Motability Operations Ltd
Exterior SMART Technician
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Description
Motability Operations are currently recruiting for an experienced SMART Repair Technician to join our busy, state-of-the-art refurbishment centre in Coalville on a permanent basis.
This is a high-volume site with consistent work (no downtime), working on a modern vehicle fleet using the latest cosmetic repair tools and materials.
What you'll be doing:
- Carrying out SMART repairs including paintwork, polishing and refinishing
- Completing plastic repairs and rectification work
- Mixing paint and carrying out high-quality paint corrections
- Using modern cosmetic tooling and repair materials
- Delivering right-first-time repairs to high reconditioning standards
Due to the nature of this role we will require you on-site in Coalville 5-days per week.
Package:
- Up to £35,700 basic salary
- Bonus up to 15%
- 15% pension contribution
Hours:
- 45 hours per week
- 9-hour shifts between 06:30 - 18:00
- Shift patterns discussed at interview
Qualifications
We are a diverse business looking for an Exterior Smart Technician, with a passion for the automotive industry that puts quality at the beginning of every process. Your keen eye and technical knowledge will ensure that vehicles within the quality and inspection teams are accurately repaired to Motability standards. Proficient in using the latest methods, we are looking for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, collaborating with your team to achieve goals.
Minimum criteria:
- SMART repair experience (paint, polish, rectification)
- Strong plastic repair and paint mixing skills
- Eye for detail and quality-focused approach
- Full UK driving licence (manual)
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Benefits
Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 700,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:
- We find solutions
- We drive change
- We care
As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect are:
- Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
- 15% non-contributory pension (9% non-contributory pension during probation period)
- 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
- Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
- 1 day for volunteering
- Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
- Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
- Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you a peace of mind that your loved ones will receive some financial help
- Funded health screening for over 50s
- Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
- Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
- Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
- Generous family leave policies
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At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they're rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.
Please note, Motability Operations reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any of its job vacancies if we receive a suitable number of quality applications from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible rather than wait until the published closing date. LNKD1_UKTJ
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