Prep Technician

TipTopJob; Daventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious automotive brand seeks an experienced Prep Technician for their Body/Primer area in Daventry. This role involves transforming raw panels into impeccable surfaces, working with high-end and carbon fiber components to ensure exceptional vehicle finishes. You will join a team dedicated to automotive excellence, contributing to vehicles that fuse innovation and timeless design.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in panel preparation or bodywork, ideally within high-end or restoration environments.
• Confidence working with carbon fibre and steel components.
• A perfectionist's eye for alignment, surface quality, and finish.

Responsibilities

• Construct shells with steel and carbon panels, aligning them to the gap and flush standard.
• Skim, shape, fill, blend, and reshape panels to achieve flawless finishes.
• Complete full priming of cars and panels before reassembling.

Skills

Panel preparation

Bodywork

Attention to detail

Job description

Prep Technician : Body/Primer Area

Location: Daventry

Contract Basis: Ongoing

Pay Rate: A GBP 25 PAYE per hour

Day shift

Do you take pride in crafting flawless surfaces and shaping vehicles to perfection?

Do you see prep work not just as a task:but as a craft?

Were offering a unique opportunity for an experienced Prep Technician to join a prestigious automotive brand known for its bespoke restorations, world:class craftsmanship, and meticulous attention to detail. At this cutting:edge facility, youll work with passionate professionals to create show:stopping vehicles destined for the worlds most iconic roads.

About The Role

As a Prep Technician in the Body/Primer area, you will play a key role in transforming raw panels into pristine canvases ready for paint. Working with both steel and carbon fibre components, your work will shape the quality and finish of every vehicle that passes through your hands.

This is your chance to contribute to vehicles that blend heritage, innovation, and timeless design.

Key Responsibilities As a Prep Technician

• Construct shells with steel and carbon panels, aligning them to the gap and flush standard, and repairing or reshaping, as necessary.
• Skim, shape, fill, blend, and re:shape panels to achieve flawless finishes.
• Complete full priming of cars and panels before reassembling them for the next production phase.
• Grow gaps, meet flush targets, and perfect punctuation lines and profiling.
• Work to tight tolerances
• Work closely within a small team to ensure vehicles are processed efficiently from the carbon team through to the paint team on time and to the highest quality standards.
  
  

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who shares our passion for automotive excellence and brings:

• Proven experience in panel preparation or bodywork, ideally within high:end or restoration environments
• Confidence working with carbon fibre and steel components
• A perfectionists eye for alignment, surface quality, and finish
• The ability to thrive in a collaborative, detail:focused environment
  
  

Hours And Pay

• Hours: Day Shift: Monday : Thursday (7:00 AM : 4:30 PM), Friday (7:00 AM : 12.45 PM). Overtime opportunities available.
• Umbrella Pay: A GBP 30 per hour paid via PAYE Umbrella model
  
  

Please note, this role is deemed inside of IR35. The Umbrella pay rate offered is inclusive of the Assignment pay rate, holiday pay and Apex Recruitments contribution towards Employer Costs.

Your Contract And Pay

Join the team on an ongoing contracting basis, paying A GBP 25.00 per hour. This position is offered Inside IR35, and your final Pay Rate will be uplifted to be paid via an Umbrella PAYE Payroll Model.

Apply Now

If you have the skills, passion, and dedication to excel as a Prep Technician , wed love to hear from you. Apply today to become a key part of the team that brings exceptional automotive visions to life.