Vehicle Technician

Elise Search; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Overtime rates

Flexible benefits

Personal car scheme

Job summary

Elise Search in Oxford is recruiting Vehicle Technicians for a stable, long‑term role in a fleet workshop. You will service and repair a mix of vans, cars and potentially HGVs, with ongoing training on new vehicle technologies and a generous benefits package.

The role emphasizes in‑house repairs, diagnostic work with manufacturer and generic tools, and opportunities for career progression in a market‑leading organisation with support for staff wellbeing and development.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified mechanic or HGV technician with NVQ level 3, IMI advanced level apprenticeship, City and Guilds level 2, or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience working as a vehicle technician on vans/cars or as an HGV mechanic.
• Full driving licence; HGV licence preferred but standard car licence acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT, and repair a fleet of mixed commercial vehicles.
• Build knowledge of a range of makes and models through to HGVs (optional).
• Diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic electronic diagnostic equipment.
• Complete all repair work in-house where possible, using the full range of technical skills.

Skills

Vehicle diagnostics

Fleet maintenance

Fault diagnosis

Education

NVQ level 3

IMI advanced level apprenticeship

City and Guilds level 2

Job description

Vehicle Technician

This very stable and profitable national organisation is recruiting for Vehicle Technicians in Oxford. 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 Oxford 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. 48-53k with annual pay reviews on top, this is based on a basic starting salary of c. 42k with a little overtime on top, further overtime is available to those who want it meaning earnings of 60k are easily achievable.