Vehicle Paint Sprayer

ACTIVATE GROUP LIMITED; Bristol; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive repair group located in Bristol is seeking a skilled Paint Technician to join their team. The role involves painting and prepping motor vehicles, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and effectively using paint mixing schemes. The successful candidate will possess an ATA/NVQ level 3 qualification and have relevant industry experience. This position offers a competitive salary with achievable OTE of £75,000, alongside benefits such as flexible hours, paid training, and health plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Holiday buy and sell

Flexible hours to suit your needs

Paid training

Healthshield Cash Plan

Life assurance at three times your basic salary

Free breakfast

Birthday and Christmas surprises

Annual Summer and Christmas parties

Qualifications

• ATA / NVQ level 3 qualification required.
• Experience in the automotive repair industry is essential.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Painting and prepping of motor vehicles.
• Ensure vehicles meet safety standards upon return to customers.
• Report all faults and manage personal tools carefully.

Skills

ATA / NVQ level 3

Good Communication skills

Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills

Good H&S knowledge/awareness

Good Time management skills

Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician

Job description

Job title: Paint Technician

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: AAR, 1 Orpen Park, Ash Ridge Rd, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4QD

We’re looking for a Paint Technician to be part of our success story.

Achievable OTE of £75,000.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Holiday buy and sell
• Flexible hours to suit your needs
• Paid training
• Healthshield Cash Plan to claim back medical costs and get same day doctors appointments
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Free breakfast
• Birthday and Christmas surprises for everybody
• Annual Summer and Christmas parties

About the role

Painting and prepping of Motor vehicles

Key responsibilities

• Accurately use paint mixing schemes and drying areas/equipment.
• Ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on job card.
• Attain manufacturers' and/or estimated repair/paint times.
• Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles.
• Take care of equipment, special tools and personal tools.

Skills and experience

• ATA / NVQ level 3
• Good Communication skills.
• Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness.
• Good Time management skills
• Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority. Whether you're at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices, one of our AAR sites or working from home, we'll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, and little perks like free fruit and cereal, we’ll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 800 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Purpose

Make someone's bad day better

Values

• 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.