Service Technician

Foray Motor Group; Wedmore; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Foray Rewards

24/7 wellbeing support

Cycle to Work Scheme

30 days holiday (rising to 34)

Long Service Awards

Workplace Discount for your vehicle

Job summary

Foray Motor Group is seeking a Vehicle Technician at Bridgwater Ford to service and maintain vehicles with a focus on fault finding and diagnostics. The role offers training pathways through Ford’s hub and in-house programmes, aiming to develop your skills and knowledge further.

You will join a busy workshop, with 45-hour weeks and a typical Monday–Friday schedule, plus a Saturday rota. An MOT qualification is advantageous but not essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in automotive/engineering.
• Previous experience in a vehicle workshop.
• MOT qualification would be advantageous; training provided.

Responsibilities

• Ford routine maintenance and service checks.
• Fault finding and diagnostics.
• Producing reports on vehicle health using an electronic health check system.
• Communicating technical issues to customers via video software and face-to-face interactions.

Skills

Fault finding

Attention to detail

Full driving licence

Willingness to learn

Education

NVQ Level 3 in automotive/engineering

Tools

Electronic health check system

Job description

Company Description

Foray Motor Group is the South West's award-winning Ford-only dealer group, with dealerships and service centres in Salisbury, Poole, Yeovil, Taunton, Andover, Shaftesbury, Bridgwater, Dorchester and Southampton. The 9 location group, with an annual turnover in excess of £150m, employs circa 400 people, in a wide variety of job roles, and has excellent opportunities for highly motivated, dedicated and talented people. Whether you're a salesperson, a vehicle technician or in customer service, we would like to hear from you. And, if you haven't yet built up experience in these areas, we have apprenticeships and training programmes to help you get settled in. At Foray we place great emphasis on developing our staff to equip you with the right skills and tools to succeed at everything you do.

Position

Salary: Upto £45,000.00 per annum (OTE & DOE/Q)

Location: Bridgwater Ford, (Insert Location)

Contract: Full-Time | Permanent

Hours: 45 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 08:00 a.m. - 05:30 p.m. (30 minute lunch)

Saturday rota: 1 in 4, 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.

Benefits

• Foray Rewards (including discount shopping from a range of retailers)
• 24/7 wellbeing support
• 24/7 1-2-1 Counselling support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 30 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), rising to 34 days with length of service
• Long Service Awards
• Workplace Discount for your own vehicle and immediate family

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly, successful workshop team at Bridgwater Ford. We're looking for someone who has a passion to continue to learn and develop, with a keen eye for detail. If you are successful, you will be provided with manufacturer (Ford) and in-house training to develop your skills and knowledge further, with clear training pathways delivered through Ford's state-of-the-art training hub.

The ideal candidate will have a NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification within the automotive or engineering sector and have previous experience in a vehicle workshop.

An MOT qualification would be advantageous, but not essential as training will be provided for the right candidate.

As a Vehicle Technician at Foray Motor Group, your role will cover a wide variety of duties and responsibilities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Ford (and other makes) routine maintenance and service checks
• Fault finding and diagnostics
• Producing reports on vehicle health and condition utilising an electronic health check system and following the manufacturer guidelines
• Communicating technical issues to customers by utilising intuitive video software, as well as face-to-face interactions

Requirements

You'll need to:

• Perform work efficiently and safely, in line with our in-house processes and standards
• Adapt to changing guidelines
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Hold a full driving licence
• A positive, can-do attitude

So, if this sounds like you, and you can demonstrate taking a methodical approach to fault-finding and vehicle repairs, as well as taking pride in your work's high standard, we want to hear from you!

Other information

Foray Motor Group is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of gender, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, gender reassignment and gender identity, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Please consider the following when making your application:

• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive sufficient volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early
• We are not able to offer sponsorship for people living outside the UK
• If you need any support throughout the application or interview process, please make a member of our team or the Hiring Manager aware

We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates. If we require agency assistance we will contact agencies directly. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.

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