Vehicle Technician

Elise Search; Filton; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Generous holidays

Training on new vehicle technologies

Free staff parking

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Elise Search in Bristol is seeking a Vehicle Technician to service, maintain, and repair a fleet of mixed commercial vehicles, with MOT preparation and ongoing training on new technologies.

You will diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic diagnostic tools, complete repairs in-house, and develop knowledge across vans, cars, and HGVs. A full driving licence is required; HGV licence preferred. The role offers a stable career path with generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified mechanic or HGV technician with NVQ 3/IMI/City & Guilds.
• Experience on vans, cars or HGVs.
• Full driving licence; HGV licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT and repair a fleet of mixed commercial vehicles.
• Diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic diagnostic equipment.
• Complete repairs in-house using the full range of your technical skills.
• Build knowledge of makes/models from vans to HGVs (optional).

Skills

Vehicle technician experience

HGV experience

Full driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3

IMI Advanced Level Apprenticeship

City & Guilds Level 2

Job description

Vehicle Technician

This very stable and profitable national organisation is recruiting for Vehicle Technicians in North Bristol. The positions are working in their fleet workshop on a range of vehicles, with ongoing training on new vehicle technologies, generous pension and holidays and a shorter than average working week.

The role

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT, and repair a fleet of mixed commercial vehicles
• Build your product knowledge of a variety of makes and models of vans and cars through to HGVs (optional)
• Diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic electronic diagnosis equipment
• Complete all repair work in-house where possible, using the full range of your technical skills
• This position is based in Bristol with free staff parking on site.

The Vehicle Technician should

• Be a fully qualified mechanic or HGV technician with NVQ level 3, IMI advanced level apprenticeship, City and Guilds level 2, or equivalent qualifications.
• Have good experience of working as a vehicle technician on a range of vans and cars OR as an HGV mechanic.
• Have a full driving licence, we are especially interested in speaking to candidates with an HGV licence, but a standard car licence is fine too.

The Business

• A market leader in their field who invest regularly in new vehicle technologies and give training on them
• Very successful organisation who offer a stable, long-term career to their vehicle technicians with technical development and career progression plans tailored to you
• Genuinely support their employees with assistance programmes to help people in emergency situations, to support family life and to provide funds to local causes.
• Have a mental health and wellbeing programme with trained mental health first aiders accessible to all
• Give an unrivalled benefits package including a very generous company pension scheme, enhanced overtime rates, good holidays that rise with service, a flexible benefit that can be used for a variety of options including additional holidays or a personal car scheme.
• Offer earnings of c.£49-54k with annual pay reviews on top, this is based on a starting salary of c.£43k with a little overtime on top, further overtime is available to those who want it meaning earnings of £70k are easily achievable.