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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (VEHICLE)

Employment Type Permanent
Location Kent , Gillingham
Industry Sector Automotive
Start Date 07/04/2008
Salary/Rate £19000 - £21000 per annum
Reference 162574KLC
Date Advertised 03-07-2008 - 00:00

This vacancy is out of date and no longer accepting applications.

Description

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Engineering Technician (vehicle) Technician is required to work in Gillingham for an Automotive manufacturing company.

We are looking for an Vehicle Engineering Technician to work for an Automotive manufacturing company based in Gillingham, Kent.

Your job function will be to provide a fitting, manufacturing and maintenance service in the Technical Centre: under direction to perform varied and skilled tasks in the technician job category and to perform other related duties as required.

Your main roles will include:

Stripping, rebuilding and modifying various types of diesel engines

Fitting various fuel injection equipment to engine, including pumps, injectors, low pressure fuel systems and high pressure common rail systems

Maintaining various test vehicle including, servicing, fitting instrumentation and vehicle modifications

Designing and manufacturing of complex fabricated components using Gas, MIG, TIG and Plasma cutting and welding equipment

You must have the following skills/qualifications:

Served a recognised vehicle maintenance technician apprenticeship:

Vehicle maintenance and repair levels 2 and 3 on light vehicles

Auto electrical experience required to diagnose faults using a variety of testing equipment

Educated to City and Guilds/NVQ level 3

Sound mechanical aptitude to support qualifications and experience

Computer literate, a reasonable level of MS office experience required

A high degree of motivation

A clean driving licence is also important

The salary is between £19,000 - £21,000 per annum depending on experience.

You will be working 37 hours per week. Mon - Thurs 08:00 - 16:30 and Fri 08:00 - 13:00.

You must be flexible as you may be required to work on a double day shift on a rotation basis (shift allowance will be paid as extra).

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Apprenticeship/City and Guilds/NVQ

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK


Matchtech Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.