
Salary: £40,000
Type: Full Time
Department: Service
Location: Pulman Volkswagen, Durham
Job Description:
Would you like to join the Pulman Group and have the opportunity to work for a fantastic and successful company who puts its people at the heart of its business?
About Pulman:
Pulman is the only family-owned Volkswagen Group retailer in the North East, representing Volkswagen, SEAT, CUPRA, Škoda, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, VWFS Rent-a-Car and National Vehicle Solutions (NVS).
With over 260 colleagues across the Group, we are proud to be one big Pulman family. Our goal is simple, to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations while delivering a fantastic customer experience they won’t find anywhere else.
Package:
Basic salary: £40,000
Benefits: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company pension scheme, death in service benefit, free uniform, eye tests, dental check ups & flu jabs.
The role:
· Manage the flow of work though the workshop by effective labour resource planning
· Drive efficiency through the workshop by utilising efficient working practices
· Ensure CitNow (EVHC) process is followed to maximise every opportunity to upsell
· Ensure efficient workshop use of materials, equipment and labour so service and repairs are carried out to the highest quality standards
· Meet required targets for first time fix
· Achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction and retain existing custom through the workshop
· Improve the future labour levels by consulting and co-operating with after-sales reception staff and the Service Manager/Operations Manager
· Delivering a fantastic customer experience.
· Ensure all work is completed safely and complies with Retailer, manufacturer and industry guidelines
The ideal candidate will be able to multi-task, have a vehicle mechanical background along with organisational, customer handling and time management skills. Reporting and forging a strong working relationship with the Service Manager you will be focused on leading and motivating a team of technicians to deliver a fantastic customer experience. MOT testing certificate and experience from the Volkswagen Group brands is desirable.
In return, Pulman will offer you fantastic training and career progression opportunities as well as a competitive salary & monthly bonus scheme.
BEING PULMAN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SCHEME:
People are at the heart of the Being Pulman Culture. That is why we offer our amazing employees a fantastic reward and benefits package alongside competitive industry salaries.
Pulman Annual Leave
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. For every 5 years worked at Pulman, increase your holidays by an extra day up to 30 days per annum.
Pulman Retail Savings
Access hundreds of retail discounts including grocery e-vouchers for online and instore use. Save up to 51% on holidays abroad and in the UK. Save up to 27% on leading cinemas. Available for yourself and your household.
Pulman Health & Wellbeing
Looking after our staff health and wellbeing is a top priority. That is why we have partnered with SAGE to offer all our employees’ access to legal, financial advice and counselling. With OnDemand GP our employees can cut waiting times and admin with GP video consultations and prescriptions sent directly to local pharmacies. Gym discounts are available at over 3000 participating health & leisure centres. Finally, Hapi-life is a resource library available to all our employees to support across a wide range of wellbeing topics and services.
Pulman Medical Care
All our employees’ can claim one eye test, one dental check-up and one flu jab per year.
Pulman Pensions and Insurance
Pulman pay 4% of an employee annual salary into the workplace pension. Death in service insurance is also included for all Pulman employees.
Pulman Uniform
Re-fresh your uniform once per year for free.
We regret that, due to volume for roles at Pulman, we are only able to contact successful candidates. If you don’t hear from a member of our team within 28 working days of submission, you have not been successful on this occasion. At Pulman Group we take your privacy seriously. We will not pass on your details to a third party. We are also committed to keeping your data safe and secure. To find out more information about how we use your data and your data rights you can view our recruitment policy.