Vehicle Accessory Fitter

Halfords; Cavan; On-site; EUR 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Employee discount

Discounts on products

Wellbeing programme

Trade Price Bike Scheme

Life Assurance

Uniform

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to Work

Wagestream

Job summary

Halfords in Ireland is seeking a part-time associate to support car servicing and customer interactions in County Cavan. You will assist with fittings, basic maintenance, and delivering top-quality service in a busy retail environment.

You’ll join a team that trains you to perform a wide range of vehicle services and engage customers with confidence. Weekend availability is required, with career development support from the company.

Qualifications

• Experience of car parts fitting and basic car maintenance such as bulbs, blades, batteries.
• Experience of sharing expertise with others.
• Experience delivering great customer service ideally in a retail or automotive environment.
• A proactive approach to helping customers.
• Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Work on customers’ vehicles in the car park to deliver market-leading service.
• Carry out service and repair work or assist colleagues to maintain high standards.
• Support and train other team members to enhance the customer experience.
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge and safety standards.

Skills

Customer service

Motoring knowledge

Retail experience

Team collaboration

Weekend availability

Job description

Job no: 569157
Work type: Part time, 20 hours per week
Site: County Cavan, Lakeland Retail Park
Categories: Retail Colleagues
Location: Cavan
Salary: €15.27 per hour
Business Area: Retail

€15.27 per hour

Got a passion for all things motoring?

You’ll already have some experience of working with cars, either as a job or as a hobby, but more about that later. Your endless enthusiasm for all things car combined with your knack with customers is what will lead you to success in this role – you’ll be delivering market-leading standards of service, after all.

Working on customers’ vehicles in our car park, you’ll help us wow every customer. A practical problem solver who works quickly and efficiently you already have a confidence with all things motoring. You’ll have some experience of fitting, and we’ll train you to deliver a wide range of expert vehicle fitting services across car parts and technology. Carrying out most of the service and repair work yourself, you'll also help develop other members of the team. We only work to the highest quality standards, just like you.

Ideally, you already have experience in a retail or automotive/mechanic environment, but if you have practical skills and experience of delivering fantastic customer service, we can help you with the rest.

We invest heavily in training to give our colleagues skills to develop their careers, so whatever career path you want to follow and whatever pace you want to progress, we have the support here to help you make your ambitions a reality, whether it’s in Retail or elsewhere in the Group.

To be successful in this role you'll need:

• Experience of car parts fitting, including completing basic car maintenance such as bulbs, blades, batteries,
• Experience of sharing expertise with others
• Experience of delivering great customer service ideally in a retail sales or automotive based environment
• A proactive approach to helping customers
• Availability to work on a rota basis, including weekend

We know that everyone has different priorities at different stages of their lives, so we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits. As well as holiday and contributory company pension, you can expect to enjoy:

• Store discount, with 25% off most products across Halfords and Tredz
• Employee discount, with up to 50% off your garage bills at Halfords Autocentre
• Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
• Employee wellness programme offering free, independent, confidential support and counselling 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Fantastic Trade Price Bike Scheme - buy one bike per year from a rangeof bikes which have been significantly reduced
• Life Assurance
• Uniform
• Option to join our Sharesave scheme: save to purchase shares at a 20% discount
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Wagestream – a financial planning app that gives you more control over your pay. Access up to 30% of your pay as you earn it and save automatically from your salary to build a rainy-day fund for the future

We’re in an exciting chapter as a leading retailer of motoring and cycling products and services. Join us in our mission to keep the nation moving safely and be part of our success story.