Vehicle Technician

Elise Search; St Albans; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Enhanced overtime

Holidays rise with service

Flexible benefits

Mental wellbeing programme

Job summary

Elise Search is recruiting Vehicle Technicians in St. Albans. Mon-Fri early day shifts with no weekend work, and free staff parking on site in a fleet workshop handling a range of vans and cars, with optional involvement with HGVs and ongoing training for new vehicle technologies.

The role involves diagnosing faults, servicing, maintenance and in-house repairs, plus a clear path for career progression and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified mechanic or HGV technician with NVQ Level 3 / IMI Advanced apprenticeship or City & Guilds Level 2.
• Experience as a vehicle technician on vans, cars or HGVs.
• Full driving licence; HGV licence advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Service, maintain, prepare for MOT, and repair a fleet of mixed vehicles.
• Build product knowledge of various makes and models, including vans and cars (HGVs optional).
• Diagnose faults using manufacturer and generic diagnostic equipment.
• Complete repairs in-house where possible using full range of technical skills.

Skills

Driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 3

IMI Advanced Level Apprenticeship

City & Guilds Level 2

Equivalent qualifications

Job description

Vehicle Technician

This very stable and profitable national organisation is recruiting for Vehicle Technicians in St. Albans.

Monday - Friday, early day shifts, no weekend working

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 St. Albans 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.£42-47k with annual pay reviews on top, this is based on a starting salary of c.£40k with a little overtime on top, further overtime is available to those who want it meaning earnings of £48k are easily achievable.