Job Vacancies
Here at Darkside Developments our team is passionate about our brand and our reputation. We have ambitious plans to capitalise on our success, and to achieve this, we require equally talented and passionate people. As a result we are constantly aiming to improve our talent pool and we will always review and consider any CV's and job applications in order to achieve this goal. We prefer experience and enthusiasm over formal qualifications.
CURRENT VACANCIES
Workshop Parts & Service Advisor
Race Engineer / Technician
Workshop Technician / Mechanic
Diagnostic Technician / Mechanic
Dispatch Operative
Turbo Technician
Here at Darkside Developments our team is passionate about our brand and our reputation. We have ambitious plans to capitalise on our success, and to achieve this, we require equally talented and passionate people. As a result we are constantly aiming to improve our talent pool and we will always review and consider any CV's and job applications in order to achieve this goal. We prefer experience and enthusiasm over formal qualifications.
If you would like to apply, please email a current CV, a covering letter, current salary, details of your notice period and quoting job reference to jobs@darksidedevelopments.co.uk
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Future Prospects
As the company continues to grow, staff roles, benefits and responsibilities will grow with it. We are looking for a core team who will be empowered to lead the company in the right direction to continued success. We have a firm belief in allowing employees freedom to work using their own initiative and ideas. Many of our current and future products have been as a result of ideas from our staff at all levels of the business. Investment for the future, as well as Research and Development are taken very seriously meaning staff retention and customer satisfaction are essential so we work hard to keep all our staff happy and enthusiastic.
Benefits of working for Darkside Developments
Anyone working at Darkside Developments will be working for a fast moving business with great prospects and job satisfaction. All current staff are like-minded enthusiasts keen to push the company forward as a team. We have an extensive racing calendar and assist all employees with their own projects. At the moment we have over 60 key members of staff and the roles we are looking to fill will be working alongside current experienced individuals.
Other Benefits
- New purpose built facility with modern, air-conditioned offices, Vehicle Workshop, Fabrication Workshop, Chassis Dynamometer, CNC Machines, 3D Printers, Warehousing and dispatch all on one 2 acre site.
- Competitive salary and substantial performance related bonus scheme
- Significant ongoing investment in R&D projects, facilities and new equipment
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Discounted Car Parts and Labour
Working Hours
Full Time Roles (Unless otherwise specified)
Monday to Friday - 08:00 till 17:00
Every other Saturday - 08:30 till 13:00
28 paid holiday days (including Bank Holidays)
Special working conditions may include one late evening per week and weekends away Racing
Recruitment Agencies (or associated services), please don't contact us about these roles via telephone or email
Motortrade Workshop Parts & Service Advisor
Location: Darkside Developments, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Salary: Competitive salary + performance bonus scheme
Job Type: Full-time About Us
We are looking for an experienced Parts / Service Advisor to join our specialist performance workshop
The role is predominantly customer facing, with responsibility for the day to day running of the Service Workshop, customer experience and performance of a team of 6 technicians.
You will be the main point of contact for customers, managing their journey from the initial booking through to vehicle collection, while ensuring the workshop is organised, productive and properly supported.
As well as ensuring technicians have all equipment and parts to undergo the tasks set by Workshop Management
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and lead a team of 6 technicians
- Manage the day-to-day running of the Service Workshop
- Correctly identify and order car parts for all workshop jobs
- Act as the main point of contact for customers
- Manage enquiries, bookings, quotations and customer updates
- Understand customer requirements and provide clear technical advice
- Authorise and manage additional work
- Monitor workshop workload, productivity and job progress
- Ensure technicians have the correct parts and information to complete jobs
- Work closely with Parts and Dispatch to source and pre-pick parts for workshop jobs
- Liaise with Tuning, Fabrication and Product Development teams where required
- Ensure work is completed efficiently and to a high standard
- Carry out vehicle handovers and maintain excellent customer relationships
What We're Looking For
You will ideally:
- Have strong motor trade experience in a Service Manager, Aftersales Manager, Senior Service Advisor, Workshop Manager or similar role
- Be confident dealing with customers and staff
- Have good automotive technical knowledge
- Be able to explain repairs, servicing and quotations clearly
- Have experience managing or supporting a small team
- Be highly organised and commercially aware
- Be proactive, decisive and comfortable taking responsibility
- Have excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Have a strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Previous VAG and BMW experience would be an advantage, but is not essential. Strong motor trade experience, customer skills and the ability to lead are more important.
