Vehicle Prepper

TieTalent; Markfield; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Discretionary yearly bonus

28 days holiday

15% non-contributory pension

Private Medical Insurance

Family friendly leave policies

Various employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Markfield is seeking a Vehicle Prepper responsible for preparing vehicles for primer and paint. The ideal candidate will have experience in panel preparation and accident repair, alongside a passion for quality in the automotive industry. This role offers competitive salary and numerous benefits including a 15% pension contribution and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in panel preparation and accident repair.
• Proficient in masking, sheeting, and using primer.
• Must legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK.
• Primer experience.
• Accident repair experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare vehicles for primer and paint according to Motability standards.
• Repair, prime, and prepare panels using state-of-the-art equipment.

Skills

Panel preparation experience

Masking and sheeting experience

Primer experience

Accident repair experience

Ability to legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a vehicle prepper, 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. Proficient in using the latest methods, we are looking for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, collaborating with your team to achieve goals.

Responsibilities

Reporting into the cosmetic team leads, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that vehicles are prepared for primer and paint in accordance with the required reconditioning standards. Our vehicle preppers play a crucial role in the workshop, ensuring that vehicles are prepared for both primer and paint, using the relevant methods in accordance with the Motability standards. Using your technical skills and knowledge and working with state-of-the-art equipment and products, the key areas are to repair, prime and prepare panels ready for paint.

Qualifications

• Able to legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK
• Panel preparation experience
• Masking and sheeting experience
• Primer experience
• Accident repair experience

Benefits

• Pay: competitive salary, with a yearly discretionary bonus, based on your performance
• Holiday: 28 days, and you can buy and sell days
• Pension: 15% non-contributory pension (9% during probation)
• Health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance cover available for all employees and free health screenings for over 50s. Life assurance at four times your basic salary, to give you peace of mind. Free access to healthcare apps like Peppy, Unmind, and Aviva Digital GP. Mental Health Allies and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Development: A library of internal training on our myLearn platform
• Family friendly: We have competitive family leave policies
• Diversity and inclusion: We embrace the diversity of our people and empower them to come to work as their true selves. We want them to flourish and be rewarded equally. We have Employee Network Groups, and we pride ourselves on being inclusive and all our offices have first-rate disability access
• Helping our community: One volunteering day each year, and access to volunteering platform Neighbourly
• Schemes: Car Benefit Scheme for electric and hybrid cars. This means you can lease a brand-new electric or plug-in hybrid car, with insurance and more, for a fixed monthly amount. Cycle to Work Scheme. Employee Discount Scheme, to save money across lots of retailers
• Other 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, free fresh fruit and snacks in the office