Volkswagen Master Technician

Volkswagen Master Technician - Visa Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Citygate Volkswagen & Skoda, West London, UK

On target earnings of £66,000, but uncapped earning potential

Permanent

Role overview

We are seeking an Accredited Master Technician to assist in providing a high quality and efficient vehicle service offering for our customers. This role will offer you the opportunity to put your technical expertise to use and solve complex technical issues, whilst gaining new skills and exposure to new vehicle models and methods of working. As a Master Technician you will also provide guidance and coaching to less experienced team members

Sponsorship Opportunities

We are proud to offer visa sponsorship opportunities; however, this is exclusively available to candidates who hold VAG (Volkswagen Audi Group) Accreditation at Master Technician level. If you meet this qualification, we welcome your application and look forward to speaking to you further.

Location

The role is at Volkswagen's European Flagship Dealership in West London Brentford, a state-of-the-art facility, with a 25-ramp workshop, its own multistory car park, and an indoor used car showroom. Whether it is grabbing a Camper Café Coffee or exploring our collection of special and unique classic Volkswagens, Citygate West London offers an experience for our customers and our staff that is unrivaled. A facility like this combined with the culture, ethos and people values which Citygate and our team at West London pride themselves on is a magical combination

Key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities as a Master Technician will be:

· Complete scheduled vehicle servicing in line with manufacturer guidelines

· Undertake diagnostic activities to identify causes and solutions for customer vehicle issues

· Conduct electronic visual health checks (eHVC) on all vehicles and provide a comprehensive report with expert advice and recommendations for customers

· Liaise directly with customers and service advisors, providing outstanding customer service

· Ensure vehicle servicing activities are completed in a safe and high quality manner, in line with both internal and manufacturer requirements

· Participate in ongoing training and development to ensure product and service knowledge is up to date

· Contribute to local and companywide process improvements and innovations

· Mentor and provide guidance to apprentice technicians, where applicable

· To assess tool and equipment requirements and communicate any related issues

· To make written and verbal reports on service and repair activity to the workshop controller in order to obtain authorisation

· To assist with development and training of other technicians

· To attend meetings and training programmes as required

· To perform other duties in support of other team members as required

What's in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We're a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That's why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

· Access to our in-house training academy for everyone

· Access to The Volkswagen National Learning Centre for specific roles

· Electric Vehicle (EV) Training levels 1- 4 for specific roles

· Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations

· High street discounts

· Wellbeing portal

· Employee assistance programme

· Purchase, service and parts discounts

· Employee referral scheme

About You

As a Master Technician, you will ideally have the following skills and attributes:

· You will be a Level 3 qualified vehicle technician ideally with VAG group background

· To be considered for Sponsorship, you must hold a VAG Master Technician Accreditation

· Excellent problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail

· A strong customer service focus with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience

· Outstanding organisation and time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines

Why Citygate

Citygate is a highly successful, privately owned business that has grown significantly over the past twenty years to 650 employees across multiple locations including London, Berkshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. We work with global brands (Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, SEAT, CUPRA, ŠKODA and Kia), provide excellent quality training and internal progression opportunities.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person