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Vehicle Technician Job in Cheltenham

Gloucestershire
Cheltenham
Service Department, Main Dealership, Service Department, Car Dealership
£35000 - £45000 per annum
128556
Vehicle Technician required in Cheltenham. 
  • Up to £35,000 starting annual salary pending experience/brand accreditation.
  • Performance related bonus between £6-8,000 per annum plus £4,000 sign on bonus in your first year. 
  • Mon to Fri 8:30am-5:30pm and Sat 8:30am-1:00pm on a rota paid as overtime.
  • Fantastic long term career prospects with a multi-award winning and well-regarded car dealer group operating since 1996. 
Our client, a large multi-franchise car dealer group established across Southwest England, are currently looking to hire a Vehicle Technician for their busy premium franchise approved dealership in Cheltenham.

Reporting to the Workshop Controller and working with a large team, as a Vehicle Technician your main duties will include carrying out fault diagnosis, service, and repair as instructed to the standards laid down by the manufacturer and our client. You need to ensure faults are accurately diagnosed and report to the Workshop Controller as required on vehicle condition, safety, reliability and performance. You will need to ensure that quality and health & safety procedures relating to the function laid down by our client and manufacturer are adhered to at all times.

To be eligible you need to be qualified to IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair and ideally have at least one to two years practical experience in a workshop environment as a Vehicle Technician. You will need to hold a UK driving licence, be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce a high quality of work in a busy main dealer environment and be motivated to work towards targets set for you team. Applicants with an active MOT Smart Card or VAG brand accreditation would be highly advantageous to our client but it is non-essential.

What's in it for you? For your hard work as a Vehicle Technician, our client is offering:
  • Starting salary up to £30-35,000 per annum pending experience/brand accreditation.
  • Uncapped performance related bonus scheme of up to £6-8,000+ per annum. 
  • Potential bonus guarantee for your first several months of employment. 
  • Overtime paid at standard rate.
  • Sign on bonus of £4,000 paid in two installments with £2,000 after 3 months and £2000 after 9 months. 
  • 30 days annual leave (including the bank holidays) plus your birthday off work. 
  • Brand accredited training and development including ICE and electric vehicles with your salary increasing in-line with your training.
  • Various additional company benefits including pension scheme with employer contributions, staff purchase discounts, company loyalty rewards and a 24 hour employee assistance programme.
  • Fantastic long term career prospects with an multi-award winning and a well-regarded car dealer group operating since 1996. 
  • Working hours from 8:30am-5:30pm Monday to Friday with Saturdays 8:30am-12:30pm on a rota and paid as overtime.

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