MET Technician

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Reference: APR20254771

Expiry date: 2025-04-18 11:07:00.000

Location: Bristol

Benefits: A superb range of exclusive, employee only benefits and discounts

Salary: £19 - £20 per hour basic (based on skills, experience, and performance) + uncapped bonus.

Join the UK’s largest repair group in this fantastic opportunity, as an MET Technician at our busy workshop in Bristol and take advantage of our exceptional uncapped bonus schemes.

As an MET Technician, we know there’s no better feeling than seeing a customers’ vehicle at the front of the workshop, waiting for them to collect it - it what our business is built on.

Are you a skilled MET Technician looking to take the next step in your career? FMG Repair Services is seeking an experienced and motivated MET Technician to join our expert team in Bristol. If you're passionate about high-quality vehicle repair and take pride in restoring vehicles to their pre-accident condition, we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

As an MET Technician, you’ll be responsible for dismantling and reassembling vehicles in accordance with prescribed repair methods, ensuring every job meets the highest standards. Key duties include:

1. Stripping and rebuilding vehicles as per estimates and repair methods.
2. Diagnosing faults and carrying out corrective work.
3. Refitting components and restoring vehicles to pre-accident condition.
4. Working closely with estimators, parts departments, and workshop control to meet deadlines.
5. Reporting additional faults and advising the VDA or Workshop Controller.
6. Maintaining detailed job card notes and ensuring all procedures are followed correctly.
7. Ensuring all parts are correctly ordered and managing returns as needed.
8. Applying a "right first time" approach to every repair.

What we're looking for:

1. Proven experience as an MET Technician in a bodyshop or vehicle repair setting.
2. Strong diagnostic and mechanical skills.
3. Excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet efficiency targets.
4. Full UK/EU Driving Licence (essential).
5. Industry-recognised qualifications and certifications (desirable).
6. Great communication and teamwork skills.
7. A proactive and positive approach to getting the job done.

Why choose FMG RS?

Of course, we offer a fantastic basic salary, but there’s much more to being a MET Technician at FMG RS than just that …

• fantastic uncapped monthly bonus schemes plus guaranteed average bonus when you're on holiday!
• annual leave with the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday!
• free life assurance (x2 your basic salary)
• exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes
• pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme
• A Benefits App giving a huge range of retailer discounts and cashback deals
• well-being services (incl. 24/7 GP service, mental health support and physiotherapy + Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance)
• Wagestream App for all our colleagues - a Financial Wellbeing app that gives you more control over your pay. Not only does it let you choose when to get paid, it also lets you put money aside each month and in addition, you can get discounts on your shopping, check what benefits you're eligible for and can even put you in touch with a financial coach!
• We’re part of something bigger - ZIGUP, a leading provider of integrated mobility solutions, supporting customers across the UK, Ireland and Spain - few other businesses can offer you the volume, variety and long-term security as us;
• You’re rewarded for your part in our success - lots of customers means lots of work to share, which in turn means lots of opportunity to boost your earnings through our fantastic bonus schemes;
• We invest in you - We believe everyone should have the opportunity to better themselves and look to progress, not just within FMG RS but the wider ZIGUP business too;
• We’re growing - it’s an exciting time for the industry and we’re committed to being at the cutting edge, investing in everything from our EV capabilities, our workshops to our Training Centres;

Join the FMG RS family

With the best people in the industry within our Group, we really believe that no one else can do what we do as well as us. So what are you waiting for?

We are agile. We are experts. We are imaginative. We are reliable.