Coach Builder/Panel Beater

Stagecoach Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Carlisle is seeking enthusiastic and skilled engineers to join their team. Candidates will be responsible for providing a quality service and repairs to a fleet of vehicles. This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive and inclusive environment, ensuring all differences are appreciated.

Qualifications

• Time-served Craftsman skilled in repairs and modifications.
• Experience with state-of-the-art vehicles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Observe and report on body defects of vehicles.
• Carry out repairs using welding and bodywork techniques.
• Maintain and repair vehicle body fittings and accessories.

Skills

Experience of heavy commercial vehicles

Welding

Body repairs

Job description

Salary

£16.79 (increased pay award pending)

Stagecoach Cumbria are looking for enthusiastic and motivated staff to join our team of Engineers at Carlisle depot, applicants should be time-served Craftsmen used to working under pressure in a busy environment on state of the art vehicles.

The overall purpose of the position is to provide quality service and repairs in a safe, efficient and economical manner to our fleet of vehicles.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Observe, recognise and report on body or structured defects or symptoms of impending failure.

• Carry out vehicle manufacturers or company modifications as required.
• Marking out, cutting and forming sheet metal, pillar section, plywood, hardboard, glass fibre panels, preparatory to fitting on a vehicle.

• Fitting panels to vehicle body frames, using anti-fretting and corrosion materials, adhesives on lap and toggle joints, screws, nails, rivets and other fixing devices including moulding strips.

• Cutting out apertures and fitting windows.
• Hanging doors, both horizontally and vertically, of wood or metal.
• Repairing damaged vehicles by removing damaged panels and body members, straightening panels and members (where possible) and replacing any removed parts.

• Carry out repair to body structure using welding equipment.
• Making good damaged paintwork on a vehicle body, with a complete re-paint to include matching colours.

• Manufacture, repair or maintenance of body fittings and accessories.

Experience of heavy commercial vehicles, especially PCV vehicles would be an advantage.

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Carlisle Depot Willowholme Industrial Estate, Willow Holme Road, Willowholme Carlisle CA2 5RT