Vehicle Technician

Elise Search; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Training provided

Career progression

Job summary

Elise Search is recruiting for Vehicle Technicians in Gillingham, Kent to join a stable national organisation with strong staff development and an impressive benefits package.

You will service, maintain, MOT and repair a fleet of vans and cars, using diagnostic equipment and your hands-on skills. The role offers ongoing training on new vehicle technologies and a clear path to progression.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified mechanic or HGV technician with NVQ 3, IMI advanced level apprenticeship, City and Guilds Level 2, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT, and repair a fleet of mixed vehicles.
• Build product knowledge 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 your technical skills.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Diagnostics

Fleet maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3

IMI Advanced Level Apprenticeship

City and Guilds Level 2

Tools

Diagnostic equipment

Job description

Vehicle Technician

This very stable and profitable national organisation is recruiting for Vehicle Technicians in Gillingham, Kent.

The positions are working in their fleet workshop on a range of vehicles, with ongoing training on new vehicle technologies and personal career development provided; alongside a truly outstanding range of benefits which are detailed below.

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 Gillingham 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.£43-48k 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 50k are easily achievable.