VEHICLE TECHNICIAN

Formula One Licensing B.V; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Silverstone is seeking a proactive Workshop Technician to maintain a fleet of high-performance cars including Ferraris, Aston Martins, McLarens and single-seaters. You will operate in a fast-paced workshop, ensuring readiness and presentation to schedule-driven targets.

Join a skilled team dedicated to safety, quality and customer experience while contributing to department goals and professional development.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Motor Vehicle Engineering is required.
• Prestige or sports cars experience is essential.
• Clean UK driving licence is required.
• Welding and fabrication experience is desirable.
• Computer skills with Word and Excel are expected.
• Demonstrated teamwork and leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain vehicles in accordance with maintenance schedules and plans.
• Prepare vehicles to technical and presentational standards, contributing to budgets and targets.
• Oversee vehicle bay activities in line with housekeeping and Health & Safety standards.
• Work as part of the team to support departmental aims.
• Utilise workshop store spaces effectively.
• Conduct vehicle inspections, fault diagnosis, and mechanical repairs, plus customer interaction.
• Support the Workshop Manager and Lead Technician as needed.

Skills

Prestige cars experience

Sports cars experience

Clean UK driving licence

Team player

Leadership skills

MS Word & Excel

Welding & fabrication (desirable)

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Motor Vehicle Engineering

Job description

The Drive team delivers the greatest driving experiences in the world – we are memory makers! We are responsible for planning, costing, developing, organising and delivering all retail drive experiences, manufacturer and corporate driving events on this historic track.

We are a multi-functional, highly-skilled team who pride ourselves on developing thrilling bucket-list level products and extraordinary customer experience, and we know how to have fun too! We work with the best track instructors in the business with a fleet of over 50 cars including bucket list worthy supercars from Ferrari, Aston Martin, and McLaren, adrenaline-pumping sports cars from Caterham and BMW, to our ultimate race cars the Formula Single Seaters, and not forgetting our fleet of onsite vehicles.

Job Purpose

To be a proactive and influential member of the workshop team in a fast paced workshop environment which works to tight deadlines in order to provide a well-maintained fleet of Ferraris, New Aston Martin Vantages, McLaren 620r’s/570gt4’s & Single seaters, capable of delivering the Silverstone range of driving products in accordance to schedules provided. To assist and support the maintenance of wider Silverstone venue fleet.

Key Relationships

• Customers and visitors, Workshop Manager, Lead Technician, Drive & Eide Manager, Drive & Ride Coordinator, Technicians, Third Party Suppliers and the wider Silverstone team.

Silverstone is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all team members and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and DBS checks at the appropriate level will be obtained prior to employment commencing.

Key Responsibilities

• To maintain vehicles in accordance to maintenance schedules and plans.
• To prepare vehicles to agreed technical and presentational standards, as well as contribute to financial aims and budgetary targets.
• Be responsible for vehicle bay related activity in accordance to Company housekeeping standards and Health and Safety at Work standards.
• To professionally and conscientiously work as part of the team to contribute to departmental aims.
• To be proactive in accurate use of the workshop store spaces facility.
• Duties will be to conduct vehicle inspections, fault diagnosis, mechanical repair and customer interaction.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the jobholder may be required to perform other duties assigned by the Workshop Manager and/or Lead Technician from time to time.

Performance Responsibilities

• Objectives set through the Personal Development Review (PDR) process
• Ownership and completion of agreed business priorities in a timely manner
• Teamwork

Team Responsibilities

• To work as part of the team to develop others and to support workloads to ensure commercial and operational success.
• Create a positive, proactive culture and environment within the department.
• Promote at all times the professional image of the company by ensuring high standards of both professionalism and personal presentation.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• NVQ Level 3 in Motor Vehicle Engineering
• Prestige or Sports cars experience
• Clean UK driving licence
• Flexible approach
• Dedicated and ambitious
• Computer skills word and excel
• Good team working
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Welding and fabrication experience (desirable)

About Silverstone

We’re Silverstone, the UK’s leading motorsport venue for over 60 years. You probably know us as the hosts of world-class events, such as the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, MotoGP and Silverstone Festival.

As a true, one-of-a-kind destination, we make people feel the thrill on and beyond the track. From unforgettable business experiences at our International Conference & Exhibition Centre, to unique getaways and iconic trackside views at Escapade – we work hard to ensure each and every one of our visitors can see our personality, touch our legacy and hear our heartbeat around every single corner. And we want you to be a part of it.