Tyre Fitter - Cardiff Area Cardiff, Wales
Job description
Tyre Fitter - Cardiff Area
POSITION SNAPSHOT
OUR COMPANY
Bridgestone in Europe, CIS, Middle East, India and Africa (BSEMIA), headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader providing sustainable mobility and advanced solutions.
In addition to our premium tire products, we offer a growing portfolio of tire-centric and mobility solutions. Together with our partners and guided by "Serving Society with Superior Quality”, that has been our mission since Shojiro Ishibashi founded Bridgestone in 1931, we are working to accelerate sustainable mobility innovations and solutions. Through innovative technology, we are committed to easier, safer, smoother and seamless mobility for our society and customers improving how people move, live, work and play.
Bridgestone also benefits from a significant retail network throughout the region – in fact our retail presence in the EMIA region is the largest in the tire industry. Through 17 distinct retail partners, we have around 3,500 outlets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as around 2,500 outlets through our partner network in India. This network offers a selection of services, concepts and mobility solutions.
At Bridgestone we pride ourselves on the strong relationships we maintain with everyday drivers and this extensive retail network is one of the core reasons why.
You can learn more about our Group at https://bridgestone-emia.com/
In line with the “Bridgestone Essence”, our work environment is based on integrity and teamwork, where everyone can learn from each other and contribute with their own ideas in achieving the coming goals.
We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Job Purpose
Our Tyre Technicians play an integral role in keeping our customers moving. Bridgestone are now seeking enthusiastic, determined individuals with unquestionable hunger to learn to join our team of Tyre Technicians. Reporting directly to the Regional Operations Supervisor the Tyre Technician is responsible for regularly inspecting our customer fleets and identifying, prioritising and rectifying issues in a timely manner. You will cover a geographic region of South Wales. Cwmbran, Cardiff, but must be flexible.
Working hours are 37.5 hours (permanent) per week and this does not include weekends as we know how much you value your weekends! Technicians have the opportunity to choose their hours of work to suit them and the customer best and good news, there is a commercial tyre fitting machine in all of the locations you will be covering!
We want to hear from people who can take the challenge, unleash their creative potential and contribute to the company success demonstrating ownership, courage and agility. We want you to develop your skills, expand your knowledge and be proud of your work. If this is you, please click 'apply’!
What we need from you
Essential
- A Full UK driving license
- Punctual and reliable
- A 'can do’ attitude with a passion to learn
Desirable
- An enthusiastic attitude and reliability
- Excellent customer service skills
- Experience of working to tight timescales and targets
- Previous commercial tyre fitting experience
- Tyre fitting experience preferred, but not essential – full training will be provided
- The ability to use IT equipment (including laptop, tablet and mobile phone)
- The ability to prioritise a daily workload
What we offer you in return for your hard work
- Annual Bonus & competitive salary
- The role comes with a company van
- A generous holiday entitlement (with option to purchase holiday)
- Opportunity to obtain tyre technician qualification
- Weekend work not required
- Work/Life balance
- Company pension contribution
- Life insurance
- Income protection
- Retail discounts
- Tyre Discount Scheme
- Wellbeing day - day off just for you to enjoy
- Employee Assistance programme
Why should you apply?
- We are passionate about our people and want to offer them the opportunity to develop and grow.
- You will have the opportunity to work with leading technologies.
- You will have the opportunity to experience a dynamic and challenging environment and work on different and innovative projects.
- We help you to drive your career path onward and upward work in a culture of feedback that recognizes you and helps your development.
MORE INFORMATION
If you can demonstrate the skills we are looking for and would like to make a difference in a Pioneering company dedicated to shaping a sustainable future of real-world mobility solutions, just click on the Apply Now button and add your CV!
All applications will be reviewed. Our Recruitment team will contact the suitable applicants for the next step of the recruitment process.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
DISCLAIMER
Diversity and inclusion are a central part of Bridgestone EMIA’s values at the highest level. This is key for our people to show a passion for excellence for improving society connected to the world in which we live. Our commitment to diversity, is linked to our founders mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’, which is essential in shaping and creating the organization, serving all people, respectfully, connected to our business. We recognize that everyone is different and that attracting, developing and retaining our employees will create a sustainable working environment which is essential to our success. This means that all job applicants and members of staff will receive equal treatment and that we will not discriminate in particular on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age.
