemble accident-damaged vehicles in line with manufacturers' specifications and our high standards, supporting the repair and paint process.

The role is permanent and full-time, offering clear progression within a team-focused culture, and a comprehensive benefits package including generous holiday, health plan, life cover, and staff recognition initiatives.

Qualifications

• ATA / NVQ level 3 required.
• Good communication skills.
• Strong decision making and problem solving.
• Good H&S knowledge and awareness.
• Strong time management.
• Relevant industry experience as a repair technician.

Responsabilités

• Carry out work as detailed in the estimate, removing damaged components from the vehicle for repair/paint work.
• Refit components after repair/replacement to restore pre-accident condition.
• Deliver the highest standard of quality in every job.
• Meet manufacturers' and/or estimated repair times.
• Report faults and defects identified while working on vehicles.
• Accurately report components, materials and consumables used.

Connaissances

ATA / NVQ level 3

Good communication

Decision making

H&S knowledge

Time management

Repair technician experience

Description du poste

MET Technician

Location: AAR Newcastle, Unit 2, Balliol Business Park, Benton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE12 8EW

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

About the role

We’re looking for a MET Technician to join ourteam, and play a key role in Activate Accident Repair.

Activate Group is a growing UK business approaching 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.

About the role

Dismantling and reassembling accident-damaged vehicles in line with manufacturers' specifications and to the high standards expected by our customers.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out work detailed in estimate, removing damaged components from the vehicle in preparation for Repair/Paint work to be carried out.
• On repair/replacement of the components they must be refitted, restoring the vehicle to pre accident condition.
• Deliver the highest standard of quality.
• Attain manufacturers' and/or estimated repair times.
• Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles.
• Accurately report all components, materials and consumables used.

Skills and experience

• ATA / NVQ level 3
• Good Communication skills.
• Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness.
• Good Time management skills
• Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
• Personal health cash plan– claim back the cost of everyday healthcare such as dental and optical check-ups
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• Life assuranceat three times your basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fresh fruit
• Abirthday surprisefor everyone

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, we want everyone to have the tools and support they need to do their best work. We’re an innovative business that continuously reviews and improves our systems, processes and ways of working, making sure they support our teams to do their jobs effectively.

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider business vision and purpose – making someone’s bad day better. You’ll understand how your role contributes to the bigger picture and how your work helps deliver excellent outcomes for customer and partners.

We believe work should be enjoyable. We make time to celebrate success, recognise achievements and bring people together at team events and company-wide celebrations. We’ll also support your ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning.

Whether you’re based in one of our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough or Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or working from home, you’ll be part of a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.

A bit about us

Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching1,000 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK’s largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in road incidents through our contact centres inHalifax, Peterborough and Huddersfield.

We manage every step of the repair journey - repairing vehicles at our ownActivate Accident Repair (AAR)body shops, as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.

We also work with the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting their approved repair programmes, and deliver innovative technology solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.

Our purpose & values

Our purpose underpins everything we do: Make someone’s bad day better

• Make it happen– Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
• Strive for better– Be bold. Challenge the norm - make small improvements often.
• Win together– Be a team player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.