Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 strong basic salary + paid optional overtime available
Location: Wadhurst (Free on-site staff parking)
Hours: Monday – Friday only. Strictly No Weekends!
About The Business
Are you a skilled Service Technician, Tyre Technician, or Mechanic currently feeling burnt out by the relentless weekend rotas and cut-throat targets of a high-pressure fast-fit center? It’s time to change the game.
We are a premier, top-rated independent garage with an outstanding 4.8-star Google rating and over 16 years of proud success serving our local community. We pride ourselves on a highly professional workshop culture that prioritizes a genuine, healthy work-life balance. Here, you aren’t just a number on a target board—you are joining a solid, supportive, and friendly team of 5 technicians who treat one another with respect.
The Perks
- £30k – £33k Secure Base: A highly competitive, guaranteed basic salary with completely optional overtime available whenever you want to boost your take-home pay.
- Ditch the Heavy Repairs: Enjoy a workload that is physically lighter. There are strictly no clutches and no cambelts required in this role.
- Reclaim Your Weekends: Keep your lifestyle balanced with a strict Monday to Friday schedule. Saturdays and Sundays are fully locked down.
- A Proven Team Environment: Work alongside a stable team of 5 experienced technicians inside a clean, modern, and highly organized workshop.
- Solid Practical Benefits: Comprehensive company pension scheme, generous paid holiday allowance, and free on-site employee parking.
Why This Position Is Different
- The Ultimate Fast-Fit Escape Route: If you know how to turn a wrench but want to get out of the corporate fast-fit conveyor belt, this is the perfect home. We give you the time to do the job properly without someone over your shoulder chasing flat-rate times.
- Focus on the Core Fundamentals: We keep the job straightforward. You will look after a fantastic, ever-changing variety of local vehicles, focusing purely on light maintenance, safety, and reliability.
- 16 Years of Absolute Stability: Anchor your career with a trusted, highly respected local business that has a massive waiting list of loyal customers and unmatched regional job security.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Routine Servicing: Performing high-standard scheduled maintenance and vehicle health checks across a diverse variety of makes and models.
- Brakes & Suspension: Handling essential wear-and-tear chassis work, including pad/disc upgrades, calipers, shocks, and steering components.
- MOT Repairs: Carrying out high-quality remedial mechanical work to ensure failed vehicles meet top safety compliance standards.
- Light Maintenance: Managing general repairs, battery replacements, fluid top-ups, and vehicle safety adjustments.
- Team Collaboration: Working cleanly and safely alongside our established workshop team to keep customer turnaround smooth.
Are You The One? (Requirements)
- Experience: Proven, professional hands-on experience as a Service Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, or Fast-Fit Technician.
- Skills: Strong fundamental competence in multi-make servicing, braking systems, and core suspension repairs.
- Mindset: A reliable, team-focused professional with a great work ethic who is looking to settle into a long-term, stable Monday-to-Friday home.
- Must hold a full UK driving licence.
Commutable Locations
Our workshop in Wadhurst features easy, traffic-busting daily commutes across East Sussex and the Kent borders:
- Tunbridge Wells (12 mins)
- Crowborough (18 mins)
- Heathfield (18 mins)
- Paddock Wood (20 mins)
- Tonbridge (22 mins)
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