Paint Technician

LAGOFIRE SRL; Coalville; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in vehicle leasing is seeking a Paint Technician to join their team in Coalville. The role involves ensuring vehicles meet quality standards through expert paint application and preparation. Candidates should have relevant experience and a passion for the automotive industry.

Benefits

Competitive reward package including annual bonus

15% non-contributory pension

28 days annual leave

Free fresh fruit and snacks

Volunteering day

Funded Private Medical Insurance

Life assurance

Employee Discount Scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for automotive industry and quality.
• Proficient in latest methods and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Apply primer, basecoat, and clear coat.
• Prepare vehicles for the paint process.

Skills

Paint application

Primer application

Accident repair

Masking

Paint mixing

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Description

Joining Vehicle Solutions, part of Motability Operations Limited, the UK's largest vehicle leasing company. Due to growth and the opening of our new state-of-the-art refurbishment centre, we are seeking a paint technician to join our vehicle reconditioning team in Coalville, Leicestershire. Reporting into the cosmetic team leads, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that vehicles are prepared in accordance with the required reconditioning standards.

Our paint technicians play a crucial role, ensuring that vehicles meet Motability Operations specific performance and quality standards by enhancing the appearance of our vehicle's paintwork.

As a paint technician, your day-to-day job will include applying primer, basecoat, clear coat, and preparing vehicles for the paint process. You will have access to new booths, spray guns, market-leading products, and all the required PPE.

Qualifications

We are a diverse business looking for a paint technician, with a passion for the automotive industry that puts quality at the beginning of every process. Your keen eye and technical knowledge will ensure that vehicles within the cosmetic teams are accurately repaired to Motability standards. Being proficient in using the latest methods and enjoying working in a dynamic environment where you can collaborate with a team to achieve our goals.

Minimum Criteria

• Able to legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK
• Paint application experience
• Primer application experience
• Accident repair experience
• Masking and booth vehicle preparation
• Paint mixing experience

Benefits

Motability Operations is a unique organisation, virtually one of a kind. We combine a strong sense of purpose with a real commercial edge to ensure we provide the best possible worry-free mobility solutions to over 700,000 customers and their families across the UK. Customers exchange their higher rate mobility allowance to lease a range of affordable vehicles (cars, wheelchair accessible vehicles, scooters, and powered wheelchairs) with insurance, maintenance, and breakdown assistance included. We are the largest car fleet operator in the UK (purchasing around 10% of all the new cars sold in the UK) and work with a network of around 5,000 car dealers and all the major manufacturers. We pride ourselves on delivering outstanding customer service, achieving an independently verified customer satisfaction rating of 9.8 out of 10.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do. They represent ambition, and we look for our people to live and breathe them every day:

• We find solutions
• We drive change
• We care

As a Motability Operations team member, the benefits you can expect include:

• Competitive reward package including an annual discretionary bonus
• 15% non-contributory pension (9% during probation)
• 28 days annual leave with options to purchase and sell days
• Free fresh fruit and snacks in the office
• One day for volunteering
• Funded Private Medical Insurance cover
• Electric/Hybrid Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary
• Funded health screening for over 50s
• Voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships, and season ticket loans
• Employee Discount Scheme with an app to save on the go
• Free access to healthcare apps such as Peppy, Unmind, Aviva Digital GP, and volunteering app on Hand for all employees
• Generous family leave policies

At Motability Operations, we believe in building a diverse workforce, where our people are empowered to attend work as their true selves, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We want to sustain a culture that nurtures, where employees are free to flourish and where they're rewarded equally, regardless of race, nationality or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or gender.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Specialty Trade Contractors