Exterior SMART Technician, North West Leicestershire

Motability Operations is currently recruiting for an Exterior Smart Technician to join our team in Coalville on a full-time, permanent basis. Reporting into the quality and inspection team leads, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that vehicles are prepared in accordance with the required reconditioning standards.

Our Exterior Smart Technicians play a crucial role, ensuring that vehicles meet Motability Operations specific performance and quality standards by enhancing the appearance of our vehicle’s paintwork. Using the latest paint smart repair, polishing and plastic rectification techniques along with the latest cosmetic tooling and repair materials to ensure that quality and a right first‑time approach to repair methods is fundamental to our success.

This role is 45‑hours per week, working 9‑hour shifts between 06:30‑18:00. We are happy to discuss shift patterns with you at interview. Due to the nature of this role we will require you on‑site in Coalville 5‑days per week.

We are a diverse business looking for an Exterior Smart Technician, with a passion for the automotive industry that puts quality at the beginning of every process. Your keen eye and technical knowledge will ensure that vehicles within the quality and inspection teams are accurately repaired to Motability standards. Proficient in using the latest methods, we are looking for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, collaborating with your team to achieve goals.

• Block and polish techniques
• Plastic repair techniques
• Smart repair techniques
• Paint mixing knowledge
• Paint rectification experience
• Able to legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK

• Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non‑contributory pension (9% non‑contributory pension during probation period)
• 28 days annual leave with option to purchase and sell days
• Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
• 1 day for volunteering
• Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
• Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary to give you peace of mind that your loved ones will receive financial help
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans
• Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
• Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
• Generous family leave policies

At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they’re rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.