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Vehicle Technician – Derby
Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on experience & qualifications
Location: Derby
Contract: Permanent
Join cinch
We're cinch. Our mission is simple – remove the faff from buying and owning cars, giving customers more choice, with more ease. We’re putting drivers first and we’ve ripped up the rule book to make sure that happens.
We’re a customer-first business with huge ambition. Already the UK’s largest online used car retailer, we’re expanding our offering with an exciting roadmap of online and physical retail solutions.
Customers can choose from thousands of cars online or visit one of our cinch Stores to test drive, buy and drive away a car on the same day. Plus, all our cars come with a 14-day money back guarantee and a free 90-day warranty.
cinch is part of Constellation Automotive Group, alongside WeBuyAnyCar.com, BCA and Marshall Motor Group. We like to keep good company.
The role
We’re looking for a Vehicle Technician to join our experienced team at our Derby store.
You’ll be responsible for servicing, diagnosing and repairing vehicles to ensure they meet our high standards before reaching our customers.
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Your key responsibilities will include:
- Carrying out vehicle servicing, maintenance and repairs
- Diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults
- Completing road and ramp testing
- Carrying out repairs in line with approved methods
- Completing air conditioning services when required
- Carrying out MOT checks if qualified
- Completing warranty repairs in line with manufacturer standards
- Ensuring all relevant documentation is completed accurately
What we’re looking for
- City & Guilds or NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 qualification – essential
- Previous experience as a Vehicle Technician, Mechanic or Mechanical Inspector
- Full UK Driving Licence, held for a minimum of 2 years
- Your own tools
- Good diagnostic and fault-finding skills
- Strong attention to detail and pride in the quality of your work
cinch and Rewards
cinch’s benefits programme sees that our people are supported both in and out of work. That’s what a faff-free life is all about. We offer:
- Competitive salaries and bonuses
- A company pension scheme
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to trained mental health first aiders
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- And so much more!


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In making the most out of a career at cinch you need to be curious, creative, and collaborative. See, we are putting you in the driver’s seat, in control of your career and ready to drive your own development. There’s no bureaucracy, no hierarchy, just an environment with values that bring us together and a purpose that sets us apart. Join us as we continue to accelerate, defy expectations, and revolutionise an entire industry.
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cinch wants to help all kinds of people in the UK find and buy a car. So, it makes good sense to have all kinds of people working with us on the challenge. Conversations and the decisions they lead to are better for featuring different voices. Representation matters.
And doing your job while not being your authentic self is not faff-free. Being free to be the best of who you are as you soar to professional greatness is the kind of business we commit to creating, as one.
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