Vehicle Technician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Overtime pay

Long holidays

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Elise Search in Bristol area is recruiting Vehicle Technicians for a stable national organisation. You will service, maintain and repair a fleet of vans, cars and potentially HGVs, with ongoing training and a generous benefits package.

The role requires a fully qualified mechanic or HGV technician with the listed qualifications and a full driving licence. Largely on-site with overtime opportunities to boost earnings.

Qualifications

• Qualified mechanic or HGV technician with the certificates listed.
• Experience working on vans, cars, or as an HGV mechanic.
• Full driving licence is required, HGV licence viewed favourably.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT and repair a fleet of vans and cars.
• Diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic diagnostic equipment.
• Carry out repairs in-house using full range of technical skills.

Skills

Driving Licence

Vehicle diagnostics

Fleet maintenance

Education

NVQ Level 3

IMI Advanced 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.