Breakdown Technician

Passenger Car Breakdown Technician (Mercedes-Benz)

£17 to £19 p/hr dependent on experience. Overtime paid at time and a half.

40 hours, 08:00-17:00, Monday to Friday. 1 in 4 Saturdays.

If you are looking to work for an award-winning company which is the UK’s largest Mercedes-Benz Commercial vehicle Dealer Group, AND which has been announced as an official Great Place to Work for three years running, look no further!

Rygor Group are looking for an experienced and qualified car and/or van technician to join their brilliant team at their new Mercedes-Benz aftersales dealership in Heathrow. As a breakdown technician, your role will be to keep your customers’ vehicles on the road via quality, safe and compliant maintenance. The right candidate will be able to deliver an exceptional service to the highest quality.

• Attending roadside breakdowns for Mercedes-Benz vehicles
• Carrying out various mobile repairs for specific fleet customers
• Providing STAR quality service to all Rygor customers, representing both the Mercedes-Benz and Rygor brands
• Working to achieve the highest level of roadside fix as possible and actively seeking to encourage any customer who is attended to at the roadside towards being a Rygor Customer and using our Workshop
• Completing own admin tasks and ensuring daily communication back to the site of all work carried out.
• Ensuring the condition of the vehicle meets the expected standards of appearance and operation
• Maintaining the correct level of stock on the breakdown vehicle to meet customer demands.

• Qualification - You will need to be level 3 (NVQ or City and Guilds or IMI Qualification) in PC/LCV Vehicle Repair and maintenance, plus have experience in carrying out diagnostic and service repairs. What’s more, you will need the ability to identify worn and faulty components in accordance with the DVSA Standards and have a current, full UK driving license for the relevant vehicle classes.
• Resilience - A resilient person is someone who has strong coping skills and can draw on these when life presents challenges.
• Motivation - To ensure personal and team success, being motivated is essential and is a key part of your role and it is part of being a brilliant team player.
• Attention to Detail-Precision in diagnosing issues and conducting repairs to ensure vehicles meet safety and performance standards.
• Time Management-Ability to prioritise and complete tasks within time frames to meet customer demands and maintain workshop efficiency.
• Overtime opportunities paid at 1.5 basic hourly rate.
• Saturdays are paid at overtime
• A day off for your Birthday
• Businesses close on 24 th December and 27 th December in 2025, so you can enjoy your time off over the festive period.
• 23 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays
• Recipients of the Silver Award under the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Auto-enrolment pension
• 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
• Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities
• Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training hub
• Long service recognition

Rygor Auto are an award-winning multi-franchise dealer group with branches across England, offering extensive coverage for customers throughout the M5, M4 and M42 corridors.

Their business has developed and gone from strength to strength in recent years. They have invested in extensive renovations of their sites across the country and continue to open new sites too, including a brand-new branch in Reading, which opened in January 2023 and a new Mercedes-Benz passenger car site, which opened in Heathrow in the Spring of 2024.

They have multiple industry and network awards under their belt and provide exceptional customer service. What’s more, they are officially a Great Place to Work three years on the run, meaning they really do have a great company culture which embodies their values of Rewarding, Reliable and…