Evening Shift - Vehicle Paint Technician

ACTIVATE GROUP LIMITED; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme for efficiency

Professional working environment

Career progression opportunities

Regular feedback and planning

Job summary

ACTIVATE GROUP LIMITED is hiring a Vehicle Paint Technician for the evening shift in Birmingham. You will paint and prep motor vehicles to precise standards, handling painting tasks and safety procedures on a busy, customer-facing repair line.

Join a growing UK business with development opportunities, a £5,000 sign-on bonus, and a supportive team environment that values quality and teamwork across Activate Accident Repair sites.

Qualifications

• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Solid Health & Safety knowledge and practices.
• Efficient time management and multitasking on busy shifts.
• Relevant industry experience as a vehicle repair technician.

Responsibilities

• Paint and prep motor vehicles to high standards.
• Work safely and efficiently to complete tasks.
• Observe and report on vehicle structure and paintwork.
• Interpret technical instructions and data for repairs.
• Accurately mix paints and manage drying areas/equipment.
• Ensure vehicles meet safety standards before handover.

Skills

Good communication

Problem-solving

Health & Safety knowledge

Time management

Industry experience

Education

ATA or NVQ Level 3

Job description

EVENING SHIFT - VEHICLE PAINT TECHNICIAN

Activate Accident Repair - Birmingham

Mallard Lodge, Water Orton, Birmingham, B46 1NS

Evening Shift - 2pm - 11.30pm or 2.30pm - 12pm.

£5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - paid in full on successful completion of your probation period

We're looking for a Vehicle Paint Sprayer to join our team and play a key role in Activate Accident Repair, painting and prepping motor vehicles to the high standards our customers expect.

Activate Group is a growing UK business approaching 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

• £5,000 sign-on bonus, paid in full after you complete your probation period
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Personal health cash plan, so you can claim back the cost of everyday healthcare such as dental and optical check-ups
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fresh fruit
• A birthday surprise for everyone

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Ensuring customer satisfaction in the repair and painting of motor vehicles of all types
• Carrying out all work in a safe and economical manner
• Observing, recognising and reporting on vehicle structure and paintwork
• Interpreting and implementing technical instruction data
• Accurately using paint mixing schemes and drying areas and equipment
• Making sure vehicles meet safety standards before they're returned to customers, or reporting and noting any faults on the job card
• Achieving manufacturer and/or estimated repair and paint times
• Reporting all faults and defects noticed while working on vehicles

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• ATA or NVQ Level 3
• Good communication skills
• Good decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Good Health and Safety knowledge and awareness
• Good time management skills
• Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician

WHAT WE OFFER

• A competitive salary
• A time-saved bonus scheme, to reward efficiency
• A supportive, professional working environment
• The opportunity to grow with a dynamic and ambitious company
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities, with regular feedback and career planning

ABOUT ACTIVATE GROUP

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider vision and purpose: making someone's bad day better. Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide, working with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies to support drivers involved in road incidents through our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough and Huddersfield. We manage every step of the repair journey, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) bodyshops as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners. We also work with the UK's largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting their approved repair schemes, and deliver fully-automated solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.

OUR PURPOSE AND VALUES

Our purpose underpins everything we do: to make someone's bad day better.

Our values define how we work with our team members, customers and suppliers:

• Make it happen - be accountable, take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job
• Strive for better - be bold, challenge the norm, make small improvements often
• Win together - be a team player, win together, learn together, respect each other