Preparation Technician

Swansway Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays that increase with length of…

Your Birthday off

Company Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Long service recognition

Annual flu jab

Discounts on products and services…

Cycle to work scheme

Employee recruitment referral payments

Employee assistance programme and coun

Occupation health services

Flexible working patterns

Car Benefit Scheme for employee or fam

Job summary

Swansway Group is seeking a Preparation Technician in Preston to carry out pre-delivery inspection checks on vehicles, with MOT duties if licensed. You will work with the Workshop Controller, provide status updates to the front-of-house Service Advisor team, and participate in our see it now service that records vehicle health checks on camera.

The role requires L3 in vehicle service and repair, strong communication, and a valid driving licence.

Qualifications

• L3 qualification in vehicle service and repair.
• Team player with a collaborative approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must hold a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide additional work detail to customers and/or Service Advisors.
• Provide regular work status updates.
• Complete pre-delivery inspections on new and used vehicles.
• Ensure all work is carried out observing safe working practices of self and others.
• Check level and quality of work through use of diagnostic equipment and road testing vehicles after work has been carried out.
• Complete relevant service documentation (Job sheets, PDI's, service reports) in line with HSO, warranty and Dealership requirements.
• Accurately complete job cards and DISS reports, including any written descriptions of faults found or repairs completed.

Skills

Team player

Excellent communicator

Can-do attitude

Valid driving licence

Education

L3 qualification in vehicle service and repair

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

As a Preperation Technician reporting into the Aftersales Manager your main responsibilities will be the pre-delivery inspection checks of vehicles. If you have an MOT licence you may be required to carry out MOTs.

Working closely with the Workshop Controller you will work through your allocated jobs and feedback to the front of house Service Advisor team with any additional works or escalation the customer needs to be made aware of.

As part of our service to all our customers we offer a 'see it now' service where we record on camera any work that needs to be completed on customers vehicles as well as vehicle health checks.

• Provide additional work detail to customers and/or Service Advisors
• Provide regular work status updates
• Complete pre-delivery inspections on new and used vehicles
• Ensure all work is carried out observing safe working practices of self and others
• Check level and quality of work through use of diagnostic equipment and road testing vehicles after work has been carried out
• Complete relevant service documentation (Job sheets, PDI's, service reports) in line with HSO, warranty and Dealership requirements
• Accurately complete job cards and DISS reports, including any written descriptions of faults found or repairs completed

• L3 qualification in vehicle service and repair
• Team player
• Excellent communicator both written and verbal
• Can do attitude
• Must hold a valid driving licence

Founded in 2003 by Michael Smyth and his three sons, David, Peter and John, Swansway has grown from five motor dealerships in Cheshire and the West Midlands to the 20 dealerships we have today. From Birmingham in the South to Carlisle in the North we partner with eleven brands including; Audi, Volkswagen, Land Rover, Honda and many more.

We're expanding our own-brand, Motor Match our used sites, and we don't stop at dealerships; we operate four Volkswagen Group Trade Part Centres, an Accident Repair Centre, a Group Fleet Sales Centre and an eBay shop re-cycling obsolete parts. All this is supported by our Head Office in Crewe.

But, it's not what we do that makes us the company we are, it's how we do it; it's our family heritage that sets us apart, with the Smyth family playing a hands-on role in the day-to-day running of the business; we genuinely care about our customers and our Swansway family and that makes us a great place to work. We live by our caring, honest and proud values which is why our long service boards are brimming with names who've been with us five, ten and fifteen years!

• Holidays that increase with length of service
• Your Birthday off
• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Long service recognition
• Annual flu jab
• Discounts on products and services that extend to your family and friends
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recruitment referral payments
• Employee assistance programme and counselling service
• Occupation health services
• Flexible working patterns
• Car Benefit Scheme for employee or family