- Experience using PartsLink24
- Confident in taking and making phone calls to customers and suppliers
Applicants MUST Have
- Eligibility to work in the UK and EU
- Full UK driving licence
- Strong communication and organisational skills
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Professional approach to customer service
Role Benefits
- Competitive salary + performance bonus scheme
- Performance Related Bonus Scheme
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Full Insurance Policy
- Company equipment provided where required
- Opportunity to work with high-performance and specialist vehicles
- Ongoing development within a specialist performance business
Working Conditions
Normal working conditions apply. The role is primarily workshop and office based, with regular customer interaction. Late evenings and Saturday work may occasionally be required to meet workshop and customer deadlines.
Race Engineer / Technician
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Salary: Competitive Salary + Performance Bonus Scheme - £35k-£65k (Depending on skills and experience)
Job Type: Full-time
About Us
We are looking for a high-level Race Technician to join our championship-winning team. Our workshop builds, develops and maintains the most competitive diesel race cars in the UK, as well as various Track and R&D Projects.
Our facility is equipped with industry-leading tools, technology, and diagnostic equipment, allowing our technicians to work at the highest level of motorsport and performance engineering. We pride ourselves on being the country’s leading specialists in diesel tuning. See more of our Motorsport background
The Role
We are looking for an experienced No1 Race Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will work on a wide range of race and project vehicles, carrying out preparation, maintenance, diagnostics, and development work to the highest standards.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about motorsport and performance engineering who enjoys working in a fast-paced, competitive environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Race car preparation, maintenance, and setup
- Engine and drivetrain installation and development
- Wiring looms and electronic configuration
- Diagnostics, servicing, and repair of high-performance vehicles
- Supporting the build and development of project and race vehicles
- Ensuring vehicles meet performance and safety standards
- Working closely with the team to continuously improve vehicle performance
What You'll Be Working On
- Race car builds and preparation
- Performance engine and drivetrain installations
- High-level diagnostics and fault finding
- Development work on race and project vehicles
- Setup, servicing, and maintenance of competition vehicles
What We're Looking For
We want technicians who care about the details and take pride in their work. Someone who has great organisational effectiveness and leadership, self-esteem, motivation, and goal setting skills.
Experience with the following platforms is highly desirable but not 100% necessary:
- VAG Group – Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda
- BMW
- Porsche
Ideal candidates will have:
- Experience in performance, motorsport, or specialist workshops
- Strong mechanical and diagnostic ability
- A high standard of workmanship
- A genuine passion for performance engineering and motorsport
Other requirements:
- Previous experience as a performance or race technician
- Strong mechanical and diagnostic skills
- Ability to work to a high standard in a fast-paced workshop
- Passion for motorsport and vehicle performance
- Team player with a strong work ethic
- Basic tools are required, specialist tools provided
- Be eligible to work in the United Kingdom and EU
- Full UK driving licence
Why Join Us
- Multiple Championship-winning team
- Work on serious race and high-performance project cars
- Industry-leading workshop equipment
- Work alongside country-leading diesel engine specialists
- Competitive salary + performance bonus
- A team environment that pushes for results and performance
- Formal qualifications are less important than skill, experience and enthusiasm
Workshop Mechanic
The Workshop Technician will maintain the daily functionality of the Darkside Developments Service Workshop. Liaising with the Workshop Controller to ensure daily workflows and targets are achieved. To do this you will also work closely with Fabrication and Parts and Dispatch departments to ensure fluidity towards achieving our goal of exceptional customer service.
Role Benefits
Salary (Depending on Experience) ~£34,000 - £40,000 inc Bonus Scheme Target Hours - 42.5 hours *Weekend work and late nights may be required to meet unmovable deadlines
Duties and Responsibilities
- All levels of interval services to VAG and BMW vehicles
- All levels of MOT work, including but not limited to: Brake disc and pads, clutches and flywheels, turbos and intercoolers, exhausts, suspension springs and dampers, wheel bearings and drivetrain supports and bushes.
