Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician - Crash Damage Ltd T/A Fix Auto Barnsley
Fix Auto Barnsley
About the Role
<p>As an Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician, you will work as part of a highly skilled workforce that is committed to quality, preparing, spraying and finishing vehicles that have been involved in collisions and other incidents. The successful candidate can expect a high-quality training package with excellent career prospects.</p>
- Repair of minor scratches and dents
- Preparation of new and repaired panels for refinishing
- Preparing vehicle surfaces for masking and priming
- Paint refinishing techniques, paint detailing
- Paint detailing and buffing
- Polishing the paintwork of the panel to a suitable finish
We would like the successful candidate to possess qualities such as:
- A strong work ethic (punctuality, reliability, initiative)
- Eagerness to learn (curiosity, asking questions, adaptability)
- Key soft skills (communication, teamwork, problem-solving, time management)
- The ambition to excel in their role and integrate well into a team by demonstrating both technical and professional potential
- Following completion of your apprenticeship, you can look forward to a full-time career within the automotive industry with many opportunities to progress to positions of authority, such as workshop controller, Vehicle Damage Assessor or Bodyshop Manager
- The opportunities are endless. Having a highly regarded set of skills, apprentices can go on to develop their careers within the automotive sector, following their own interests and ambitions
About the Training
- Our training partner will deliver a high-quality programme onsite in our bodyshop alongside a highly skilled mentor, both will support you in becoming a skilled and qualified vehicle paint technician
- Once the apprenticeship is complete, you will achieve a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard Vehicle Damage Paint Technician
- Level 2 maths and English Functional Skills for all apprentices aged 16-18 at start (if not already achieved)
- An option to complete Level 2 maths and English Functional Skills for all apprentices aged 19+ at start (if not already achieved)
About the Employer
Fix Auto Barnsley joined the Fix Auto UK network in May 2012 and is firmly established as a key repairer within the organisation. In 2017 the business revealed major investment plans which resulted in doubling the size of the operation and equipping the site with the latest state-of-the-art equipment.
With the capacity to repair more than 1,300 vehicles annually, like all Fix Auto UK vehicle repairers the business holds the prestigious BS10125 accreditation which provides the ultimate confidence that all repairs are carried out to the highest British Standards and as such ensures all car accident repairs, dent removals, dent repairs, bumper repairs, wheel alignment and wheel tracking are repaired or rectified to the highest standards.
The team at the car body shop specialises in all car accident repairs, paintless dent removals and paintless dent repairs and effortlessly correct those annoying car scratches and door dinks caused in supermarket car parks! The business also offers the service of re-gassing vehicle air conditioning.
Skills Required
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Training Provider
AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED
Course/Training
Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)