Join our Team
Retroclassic Engineering are always on the look out for specialists in the field of vehicle restoration,
skilled craftsmen and technicians to join our growing business.
All candidates are expected to possess an extremely high level of attention to detail,
and be able to carry out restoration work to the highest of standards.
If you feel you have what it takes to join us, please do send an email with a current CV and covering letter to:
sales@retroclassicengineering.co.uk
Please check out our current vacancies below
Panel Beater/Bodywork Prep Technician
We are looking for experienced bodywork technicians with the following key skills/willingness to learn;
- Vehicle strip/fit
- Filler work/body shaping including blocking/sanding ready for primer
- Paint preparation/masking
- Body repair skills including panel gapping, welding/fabrication would be a distinct advantage
Highly competitive salary depending on experience.
Send an email with a current CV & covering letter to: sales@retroclassicengineering.co.uk
Mechanic/Restoration Technician
We are looking for a junior technician with a minimum of a Level 2 NVQ qualification or equivalent with the following key skills/willingness to learn;
- Restoration and overhaul of vehicle parts including replacing wheel bearings/bushes and building entire vehicle sub-assemblies
- Servicing and maintenance of vehicles
- Tyre fitting & wheel alignment
- Vehicle strip/fit
- Media blasting of vehicles and vehicle parts including dry and wet blasting
This is a junior role suitable for a technician with their own tools and willingness to learn/adapt to the restoration industry.
Salary depending on experience (junior role).
Send an email with a current CV & covering letter to: sales@retroclassicengineering.co.uk
MIG & TIG Welder/Fabricator/Coachbuilder
We are looking for a MIG & TIG Welder/Fabricator and also a Coachbuilder with the following key skills/willingness to learn;
- MIG welding of vehicle bodywork and chassis repairs to an original look/extremely high restoration standard
- Fitment of pre-fabricated repair sections
- Fabrication of custom repair sections
- TIG welding of aluminium, stainless steel and experience fitting roll cages would be a distinct advantage
- Experience with forming sheet metal using an english wheel, pullmax, planishing hammer, dimple dies and bead rollers etc would be a distinct advantage
Highly competitive salary depending on experience.
Send an email with a current CV & covering letter to: sales@retroclassicengineering.co.uk
Service & Parts Manager
We are looking for a Service & Parts Manager with the following key skills;
- Extremely high level of IT skills including experience with workshop management apps/dealer management systems
- Highly literate and must possess exceptional communication skills - over the phone/face to face and via email/social media
- Technician management - ensuring technician times are accurately recorded against tasks
- Parts management and raising/managing purchase orders
- Sourcing of obsolete/difficult to find vehicle parts for a wide range of projects
- Parts purchasing/sales and general administration experience
- Quality control checks/checking vehicles in & out
- Project management of restoration projects and short term repairs
- Creating highly detailed vehicle repair estimates (mechanical and bodyshop)
- Highly organised and used to working in a fast paced environment and meeting strict targets
- Business management experience would be a distinct advantage
Highly competitive salary, dependent on experience.
Send an email with a current CV & covering letter to: sales@retroclassicengineering.co.uk