- Fitment of non OE parts including Darkside Development parts / kits
- Working with OEM specifications software and upgraded hardware to working with full stand alone units and custom hardware.
- Liaise with other departments such as tuners and product development team.
- Skills and Abilities
Experience in workshop environment
- BMW / VAG experience would be beneficial
- Good communication skills working in a team
- Creative thinking and problem solving
- Self-esteem, motivation, and goal setting
- Organisational effectiveness and leadership
- Good timekeeping
- General good up keep in appearance and cleanliness.
- The role will involve diagnostics and fitment of non-standard parts
- Previous Workshop experience is essential
- Basic tools are required, specialist tools provided
- Formal qualifications are less important than skill, experience and enthusiasm
Applicants MUST have the following attributes:
- Be eligible to work in the United Kingdom and EU
- Full UK driving licence
Working Conditions
Normal working conditions will apply. Special working conditions may include late evenings and weekend work.
Physical Requirements
The role can be physically demanding. Often employee will be required to stand for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, doing repetitive tasks with few breaks
Diagnostic Technician
Salary: Competitive Industry Salary (depending on experience)
Bonus Scheme: Available and achievable
We are seeking a highly skilled Diagnostic Technician to join our growing specialist performance workshop. Our business focuses on VAG, BMW and Porsche vehicles, delivering high-level diagnostics, performance upgrades, vehicle tuning and specialist modification work for enthusiast and high-performance clients.
This role is ideal for an experienced technician who enjoys solving complex technical issues and working with modern performance vehicles in a well-equipped specialist environment.
The Role You will be responsible for advanced diagnostics and technical problem solving across a range of modern performance vehicles, while also supporting our upgrade and performance enhancement work.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Advanced fault finding and diagnostics on VAG, BMW and Porsche platforms
- Diagnosing complex electrical, mechanical and CANBUS related faults
- Supporting and carrying out performance upgrades, hardware installations and vehicle enhancements
- Working alongside our tuning and upgrade team on specialist projects
- Ensuring all work is carried out to the highest technical and quality standards
- Supporting workshop efficiency by resolving complex issues other technicians cannot
Candidate Profile We are looking for a technician who is passionate about modern vehicle technology and performance engineering.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Extensive experience as a Diagnostic or Master Technician
- Strong background in German performance vehicles (VAG, BMW, Porsche preferred)
- High level diagnostic ability with modern diagnostic equipment and systems
- Experience with vehicle upgrades, modifications or performance work highly desirable
- Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems and data networks
- A methodical and professional approach to problem solving
- Full UK driving licence
What We Offer
- Competitive Industry salary depending on experience
- Work with high-performance and enthusiast vehicles
- Modern workshop with specialist diagnostic and upgrade equipment
- Opportunity to work on vehicle tuning and performance projects
- A professional, knowledgeable and passionate team environment
- Ongoing development within a specialist performance business
This is an excellent opportunity for a top-level technician looking to step into a specialist performance environment where technical ability and attention to detail are valued.
Dispatch Operative
Our team is passionate about our brand and our reputation and have ambitious plans to capitalise on our success, to achieve this we require equally talented and passionate people.
Job Purpose
The Dispatch Operative will maintain the daily functionality of the Darkside Developments Parts and Dispatch Department. Liaising with the Dispatch Manager to ensure daily workflows and targets are achieved. To do this you will also work closely with Fabrication and Service Workshop departments to ensure fluidity towards achieving our goal of exceptional customer service.
Role Benefits
- Salary £24,000 - £28,000 + (Depending on Age / Experience)
- Substantial Performance Related Bonus (Salary Paid Monthly, Bonus Twice Yearly)
- Employee Pension Scheme
- Full Insurance Policy
Duties and Responsibilities
- Check the daily task list
- Pick and pack small and large orders
- Ensure all orders are picked effectively, taking into account bin locations and item size
- Dispatching completed orders
- Non-dispatched uncompleted orders
- Goods in and item location
- Replenish stock
- Pick and supply items for Fabrication/Service Workshops
- General upkeep and organisation of the parts department
- Couriers and Deliveries - Royal Mail and DHL
- General Maintenance
Qualifications
Listed below are the preferred minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job, but not compulsory as experience may prevail. Candidates with these qualifications may be short listed to be considered for the position.
