Uplift Technician

**Vehicle Technician / Build Technician
Location**:Woking
**Shift**: Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 5.30pm
**Contract**

Vehicle Technician / Build Technician required to join a Global OEM of luxury performance vehicles based in Woking on an ongoing contract basis.

Our client is an automotive luxury brand, with a global reputation for producing luxury performance vehicles. Working with some of the most iconic designs to manufacture breath-taking performance cars, rethinking the boundaries of automotive design and manufacturing.

The Vehicle Technician / Build Technician will join an existing Team to facilitate and support the preparation of vehicles through the Uplift team for the pre-owned vehicle market and support the process of reworking new vehicles for area conversion.

The role requires a resourceful, and pragmatic technician with extensive experience of automotive manufacturing preferably in the super car or luxury brand market. A great team player who can work within a multi-functional team and can take the initiativeand working autonomously, while actively following processes and meeting target deadlines to achieve.

Principal Accountabilities of Vehicle Technician / Build Technician:

- Working closely with members of the Uplift team to build and prepare high-quality De-fleet/Uplift or conversion vehicles for the used and new sales market which could include, full or partial repaint, mechanical, electrical and software updating
- Co-ordinate simultaneous vehicle builds/updates in an effective manner, managing conflicting priorities within tight deadlines to meet the overall Uplift objective
- Develop good working relationships with members of the core build team to ensure effective problem resolution and efficient communication of technical issues
- Work within the Uplift processes to ensure compliance for all vehicle reworks
- Competently and accurately manage documentation for robust record keeping and sign off
- Deliver the vehicles to the sales team at the highest quality of mechanical and aesthetical standard in line with the clients brand
- Ensure best working practises and health & safety policies are adhered to and always followed
- Have a flexible approach to working within the wider team and willing to perform additional workshop-based duties when required

Experience of the Vehicle Technician / Build Technician:

- Experience working as a Vehicle Technician / Build technician or similar
- Extensive development vehicle build experience, from whole vehicle down to component level
- A comprehensive knowledge of vehicle architecture and a competent knowledge base in the safe use and operation of supporting automotive equipment
- Experience of supporting and maintaining pre-production vehicles, and an ability to contribute to component and system fault diagnosis
- Good degree of computer literacy
- Ability to interpret engineering specifications and drawings and or build instructions
- A team player able to motivate themselves and others and always deliver to a high standard, whilst working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Able to contribute to continuous improvement and identify areas for improving workshop efficiency