Apprentice Vehicle Damage Panel Technician

Icanbea; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No college attendance required

On-site training

Job summary

Drive Vauxhall in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk is offering a Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprenticeship. You will prepare, measure, and repair body panels, identifying materials and joining techniques while following manufacturer specifications.

You will learn on-site with a skilled mentor, study for professional knowledge, and complete the Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician apprenticeship standard at AUTO-ASSE LIMITED as training provider.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths are desirable.
• Apprenticeship to Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician.
• On-site training with a mentor and dedicated programme.

Responsibilities

• Undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements
• Identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to
• Interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle / body panels are aligned correctly
• Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology
• Remove, repair, and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently
• Operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools
• Identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection
• Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicles structure that’s integral to its safety
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping

Skills

Analytical skills

Logical

Creative

Initiative

Physical fitness

Education

GCSE English and Maths (Grade 4/C or above)

Job description

Drive Vauxhall in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk is offering a Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprenticeship. You will prepare, measure, and repair body panels, identifying materials and joining techniques while following manufacturer specifications.

You will learn on-site with a skilled mentor, study for professional knowledge, and complete the Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician apprenticeship standard at AUTO-ASSE LIMITED as training provider.