Roadside Technician

Octane Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Roadside Vehicle Technician in the Heathrow area. This role offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits including overtime pay, and a fully equipped company vehicle. Candidates should have strong technical skills in vehicle maintenance and diagnostics and hold a valid UK driving licence. The position emphasizes exceptional customer service while ensuring vehicle operations.

Benefits

23 days annual leave rising to 25

Time and a half for overtime

Free premium breakdown cover

Flexible benefits site

Training from day 1

Qualifications

• Ideally Level 3 qualified Vehicle Technician.
• Must have a full UK driving licence.
• Strong all round technical experience required.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose issues on the vehicles attending breakdowns.
• Advise customers on vehicle issues.
• Perform vehicle servicing and general maintenance.

Skills

Technical experience

Electrical experience

Diagnostic experience

Customer service

Education

Level 2 Vehicle Technician

Tools

Diagnostic tools

Job description

Overview

Roadside Vehicle Technician. Location: you will have a geographical area based on where you live so this isn't crucial. This opportunity is covering the Heathrow area

Salary: £53,720 basic plus overtime. Overall earnings can be as high as £58,000 depending on how much time you're willing to do.

Hours: this is a 40-hour working week with the earliest start time is 6am latest finish time is 2am, rota is posted 14 days prior to shifts taking place, these can change with up to 72 hours\' notice.

Ref: 28629

Introduction

We have exciting new opportunities for Roadside and mobile Vehicle Technicians. We are recruiting across all areas so we will tailor the area to you based on your location. This Roadside Vehicle Technician is working for one of the UK\'s leading vehicle breakdown companies who provider a first-class service to thousands of customers and you would be entitled to a wide range of benefits the moment you start your employment.

Benefits

• 23 days annual leave rising to 25
• Time and a half for overtime
• Free premium breakdown cover for you and your household
• No additional travel time - start and finish on your driveway.
• Training from day 1
• A fully equipped state of the art company vehicle with tools and uniform
• Access to a broad range of career progression opportunities and industry leading training
• Company life assurance linked to pension
• Flexible benefits site providing numerous benefits including health and wellbeing

Role

• Working closely with the breakdown team you will be tasked with attending breakdowns to diagnose issues they have. Working on the vehicles to ideally get them back on the road otherwise making sure the vehicle goes back to the workshop
• Identifying problems and advising the customer on the vehicle\'s issues
• Vehicle servicing & general maintenance including electrical & vehicle Diagnostics
• Mobile Vehicle Technician / Roadside Technician are the face of the business so it\'s important you deliver exceptional Customer Service

Requirements

• We are ideally looking for a Level 3 qualified Vehicle Technician, but this is not essential, however you must be Level 2 qualified at minimum
• Must hold a full UK driving licence
• Have a strong all round technical experience - maintenance, Technical, Electrical, and Diagnostic experience

Consultant: Yvonne Martin - Octane Recruitment

VTSTH

Octane Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.

We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter.

Octane Recruitment covers a variety of different sectors including Technical, Mechanical, Engineering, Sales, Service, Aftersales, Bodyshop, Fleet & Rental Management, Accounts, Finance, Marketing, & Payroll, Managerial, Logistics, Parts, Administration, Call Centre / Contact Centre, Senior Appointments, Head Office Positions and Confidential Appointments