Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice – Torbay

Training Provider; Highweek; Sur place; GBP 15 000 - 20 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Training Provider in Torbay is offering a Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice role, working alongside qualified body paint technicians to learn preparing and painting repaired panels to the highest standards. You will dip and spray using a spray gun, mix paint formulas, adjust flow and viscosity, and follow colour charts while learning to dispose of hazardous waste safely.

The position includes keeping painting equipment clean and properly assembled, with on‑the‑job training as you develop

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in vehicle painting or a willingness to learn.
• Interest in automotive paints and working with safety procedures.

Responsabilités

• Learn dipping and spray painting using a spray gun and machinery.
• Assist with mixing paint formulas and adjusting flow/viscosity.
• Follow colour charts and dispose of hazardous waste safely.
• Disassemble, clean and reassemble painting equipment.

Connaissances

Paint spraying

Safety awareness

Outils

Spray gun

Description du poste

Job Category: Engineering and manufacturing

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

Address: Broadway Park, Broadway Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 3PJ

Vehicle Paint Technician Apprentice – Torbay

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