Qualifications include:
- Education
- GCSE Grades, C or higher in English and Maths.
- Skills and Abilities
- Ability to learn.
- Good communication skills working in a team.
- Creative thinking and problem solving.
- Self-esteem, motivation, and goal setting.
- Personal and career development skills.
- Interpersonal/negotiation skills.
- Organisational effectiveness and leadership.
- Good timekeeping.
- General good up keep in appearance and cleanliness.
- Experience
- Previous Motor Industry Parts Department work, but not essential.
- Previous warehouse experience, but not essential
Working Conditions
Normal working conditions will apply. Mainly indoors but can often be outdoors between departments. Special working conditions may include one late evening per week and Saturday work, working with challenging clients.
Physical Requirements
The role can be physically demanding. Often employee will be required to stand for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, doing repetitive tasks with few breaks.
Turbo Technician
Job Purpose
The Turbo Technician will be responsible for;
- Strip and assess turbochargers of various sizes / Turbo diagnostics
- Complete reports on the condition of turbochargers·
- Fully process and clean components
- Carry out basic machining to parts (additional training will be given)
- Turbo Repair and rebuild
- Flow Testing - G3-Min-Flow (Power)
- Balancing - CIMAT VSR Twin
- Stock control
- Implementing build processes for new and existing hybrid turbos.
- Sourcing components from new and existing suppliers
- Managing own workflow
- Quality Control
- Lean manufacturing
Progression within the role is possible, dedication and expansion, can lead to further members of staff joining the team and progression to a managerial role.
Role Benefits Salary (Depending on Experience) ~£34,000 - £40,000 inc Bonus Scheme Target Hours - 42.5 hours Company equipment provided.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Check Daily Task List - Ensure task list’s are checked daily and regular to maintain direction and consistency whilst minimising priority errors and maximising productivity. Ensure all completed jobs are ticked off and cleared regularly and daily once complete.
- Wide range of duties include - Research and Development work turbochargers for company owned development vehicles. Track Car and Drag Car.
- Liaise with the Workshop Service Manager - For priority on any workshop jobs requiring turbocharger builds or repairs.
- Liaise with the Fabrication Unit and Lead Fabricator - To schedule and compressore housing welding or fabrication required.
- Liaise with the Lead Powertrain Calibration and Development Engineer - To work with the Powertrain Calibration and Development Engineer when testing any new turbocharger hybrids. Fitting any form of performance enhancing hardware that will require a software upgrade to operate to their full potential. All levels of hardware upgrades need to be disclosed, feedback to the Powertrain Calibration and Development Engineer and support given if any form of insight can be shared to produce the best possible outcome for the customer. To develop itinerary and products. Feedback on current software packages with the aim to develop new lines currently being tested.
- Liaise with the Dispatch manager - To ensure order fulfilment is met on a daily basis and stock levels are maintained. This will require the input of components to the stock system and implementation of build processes. Understanding of Linnworks order management and our in house CRM system will be essential, training provided.
Qualifications
No formal qualifications required
Skills and Abilities
- Good timekeeping
- General good up keep in appearance and cleanliness.
- Ability to work with an Apprentice
- Good communication skills working in a team
- Creative thinking and problem solving
- Self-esteem, motivation, and goal setting
- Organisational effectiveness and leadership
Experience
- Turbocharger Assembly
- Stock control
- The role will involve diagnostics and fitment of non-standard parts
- Basic tools are required, specialist tools provided
- Formal qualifications are less important than skill, experience and enthusiasm
Working Conditions
Normal working conditions will apply. Mainly indoors but can often be outdoors between departments. Special working conditions may include one late evening per week and Saturday work, working with challenging clients.
Physical Requirements
The role can be physically demanding. Often employee will be required to stand for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects on a regular basis, doing repetitive tasks with few breaks