Prep Technician

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 25 March 2026
LOCATION
St Albans
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Aftersales
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Vehicle preparation Servicing Maintenance Repair Engine inspection Mechanical components Electrical components Communication skills

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Job description

- Retailers:

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

- Job Category:

Aftersales

- Vacancy Type:

Full-time

Prep Technician

Role overview

We are seeking an experienced Prep Technician to carry out vehicle preparations on new and used vehicles.

Key responsibilities

Your key responsibilities as a Prep Technician will be to:

  • Conduct vehicle preparation, servicing, maintenance, and repair
  • Utilising your technical knowledge to inspect the engine and mechanical/electrical components to diagnose issues accurately
  • Repairing and replacing broken or defective parts
  • Liaising with customers where necessary
  • Road testing vehicles to check for faults and repairs
  • Following checklists to ensure all procedures are completed
  • Completing all documentation to the required standard

About You

As a Prep Technician, you will ideally have the following skills and attributes:

  • The capability of working to deadlines whilst maintaining the highest quality standards
  • Maintain high standards of housekeeping
  • An NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in light vehicle repair & maintenance
  • A full UK driving license
  • Excellent communication skills

What's in it for you?

With our benefits there is something good for everyone. We're a progressive business that believes building a good team culture is not only good for everyone who works for us – but it makes a difference to how we engage with customers too. That's why when you join Citygate, you can expect to receive a wide range of impressive employee benefits including:

  • Access to our in-house training academy for everyone
  • Access to The Volkswagen National Learning Centre for specific roles
  • Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations
  • Electric Vehicle (EV) Training levels 1- 4 depending on role
  • High street discounts
  • Wellbeing portal
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Purchase, service and parts discounts
  • Employee referral scheme
  • Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover and cycle to work scheme

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North Orbital Commercial Park, 15 - 16 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, AL1 1XB

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Benefits

Access to our in-house training academy for all roles

Access to The Volkswagen National Learning Centre for specific roles

Internal career progression opportunities across our various brands and locations

Electric Vehicle (EV) Training levels 1- 4 for specific roles

High street discounts

Wellbeing portal

Employee assistance programme

New car, used car, service and parts discounts

Employee referral scheme

Standard company benefits such as pension, life assurance cover and cycle to work scheme

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