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Vehicle Technician Job in Wantage

Oxfordshire
Wantage
Service Department, Independent Garage
£45500 per annum
136817
Vehicle Technician required in Wantage, Oxfordshire.
  • Starting salary up to £20 per hour pending experience plus overtime paid at time and a half. 
  • 8:00am-5:00 Mon-Fri. No weekends are required! 
  • Rare opportunity to work with an industry-leading 4x4 vehicle specialist operating since 2001. 
Our client, a family-run independent automotive service centre situated in Wantage, Oxfordshire are currently looking to recruit a Vehicle Technician to join their business.
 
Reporting to the Business Owner and working as part of a small and friendly workshop team, as a Vehicle Technician your main duties will include carrying out fault diagnosis, servicing, maintenance and repairs on customer's vehicles (predominantly 4x4s) as instructed to the standards laid down by our client. You will need to ensure faults are accurately diagnosed and report to the Business Owner as required on vehicle condition, safety, reliability, and performance. As a Vehicle Technician, you will need to ensure that Health & Safety, as well as work quality procedures relating to the task at hand, are always adhered to. 
 
Do you need to be qualified to be eligible? In short, no! 

An IMI/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair would be highly desirable however our client is willing to consider candidates time-served in their experience as a Vehicle Technician who have their tool kit and a UK driving licence with minimal points. Overall, you will need to be a committed individual and a good team player. You must be able to produce high-quality work in a busy workshop environment and be motivated towards doing the best work possible for our client's customers. Any experience with 4x4 vehicles would be advantageous but 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 £20 per hour pending experience.
  • No targets! Our client is focused on quality over quantity.
  • Additional overtime paid at an enhanced rate of time and a half. 
  • 20 days annual leave plus the 8 bank holidays.
  • Company pension scheme. 
  • Health care provisions available.
  • Access to further technical training/development.
  • Rare opportunity to work with an industry-leading 4x4 vehicle specialist operating since 2001. 
  • 40 hours per week. Your working hours are 8:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute paid morning break and a 30-minute unpaid lunch.
  • Your last 30 minutes of the day every day is paid as overtime.
If you are interested in hearing more about this Vehicle Technician job in the Wantage area, please contact Sarena Abbott at Perfect Placement Today.

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