Car Technician (Mercedes-Benz) job
Car Technician (Mercedes-Benz)
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Job Description
Rygor Auto, Gloucester
£37440 basic salary DOE. OTE £48,000
40 hours: 06:00-14:30/13:30-22:00 Monday- Friday
Your Role: Role Level on the Rygor Career Journey Map: C1, Individual Contributor
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Car Technician to join our brilliant team at our Mercedes-Benz dealership in Gloucester. As a Car Technician, your role will be to keep our customers’ vehicles on the road, via quality, safe and compliant maintenance. The right candidate will be able to deliver an exceptional service and to the highest quality.
Day to day, you will be:
- Performing major and minor repairs to Mercedes-Benz cars.
- Performing regular inspection and general preventive maintenance services.
- Maintaining inventory in the workshop and cleanliness from oil spills and dust.
- Working with repair teams to help diagnose and plan repairs for the vehicles.
- Maintaining records of vehicles that have been repaired, using all appropriate modules of Keyloop/Kerridge.
- Completing relevant documentation and paperwork as required and providing warranty claims or escalating them to higher management.
- Carry out wheel alignment and tyre fitting.
- Complete customer documentation while working to agreed time scales.
Skills & Behaviours Required for this Role:
- You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in Vehicle Repair and Maintenance,
- Experience in in carrying out diagnostic and service repairs. What’s more, you will need the ability to identify worn & faulty components in accordance with the DVSA Standards and have a current
Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the criteria. As long as you are experienced for the role, and hold the relevant and required qualifications, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t feel like you meet all our requirements. We want to know about your passions, achievements, learning and growth. If this role excites you, start a conversation with us!
Benefits for you
- Uncapped earning potential
- Selling a prestigious and premium product
- No Sunday working
- An extra day off for your Birthday
- Business close 24 December and 27 December in 2025, so you can enjoy your time off over the festive per
- 23 days of annual leave per year PLUS Bank Holidays
- Four times death in service benefit.
- Working for Motor Trader’s ‘Employer of the Year’.
- Working for an official Great Place to Work™️ and UK Best Workplace.
- Working for a Best UK Workplace for Wellbeing and Development.
- Awarded Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award (RLS)
- Working with our award-winning team – we are Motor Trader’s CV Employer of the Year and won silver at the internal communication and engagement awards for our new starter onboarding process.
- Auto-enrolment pension.
- Self-development journal
- Rygor Group Ranked 101 in SW Business Insider’s Top 500 Companies
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies.
- Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion).
- Mental Health First Aiders.
- Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Rygor Group Awards and opportunities to attend the Rygor Wembley box as a celebration of your hard work and dedication.
- Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities.
- Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training.
- Long service recognition and annual leave increase after 5 years’ service.
- Branded uniform
- Charities of the Year programme, Army Sport sponsors and community engagement initiatives
Our Values & Behaviours
Rewarding
I am grateful. I am courageous. I am curious.
I am honest. I am attentive. I am trustworthy.
I am inclusive. I am resilient. I am kind.
What’s it like to be part of Team Rygor?
✅ Hiring Process
- We shortlist CVs online, so make sure to include information about yourself that makes you stand out
- A short screening call with our hiring manager or a member of our people team
- Come to site and meet the team, have a tour, and let’s have a chat so we can get to know each other better
- If your application is successful, we’ll be excited to make you an offer
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)
Support
Additional Benefits
- Company Pension
- Death in Service Cover
About the Company
We are an award-winning, multi-franchise Dealer Group with branches across England, offering extensive coverage for customers throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors. Our business has gone from strength to strength in recent years, with significant investment in site renovations nationwide and exciting expansions, including the launch of a brand-new Mercedes-Benz Passenger Car Aftersales facility in 2024.
Our commitment to excellence has earned us multiple industry and network awards, and in 2025, we were proud to be named Employer of the Year at the prestigious Motor Trader Awards. We also received the Silver award for our onboarding experience at the ICE awards, meaning that if you're considering a new career with Rygor, you can be confident you'll receive an award-winning induction and support from day one.
We’re officially a Great Place to Work™ (multiple years running) and our company culture truly reflects our core values: Rewarding, Reliable, and Respectful. Exceptional customer service is at the heart of what we do and so is creating an environment where our team can thrive.
Rygor Group comprises of a diverse collection of UK automotive businesses, with a primary focus on trucks, vans, coaches, passenger cars, armoured vehicles, body repairs and coachbuilding. Through the hard work of our team members, we have secured our position as one of the UK’s top automotive Groups, with a turnover of circa £300m a year.
Rygor Auto consists of three renowned brands: Mercedes-Benz, SAIC Maxus, and Higer Buses. We are home to the largest UK dealer group for Mercedes-Benz Commercial vehicles, and also offer passenger car aftersales at select locations.
Rygor Plant is an official partner of Hyundai, Mecalac, and Dieci. We offer a diverse range of high-performance equipment designed to meet the demands of sectors including construction, agriculture, rail, roadworks, aggregates, and beyond.
Rygor Service Solutions is our independent fleet workshop division, specialising in full management of commercial vehicle fleets within customers premises, or totally mobile servicing solutions. We look after some of the UK’s largest fleets, including Tesco, Ocado, and Brakes. And are committed to keeping them on the road, serving their customers.
Rygor Land Systems supply vehicles and systems for military, humanitarian and security operations. With a dedicated and focused team that can provide exacting customers with the support required to deliver the capability needed by operational staff located in the harshest environments around the world.
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