Automotive Polisher

GI Group Main Account; Woking; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Automotive in Woking is seeking two automotive polishers to join the Paint shop team. The role is Monday to Friday, 05:30am to 2:15pm, with permanent positions after an initial temporary period.

Pay rates are £17.07 per hour, £25.60 per hour after 40 hours Monday to Friday and Saturdays, and £34.13 per hour on Sundays and bank holidays. Your main duties are to ensure health and safety guidelines are followed, the PES paint process is adhered to, and to achieve a high-quality finish on

Qualifications

• Experience polishing cars is required and training is provided.
• Must follow health and safety guidelines and paint processes.
• Ability to learn multiple processes and cover for absences.

Responsibilities

• Understand and follow detailed process documents for painting vehicles.
• Ensure station operations meet takt and quality standards.
• Escalate quality, cost, or productivity concerns to your leader.
• Maintain 5S and safety standards within the work area.

Skills

Polishing cars

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Teamwork

Job description

Gi group are recruiting for 2 automotive polishers to join the Paint shop team at McLaren automotive.

The role will be working Monday to Friday, 05:30am to 2:15pm

Experience polishing cars is required but training and all equipment needed is provided.

These roles are permanent following an initial temporary period.

Pay rates:

£17.07 per hour, Monday to Friday up to 40 hours per week

£25.60 per hour after 40 hours Monday to Friday and Saturdays

£34.13 per hour Sundays and bank holidays

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure all health and safety guidelines are adhered too, the paint process (PES) is followed to ensure a smooth finish to our supercars and the desired standard is achieved through our built-in quality stations. Any concerns to the finish of the panels are quickly escalated to your line manager. You can learn all processes within your zone to ensure coverage of any absence. Your contributions will be instrumental in achieving our ambitious goals as a company.

Principal accountabilities:

• Understand and follow detailed process documents relating to the painting of vehicles.
• Ensure that your station operations on each vehicle are completed within takt and to a high standard.
• Ability to ESCALATE to your leader any concerns that may be affecting the quality, cost or productivity of the panels being painted.
• Ensure 5s within your work area in line with McLaren expectations.
• Maintain standards set such as, using the uniform/ clothing provided.
• Maintain a safe working environment for yourself and team members.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and safety standards is essential. The technician must always adhere to safety protocols.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities as requested by your leader.
• Flexibility with the ability to learn is essential to ensure coverage within the zone as you would be expected to learn multiple processes.

Key performance indicators:

• Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team to meet business imperatives.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Practical problem-solving skills to support the team in reducing cost per car imperative.

Essential Functional / Technical Skills

• The understanding of processes/work instructions to deliver a consistent product.
• The understanding of workplace safety risk assessments and their meaning.
• Ability to make sound and logical decisions.
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Proven experience and knowledge within paint application is essential.
• High attention to detail and quality standards
• Confident and professional always
• Able to act under pressure with calmness, clarity of thought
• Flexible approach to the working day if or when circumstances dictate
• Willing to learn and train others "can do attitude"

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