Senior Technician - Vehicle Workshop
Lotus Cars builds world-class, high-performance and lightweight sports cars that are sold all around the world.
Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site of Lotus in the UK. Here we produce all sportscars types such as the Emira and the Evija. To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a Senior Technician - Vehicle Workshop in the Vehicle workshops Department to join us in our manufacturing plant based in Hethel.
Summary:
The role involves delivering technician support to projects, on time and to the required quality, as well as ensuring all health and safety compliance is followed, to ensure the professional representation of Lotus.
What You'll Do:
- Support all aspects of vehicle strip and build, vehicle modification and bespoke solutions, to accommodate the test equipment.
- Carry out all tasks as efficiently and effectively as possible.
- Analyse problems using software interface and analyse the results.
- Conduct oneself in a reasonable and responsible manner towards other staff and the customer.
- Work with HV and LV vehicle systems.
What You'll Bring:
- B.TEC. National or Equivalent.
- NVQ level 2.
- Extensive Automotive experience and a recorded Apprenticeship.
- Experience of working within a team in an Engineering Workshop Environment.
- Automotive Vehicle Workshop experience.
What We Offer:
In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the following benefits:
- Twenty-five days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Six percent pension contribution.
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme, based on your contribution and the performance of the company.
- Private Healthcare.
- Group income protection based on length of service.
- Paid time off for medical appointments.
- Family Friendly policies.
- Disturbance allowance.
- Exclusive Employee discount, wellbeing, and recognition platform #ForUSLOT.
Additional Information:
- This role will be working from our Hethel plant.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in UK without VISA sponsorship.
Our Company:
Group Lotus is a leading sports car manufacturer with a 75-year long history of iconic designs, groundbreaking engineering and legendary victories on the F1 track. Today we are transforming into a truly global performance car brand focused on the electrical future. In 2022 we launched the Eletre, the world’s first all-electric hyper-SUV, and in 2023 our fully-electric Hyper-GT, Emeya. By 2026 Lotus will produce three more all-electric lifestyle models that change the game.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Hethel, Norfolk, England has been the home of Lotus for over 60 years, ever since Colin Chapman, our founder, started making championship-winning racing cars. In conjunction with production facilities in Norwich, and research facilities near Warwick, our UK sites offer a wide breadth of roles for all disciplines.
We're not just a car company; we're a diverse mix of talent from all walks of life. At Group Lotus, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords but essential pillars of a thriving and successful organization. Read more here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Lotus Cars.
Do you want to know what Sophisticated, Rebellious and Pioneering mean for Lotus Cars Limited? Come and take a look at our career site and join the incredible adventure: https://lotusukmanufacturing.teamtailor.com/
- Department
- Engineering
- Locations
- Hethel
About Lotus UK Manufacturing
For more than six decades, Hethel, Norfolk, has stood as the headquarters of Lotus, tracing back to the visionary inception of our founder, Colin Chapman, crafting championship-winning racing cars.
Complementing our legacy, production facilities in Norwich and Warwick collectively form an integral part of our UK footprint, providing a diverse array of opportunities
Hethel hosts our race track, engineering functions, and the newly established Chapman Production Centre. This centre of excellence is renowned for its world-class standards and is presently engaged in crafting the Emira, Lotus's ultimate petrol-powered masterpiece.
The Chapman Production Centre stands as one of the world's most advanced low-volume automotive manufacturing facilities, with a capacity to produce approximately 5,000 cars annually.
Featuring a cutting-edge paint shop equipped with automated processes, and robots - including primer, colour, and clear coat application, it ensures an unparalleled finish, efficient throughput, and flawless consistency for our vehicles.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Senior Technician - Vehicle Workshop
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