Salary: £40,885 – £45,000+ basic salary (£18.50+ per hour d.o.e.) + High-Earning Overtime & Saturday Pay
Location: Maidstone Area (Free secure staff parking)
Hours: Monday – Friday (08:30 – 17:30) + Saturdays on Rota
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Ditch the Flat-Rate Pressure & Boring Commuter Hatchbacks
Are you an experienced technician tired of corporate micromanagement, unrealistic unit targets, and the repetitive daily grind of modern mass-market cars?
Join Maidstone's premier independent classic and supercar specialist. Operating out of an immaculate, state-of-the-art facility attached to a world-class showroom, we offer an elite workspace where precision, patience, and fine craftsmanship always come before volume.
We take pride in building a stable, long-term workshop team—our technicians stay with us for donkey's years because we value quality work over rapid turnarounds.
Why Technicians Apply (The Perks & Work Environment)
- £40,885 – £45,000+ Base Salary: Guaranteed top-tier hourly rates (£18.50+ / hr) matching your proven capability.
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Pace Over Pressure: No corporate micromanagement or artificial time targets. Take the time needed to execute every job to absolute perfection.
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Balanced Schedule with Saturday Rota: Standard Monday to Friday hours (08:30 – 17:30) with Saturdays worked on a fair, shared rota basis.
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Plentiful High-Earning Overtime: Extra weekday and weekend overtime opportunities readily available to significantly boost your take-home pay.
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Paid 12-Month Specialist Mentorship: You don't need supercar or vintage experience on day one! We provide over a year of hands-on mentorship covering exotic modern networks and investment-grade classic engineering (£100k+ platforms)—a rare, career-defining skill set.
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Immaculate Working Conditions: Clean, climate-controlled, pristine bays working directly alongside high-end exotic inventory.
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Full Benefits Package: 28 days total holiday (20 days paid leave + 8 bank holidays), NEST pension scheme, and free on-site parking.
What You'll Be Doing
- Carrying out precision servicing, mechanical maintenance, and thorough safety inspections on exotic supercars and investment-grade classics.
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Diagnosing complex mechanical and electrical faults across both cutting-edge supercar platforms and iconic vintage systems.
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Learning vintage engineering techniques, carburettor tuning, and specialist high-end machinery through direct master mentorship.
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Road-testing and quality-checking high-value vehicles to preserve right-first-time standards.
What We're Looking For
- NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds qualification preferred (time-served, highly skilled mechanics with an eye for detail are strongly encouraged to apply!).
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Proven hands-on experience inside a professional workshop or main dealer setting.
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No prior supercar experience required—we hire for attitude, mechanical aptitude, patience, and attention to detail.
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Reliable team player who treats every vehicle with utmost respect and care.
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Valid full UK driving licence.
Commutable Locations
Ideally positioned in Maidstone for a quick, hassle-free daily commute:
- Aylesford & Snodland: 8–12 mins
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Larkfield & West Malling: 12–15 mins
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Rochester & Chatham: 15–18 mins
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Sittingbourne: 18–20 mins
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Tonbridge & Sevenoaks: 20 mins
Apply Now (100% Confidential Guarantee)
Ready to step away from the volume line and work on the finest machinery in the trade? Click apply today to initiate an informal, 100% confidential chat with our workshop management.
Please Note: Candidate Confidentiality is 100% Guaranteed. We know the local Kent trade is a close-knit community. Your application will be handled with total privacy; we will never contact your current employer without your explicit permission.
