- VEHICLE MET/STRIP FIT TECHNICIAN - TEWKESBURY
- SALARY: Negotiable pending experience, with a performance-related bonus providing on-target earnings up to £52,000 per annum.
- HOURS: 42.5-hour week. 8:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute lunch break.
- BENEFITS: Enhanced annual leave, further training provided, and fantastic long-term career prospects with a large and growing nationwide automotive accident repair group.
Our client, a large automotive accident repair centre based in Tewkesbury, is currently looking to recruit a Vehicle MET/Strip Fit Technician to join their business.
Working as part of a team and reporting to the General Manager, this role offers you the opportunity to use your technical expertise and attention to detail to produce high-quality results. Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Removal of damaged parts to allow repairs to take place.
- Ensuring displaced parts are stored correctly and safely for refitting.
- Checking for additional damage and any additional parts that may be required, bringing these items to the attention of the Vehicle Damage Assessor, and ordering the additional parts.
- Checking all the parts are there and are correct to enable smooth travel through the vehicle repair journey.
- Once the vehicle has been repaired and painted, you then refit the vehicle, taking care and attention not to damage freshly painted panels and ensuring panel gaps are true and within manufacturer tolerances.
- As part of the role, you may also be required to replace mechanical components of the steering, drivetrain, and engine.
- Reset Vehicle Control Units using diagnostic equipment.
- Ensures that all health and safety legislation and internal procedures are followed.
- Attends regular safety training to review work safety rules.
- Ensures the maintenance of tools, equipment, and other materials.
- Performs other reasonable activities from time to time.
To be eligible, you will ideally have a recognised qualification in automotive MET/vehicle body repair or be working towards an ATA/IMI qualification. Overall, you will be able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines, carry out duties as detailed on job cards to manufacturer and company standards, use initiative and prioritise workload to meet delivery times and customers’ expectations, and be able to work independently but liaise effectively with colleagues and support others by multi-tasking during busy periods. A UK driving license with minimal points is essential.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? For your hard work as a Vehicle MET/Strip Fit Technician, our client is offering:
- Starting salary negotiable pending experience/ATA qualification
- Access to a performance-related bonus providing on-target earnings up to £52,000 per annum.
- 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing over the length of service.
- Full in-house training provided.
- Company benefits include a pension scheme, healthcare provisions and a rewards scheme.
- Fantastic long-term career development prospects with a large and growing nationwide automotive accident repair group operating 38 centres with over 700+ staff.
- 42.5-hour week. 8:00am-5:00pm Monday to Friday with a 30-minute lunch break.