Motor Vehicle Technician

Perrys Motor Sales Ltd; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

30 days holiday

Car discounts

Wellbeing support

Mental Wellness Champions

Help@Hand from Unum

Digital GP

Sales Development Programme

Perrys Extra Perks

Job summary

Perrys Motor Sales Ltd is recruiting a skilled Technician to join our busy service department. You will carry out routine servicing and maintenance on customer vehicles, perform minor and major mechanical work, and conduct road tests after work is completed.

A Level-3 Technician Qualification and a full UK driving licence are essential. We value organised, customer-focused individuals who can work well within the dealership team and uphold our People First culture with a supportive environment

Qualifications

• Level-3 Technician Qualification is required.
• Experience as a technician in a dealership environment is preferred.
• Full UK Driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out servicing and maintenance on customer vehicles.
• Perform minor and major mechanical work using technical knowledge.
• Conduct road tests after completing mechanical work.

Skills

Well-organised

Customer-focused

Driving licence

Education

Level-3 Technician Qualification

Job description

Want an Even Better career, then join us!

Perrys are one of the UK’s largest Car Retailers, having served customers since 1908 with multiple branches across the country. Official franchised dealer for many of the UK’s most popular car and commercial vehicle brands, including Ford, Kia, Mazda, MG, Citroen, Peugeot and Vauxhall as well as emerging brands like BYD, Geely, Omoda, Jaecoo and Leap.

With a wide range of benefits on offer including:

• Pension
• Life assurance
• 30 days holiday (including bank holidays rising with service)
• Company discounts on cars and after sales services and products
• Wellbeing support including flu vaccinations, Mental Wellness Champions, Help@Hand from Unum and digital GP
• Sales Development Programme
• Perrys Extra Perks include a number of People First Recognition schemes rewarding our employees for going the extra mile including Customer Service Recognition, Regional Employee of the Quarter, High Flyers and Long Service recognition schemes.

Most of all you will be part of a team and a business with a family feel with a focus on people.

Hours of work: We can be flexible with the hours offered. The role offered will be a one-week pattern, working Monday – Fridays which will give you quality time to spend with your family and friends.

Perrys Technicians are an integral part of our business ensuring that we provide expertise and excellence in our service and repairs to every customer vehicle in our care. So why not come and make your career Even Better.

Joining us as a Technician means you will play a crucial role in achieving and maintaining the highest standards of the company through service and repairs as well as understanding the needs of every customer, which makes it important that you demonstrate our People First values to go the extra mile and get the service and repairs right first time, every time.

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity available for an individual who comes from a technician background. The ideal candidate will have Level-3 technician qualification and previous technician experience.

As a Perrys Technician, you will communicate with customers to carry out service and maintenance on customer vehicles, utilise your technical knowledge to provide minor and major mechanical work, and perform road tests of customer vehicles after the mechanical work has been carried out.

About you:

• You will be well-organised and self-motivated.
• Demonstrate capability and confidence in working with equipment and systems within the dealership.
• Care passionately and commit to doing the right thing for our customers, treating them fairly.
• Possess Level 3 Technician Qualification.
• You will have a full UK Driving licence.

Why join Perrys?

At Perrys we pride ourselves on our People First culture; people are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about continuing to build an environment where everyone feels valued, understands their important contribution to the business and is able to reach their full potential.

Any applications will be 100% confidential. Perrys operates a blind CV process in the support of our diversity strategy and objectives. This practice means that recruiting managers are not provided with any personal data such as name, sex or age prior to the short-listing process in order to minimise any unconscious bias.