Vehicle Technician

Pay: £33,600.00 – £44,100.00 per year

Job description:

Salary

• £33,600 to £44,100 – basic salary
• Plus bonus potential up to £500 per month

DEALERSHIP & EMPLOYER

• FG Barnes & Sons Ltd – Vauxhall
• Moorfield Road, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1RT

ADDITONAL BENEFITS

• 23 days paid holiday + bank holidays (increases with service)
• Day off for your birthday
• CBS Car Scheme
• Joining bonus
• Bespoke Manufacturers Training & Development Programme
• Employee Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance
• Free eye test

Working Hours

• Monday – Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm
• Only 1 in 4 Saturday mornings (paid as overtime)

THE ROLE

• Carry out services, diagnosis and repairs of vehicles
• Utilise specialist equipment such as electrical and electronic diagnostics
• Replacing components
• Speaking with customers on occasion to provide your expert, technical opinion
• Maintaining good housekeeping standards and orderly administration of your work
• Maintaining thorough and up to date product knowledge

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Level 3 Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Certificate
• Time served Technician, ideally within a main dealership
• Must hold a full UK driving licence

About FG Barnes & Sons Ltd

They are the longest standing Vauxhall Dealership in UK – still trading successfully as a family business for 126 years trading Family Business.

Our company began in 1899, specialising in tar-spraying machines. Young engineer Frederick George Barnes purchased a small business in Godalming and initially focused on maintaining steam road rollers. His skills soon led him to service the emerging “horseless carriages” and invent a tar-spraying machine to create durable, dust-free roads—a major innovation of the time. After World War I, the business diversified into hire cars and a driving school. In 1920, Barnes became a Chevrolet dealer, marking the start of a partnership with General Motors. By 1922, his sons joined the company, and in 1936, they opened a Guildford site. Following F.G. Barnes’ passing, his sons expanded the business, supplying Vauxhall and Bedford vehicles, and moved to larger premises in Slyfield Green in 1971.

Today, Chief Executive Officer Rob Walford leads the business, with the grandson of FG Barnes continuing to play a role. With our background of excellence, innovation and dedication, FG Barnes stands as a testament to care, craftsmanship and continuity.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Life insurance

Application question(s):

• Approximately how long would it take you to commute to FG Barnes & Sons Ltd, Vauxhall Moorfield Road, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford, GU1 1RT

Experience:

• Vehicle Diagnostics: 1 year (preferred)
• Vehicle Technician : 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Level 2 Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Qualifications (required)
• Level 3 Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Qualifications (preferred)
• UK Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)