Motor Vehicle Technician

Reference:
JUL

Expiry date: 16:30, Fri, 24th Jul 2026

Location:

Exeter

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

Hours: 42.5 hours per week
- Day shifts only
- Overtime available as required, paid at time and a half.

Our Exeter site is based on the busy Marsh Barton Trading Estate and supports over 500 diverse local businesses. You’ll be joining a small, experienced team with a great mix of long-standing knowledge and strong team spirit. We take pride in maintaining a clean, well-equipped workshop where colleagues genuinely look out for one another.

As a Vehicle Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining and repairing our fleet to ensure every vehicle is safe, reliable and fully compliant for customer hire. Your work will directly support our customers and keep our business moving.

• A Level 2 qualified Technician with at least 3 years’ experience as a mechanic/technician, or
• A fully qualified Level 3 Technician/Mechanic

If you’re motivated, take pride in your workmanship and want to be part of a supportive, professional team, we’d love to hear from you.

We are committed to developing our people. Our in‑house, IMI‑accredited training department offers opportunities to upskill in areas such as:

• Hybrid & EV vehicle repair
• Tail lift maintenance
• Braking systems

If you’re Level 2 qualified, we’ll carry out a training needs analysis and create a personalised development plan to help you progress and expand your skillset.

An excellent basic salary is offered, and there is much more available at Northgate Vehicle Hire. Some of our most popular benefits include:

• Fantastic bonus scheme (Up to 8% of Salary) (not time saved)
• Regular enhanced overtime, paid at time and a half (subject to business needs)
• Start with 24 days,
  increasing to 26 days with service, plus the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year. You’ll have public holidays too and an extra day off to celebrate your birthday
  !
• Free life assurance (2x your salary)
• Well‑being services (incl. Colleague Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance).
• Exclusive colleague‑only vehicle‑leasing schemes
• Pension & save‑as‑you‑earn share scheme
  .
• Our Benefits App offers unlimited access to a vast range of retailer discounts and cashback deals (incl. Tesco, Asda, Curry's, and B&Q & Wickes, to name just a few)
• Stream 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 committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone can thrive. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and abilities. If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, just let us know. We’re here to support you.

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