Salary: Up to £45,000 strong, guaranteed basic salary (Tailored directly to your experience)
Location: Dartford
Hours: Monday – Friday only, standard workshop hours. Strictly No Weekends!
We are a highly successful, rapidly growing family-run independent garage group with a massive reputation built on over 100 five-star reviews. Operating across three thriving, modern sites, we provide the rock-solid financial stability and career progression of an established automotive group, while strictly maintaining the supportive culture of a real family business.
Here, the directors know exactly who you are, your hard work as a technician or mechanic is actively recognized, and we treat our workshop team as the genuine technical experts they are.
- Up to £45,000 Secure Basic: High basic salary package with clear annual pay reviews.
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No Weekend Work: Strict Monday to Friday schedule. Your weekends are entirely your own.
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30 Days Paid Holiday: Generous time off (including Bank Holidays) that increases with service.
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Fully Funded Upskilling: Access to specialized, funded technical training to advance your certifications.
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Immediate Start Available: Skip long recruitment delays and settle into your new bay quickly.
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Extra Perks: Free annual MOT for your car, tool security, lucrative staff referral bonuses, and a secure pension scheme.
- Multi-Site Stability, Family Feel: You get the best of both worlds—the job security of a successful 3-site group, without losing the flexible, friendly culture of a local family garage.
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Zero Corporate Stress: We reject the exhausting, target-driven corporate culture. We prioritize precision craftsmanship over rushing through high-volume tasks.
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Diverse Workload: Say goodbye to single-brand monotony. You'll work on a massive variety of different makes and models every day, keeping your skills sharp and engaging.
- Carrying out routine servicing, mechanical maintenance, and major component repairs on a diverse range of vehicles.
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Finding and fixing mechanical and electrical faults using modern, dealer-level diagnostic equipment.
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Preparing vehicles for MOT testing and executing essential compliance repairs.
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Maintaining a clean, safe workspace and collaborating with a supportive service team.
- Qualifications: Level 2 or Level 3 qualified Vehicle Technician or Mechanic (NVQ, City & Guilds, or equivalent portfolio of experience).
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Skills: Confident with multi-brand servicing, major component swaps (clutches, suspension, timing belts, etc.), and standard fault-finding.
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Must hold a full UK driving licence.
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A current DVSA MOT Tester licence is a great advantage, but absolutely not essential.
Our Dartford depot is perfectly located for a quick daily commute that completely avoids major town traffic bottlenecks:
- Crayford & Bexleyheath: 5 mins
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Greenhithe & Swanscombe: 8 mins
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Erith & Gravesend: 10–12 mins
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Sidcup & Swanley: 15 mins
Click apply today to initiate a 100% confidential conversation directly with our management team. We respond to all technical applicants within 24 to 48 hours.
Please Note: Candidate Confidentiality is 100% Guaranteed. We know the local Kent and South London trade is close-knit. Your enquiry will be handled with total privacy; we will never contact your current employer or mention your application to anyone without your explicit permission. Your current job is entirely safe with us.
