Vehicle Technician - Reading

Porsche Retail Group Ltd; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year

Preferential vehicle leasing

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Staff preferential rates

Employee Discounts Programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Porsche Retail Group is seeking a qualified Vehicle Technician to join Porsche Centre Reading. You will perform maintenance and repairs to a variety of vehicles, following the repair process and brand standards, reporting to the Workshop Controller. The role emphasizes quality, customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Hours are 8:00 to 17:00, with one in four Saturdays 8:00 to 13:00. A generous salary with OTE £50k-£60k plus an attractive benefits package including holidays, private

Qualifications

• Recent dealership vehicle technician experience
• Full UK driving licence required

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements
• Order parts as required
• Write up job cards
• Carry out vehicle repairs
• Record time spent per warranty process
• Conduct road tests
• Keep technical knowledge up to date
• Take ownership for personal development

Skills

Dealership experience

UK driving licence

Job description

Porsche Retail Group have an excellent opportunity for a Vehicle Technician to work for one of the world’s most iconic brands and join the prestigious Porsche Centre Reading. This state of art newly refurbished showroom will be the first “Destination Porsche” Centre in the UK. The Centre shares a site with Porsche Central Operations and both the Porsche Retail Group and Porsche Cars Great Britain Head Offices, with shared facilities including an onsite restaurant, coffee bar and parking. The site is also located within walking distance of a local shopping park.

Please note: To be considered for this role, you must have recent dealership vehicle technician experience and hold a full UK driving licence.

About the role

As a Vehicle Technician, you will be reporting to the Workshop Controller and be responsible for carrying out maintenance and repair of a variety of vehicles in line with the repair process, meeting customer expectations, whilst ensuring commercial and operational requirements are considered at all times and meeting very high industry and brand standards.

Core Specific Responsibilities as Vehicle Technician

• Review customer requirements
• Ascertaining and ordering the parts required
• Write up job cards
• Carry out the repair
• Recording time spent as per the warranty process
• Conduct road tests
• Keep technical and job knowledge up to date
• Take ownership for personal development needs

About the hours & rewards

For the role of Vehicle Technician, the hours of work are 8.00am to 5.00pm and one in four Saturdays 8.00am to 1.00pm.

If you are a fully qualified Vehicle Technician with recent dealership experience from within a dealership, you’ll receive a fantastic salary with an OTE of £50k - £60K. You will also receive a fantastic benefits package, including:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Option of a VW group vehicle at preferential leasing rates
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Staff preferential rates
• Employee Discounts Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About the company

Porsche Retail Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Porsche Cars Great Britain and are one of the largest Porsche Dealer Groups in the UK, representing five Porsche Centres located in Guildford, Hatfield, Mayfair, Reading and West London. Porsche Retail Group are proud to be one of Best Companies’ Top 100 large companies to work for in the UK, as well as a Top 5 company in Automotive, and combine an outstanding working environment with great benefits and an extremely competitive package.