MOT Tester (Class 4 & 7) – No Weekends! £38k – £43k Basic
Salary: £38,000 to £43,000 strong basic salary (Fully negotiable based on your testing experience)
Location: Harrietsham (Near Maidstone / Lenham)
Hours: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, Monday – Friday only. Strictly No Weekends!
About The Business
Most garages talk a big game about “culture,” but we actually live it. Operating for over two decades, we are a premier, family-run independent garage that has built an impeccable reputation across Kent for transparency, honesty, and safety. Highly rated on Google with a flood of 5-star reviews, we are a high-trust, friendly team where the owner is a down-to-earth, supportive leader who listens to his staff and always has your back.
We aren’t a high-pressure corporate conveyor belt; we are a premium workshop that treats customers like neighbours and our testing professionals with the respect they deserve.
The Perks
- £38,000 to £43,000 Stable Base: A strong, market-leading guaranteed basic salary tailored directly to your technical capability.
- Reclaim Your Weekends: Enjoy a stable Monday to Friday schedule. We have a strict No Saturdays policy—your weekends are 100% your own.
- Pace Over Pressure: We completely reject the relentless, target-driven pressure of high-volume fast-fit lanes. We value compliance, safety, and accuracy over rushing vehicles through the bay.
- Top-Tier Workshop: Run your own dedicated testing lane equipped with clean, modern, and well-maintained DVSA-approved equipment.
- Extra Perks: Secure company pension scheme, free on-site staff parking, and an incredibly supportive, low-stress workshop team spirit.
Why This Position Is Different
- Autonomous Workflow: Manage your testing lane independently without a manager constantly breathing down your neck. You are trusted as the resident expert.
- Class 4 & 7 Variety: Keep your skills sharp and your days engaging by handling a great mix of standard passenger cars, large SUVs, vans, and light commercial vehicles.
- Stress-Free Commute: Situated in Harrietsham, our location offers an incredibly easy, traffic-busting daily drive against the heavy town-centre congestion for anyone travelling from the surrounding Kent districts.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Conducting accurate, efficient, and fully compliant MOT inspections to strict DVSA standards across both Class 4 & Class 7 vehicles.
- Performing comprehensive vehicle safety assessments and accurately identifying failing defects.
- Logging test data seamlessly onto the DVSA online system.
- Communicating clearly and effectively with the front-of-house service team to explain required safety repairs.
Are You The One? (Requirements)
- DVSA Licence: Must hold a current, active DVSA licence to test Class 4 & 7 vehicles.
- Compliance First: A reliable, honest professional with uncompromised standards of safety who takes genuine pride in road compliance.
- Mindset: A dedicated specialist who wants a clean, organized, low-stress environment where your professional integrity is backed by management.
- Must hold a full UK driving licence.
Commutable Locations
Our facility in Harrietsham is brilliantly situated for a quick, hassle-free daily commute via the A20:
- Lenham (4 mins)
- Charing (10 mins)
- Maidstone (12 mins)
- Ashford (18 mins)
- Sittingbourne (20 mins)
- Medway Towns (25 mins)
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