Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice – Barnstaple

Training Provider; Barnstaple; Remote; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Training Provider in Barnstaple is offering a Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice position. You will work with experienced body paint technicians to learn prep and painting of repaired panels, aiming for the highest standards.

Responsibilities include spray painting, following paint formulas, adjusting flow/viscosity, and proper disposal of hazardous waste while using color charts and maintaining equipment.

Qualifications

• Apprentice will train alongside qualified body paint technicians.
• Gain hands-on experience in prepping and painting repaired panels.
• Learn safety and waste disposal procedures for hazardous materials.

Responsibilities

• Dipping and spraying to repair and repaint vehicles.
• Follow color charts and formulas for paint mixing.
• Disassemble, clean and reassemble painting equipment.

Skills

Spray painting

Paint formulas

Viscosity control

Hazardous waste handling

Colour charts

Equipment maintenance

Education

Apprenticeship program

Tools

Spray gun

Job description

Job Category: Engineering and manufacturing

Salary: See vacancy details — £17,728.62 a year

Address: Riverside Road, Pottington Business Park, Barnstaple, EX31 1QN

Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice – Barnstaple

The apprentice will be working alongside fully qualified body paint technicians to be fully trained in preparing and painting repaired panels. You’ll be responsible for undertaking paint repair and restoration work on all makes of motor vehicles, whilst achieving the highest standards possible.

• Dipping and spraying – spray painting involves operating a spray gun and other machinery
• They use formulas to mix the paint that goes into the spray gun
• They adjust the flow and viscosity of their paint and control the air pressure to the spray gun by adjusting the nozzle
• Other job duties include properly disposing of hazardous waste, following colour charts and removing rust
• Paint technicians must disassemble, clean and reassemble their painting equipment