Vehicle Accessory Fitter

Halfords; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Employee discount

Discount on Breakdown Cover

Discounts on groceries, holidays, and

Employee wellness programme

Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme

Life Assurance

Uniform

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Wagestream

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Vehicle Accessory Fitter in Chelmsford to fit car parts and provide exceptional service in our car park. You’ll work on customers' vehicles, deliver high-quality service and help develop team members, with training provided to broaden your expertise.

Ideal candidates will have experience in car parts fitting, customer service, and a proactive, problem-solving approach. Weekend availability is required to support rota shifts and busy trading periods.

Qualifications

• Experience of car parts fitting
• Experience of sharing expertise with others
• Experience of delivering great customer service, ideally in a retail sales or automotive-based environment
• A proactive approach to helping customers
• Problem solving skills
• Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekends

Responsibilities

• Working on customers' vehicles in our car park, you’ll help us wow every customer.
• Carrying out most of the service and repair work yourself, you'll also help develop other members of the team.
• We only work to the highest quality standards, just like you.

Job description

Vehicle Accessory Fitter

2026-09-21T19:09:48

Location: Chelmsford, Essex, GB, CM1 1

Any

Application Deadline: 2026-10-21T03:35:42.103

Job Description

Age 21+ £13.11 per hour

Under 21 £11.25 per hour

Got a passion for all things motoring? You’ll already have some experience of working with cars, either as a job or as a hobby, but more about that later. Your endless enthusiasm for all things car combined with your knack with customers is what will lead you to success in this role — you’ll be delivering market‑leading standards of service, after all.

Working on customers' vehicles in our car park, you’ll help us wow every customer. A practical problem solver who works quickly and efficiently, you already have confidence with all things motoring. You’ll have some experience of fitting, and we’ll train you to deliver a wide range of expert vehicle fitting services across car parts and technology. Carrying out most of the service and repair work yourself, you'll also help develop other members of the team. We only work to the highest quality standards, just like you.

Ideally, you already have experience in a retail or automotive/mechanic environment, but if you have practical skills and experience of delivering fantastic customer service, we can help you with the rest.

We invest heavily in training to give our colleagues skills to develop their careers, so whatever career path you want to follow and whatever pace you want to progress, we have the support here to help you make your ambitions a reality, whether it’s in Retail or elsewhere in the Group.

Requirements for Success

• Experience of car parts fitting, including completing basic car maintenance such as bulbs, blades, batteries


• Experience of sharing expertise with others


• Experience of delivering great customer service, ideally in a retail sales or automotive-based environment


• A proactive approach to helping customers


• Problem solving skills


• Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekends

Rewards and Benefits

We know that everyone has different priorities at different stages of their lives, so we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits, including:

• Store discount, with 25% off most products across Halfords and Tredz


• Employee discount, with up to 50% off your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre


• Discount on Halfords Breakdown Cover, with bike cover as standard for all annual policies


• Discounts on groceries, shopping, holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more


• Employee wellness programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24/7


• Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme — buy one bike per year from a range of bikes significantly reduced


• Life Assurance


• Uniform


• Option to join our Sharesave scheme — save to purchase shares at a 20% discount


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Wagestream — a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay, allowing access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and saving automatically from your salary


• Health Cash Plan — claim cashback towards healthcare costs and access health and well-being services

Our Company

We’re in an exciting chapter, rapidly growing our business with a focus on motoring services and electric mobility. We’re the UK’s leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services, and the UK’s largest vehicle service, maintenance and repair business. Join us and be part of our success story in getting the nation safely back on the move.

At Halfords, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We're an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family.