Salary: £28,000 to £34,000 basic salary (Depending on experience) + optional overtime to boost your bank roll!
Location: Tonbridge
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday – Friday (Strictly No Weekends!)
Ready to fast-track your career without the corporate stress? Join a powerhouse independent garage in Tonbridge that has mastered the perfect balance of family-run values and cutting-edge tech! We are a phenomenally successful service and MOT hub built on generations of local trust. We don't believe in treating you like a cog in a corporate machine. Instead, we offer a high-energy, modern, and incredibly supportive workshop where you can learn from the best, level up your skillset daily, and take genuine pride in your work.
- Solid Earning Potential: A rock-solid, competitive basic salary from £28,000 to £34,000 (tailored to your current experience) that grows as your skills do.
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Take Back Your Weekends: Lock in a perfect 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday shift pattern. When Friday evening hits, you are completely free—absolutely no mandatory Saturday mornings!
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Uncapped Extra Cash: Want extra money for a holiday, tools, or a new project? Premium overtime hours are always available whenever you want to grab them.
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Fast-Track Your Development: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with elite senior technicians who will actually take the time to mentor you, help you sharpen your diagnostic skills, and get you fully funded DVSA MOT Licence training!
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Zero Commute Hassle: Drive straight in and park in your dedicated, free on-site staff space.
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Awesome Extras: Score a completely free private vehicle MOT every year, and let your hair down at our legendary annual Christmas celebrations (where the team chooses the event, including epic fully paid meals out!).
- The Perfect Stepping Stone: If you feel stuck doing nothing but basic tyres, exhausts, or oil drops at a fast-fit centre, or you're tired of just shadowing people at a main dealer, this is your ticket to hands-on growth.
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Incredible Variety: You'll be working on an awesome mix of different makes and models every single day. Your diagnostics will get sharper, your mechanical knowledge will skyrocket, and your days will fly by.
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Zero Corporate Bureaucracy: No unrealistic targets, no corporate KPIs, and no out-of-touch managers breathing down your neck. Just an honest, fun, and supportive garage culture.
- Stepping up to handle routine servicing, multi-point vehicle health checks, and fluid maintenance across a massive variety of cars and vans.
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Sinking your teeth into core mechanical repairs—developing your skills on brakes, suspension overhauls, steering components, and clutches under expert guidance.
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Learning to utilize modern diagnostic equipment to hunt down, troubleshoot, and conquer electrical and mechanical faults.
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Prepping customer vehicles to ensure they breeze through their MOTs, while keeping a slick, organized bay you can be proud of.
- Experience: Must have a minimum of 1 year of professional workshop/garage experience. You've got the basics down, know your way around a ramp, and are ready to take the next step.
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Qualifications: Level 2 qualified Vehicle Technician (NVQ, City & Guilds, or equivalent portfolio of hands-on experience). Working towards or recently completed Level 3 is a massive plus!
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Drive: You love fixing cars, keep a clean, tidy workspace, and are hungry to learn, ask questions, and step up your game (and grab an MOT licence!).
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Must hold a full UK driving licence.
Our Tonbridge facility is brilliantly located to beat the heavy morning traffic, making for a breeze of a daily drive from:
- Hildenborough & Shipbourne (5-10 mins)
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Tunbridge Wells & Southborough (12 mins)
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Sevenoaks (15 mins)
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Paddock Wood (15 mins)
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Maidstone (25 mins)
Ready to level up your career and actually look forward to Mondays? Click apply today for a 100% confidential chat with the team. We move fast and respond to all applicants within 24–48 hours.
Please Note: Your secret is safe with us. We know the local trade is a small world, so we will never contact your current garage or mention your application to anyone without your explicit permission.
