Sponsorship to work in the UK - Vehicle Panel Beaters / Strip and Assembler

ACTIVATE GROUP LIMITED; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 627,380 - 851,445; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship

Flight to UK paid for

First month\'s accommodation paid

33 days holiday

Personal health cash plan

Enhanced parental pay

Life assurance: 3x salary

Free breakfasts and fruit

Birthday surprise

Job summary

Activate Group is seeking qualified Technicians for the Sponsored Panel Beater / Strip and Assembler role in the United Kingdom. The position includes visa sponsorship requirements, with a team visit to South Africa for a Skills Assessment Day. Expect a 45-hour work week and travel to meet/complete assessments.

We offer a package with sponsorship, UK flights, accommodation for the first month, and substantial benefits. AAR supports career development and recognises top performers with rewards.

Qualifications

• Qualified Technician.
• Great attitude to work with all staff.
• Works well in a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Good decision making and problem solving abilities.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness and compliance.
• Time served repair technician.
• Good time management skills.
• Relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction in the repair of motor vehicles of all types.
• Carry out work in a safe and economical manner.
• Employ knowledge and skills to restore vehicles to a high standard.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle body damage.

Skills

Qualified Technician

Team player

Good communication

H&S knowledge

Time management

Decision making

Problem solving

Industry experience

Job description

Job title: Sponsored Panel Beater / Strip and Assembler

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: United Kingdom

Hours: 45 hours per week

We’re looking for qualified Technicians to be part of our success story.

Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.
Great career development opportunities – grow with us.

About the role

This role will be Sponsored by Activate Accident Repair. To obtain sponsorship you must have the following before applying for a Visa:

• Police Clearance
• English Test for Visa (IELTS or equivalent)
• Tuberculosis Test

Once we have received your CV, we will be in touch with you to meet on a video call. There will be a team travelling to South Africa in October where a Skills Assessment Day will be carried out.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction in the repair of motor vehicles of all types.
• Carry out such work in a safe and economical manner.
• Employ such knowledge and skills as may be required to restore vehicles to a high standard.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle body damage.

Skills and experience

• Qualified Technician.
• Great attitude to work and all members of staff.
• Work well as a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Good decision making and problem solving skills.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness and compliance.
• Time served repair technician.
• Good time management skills.
• Relevant industry experience.

Benefits

• Sponsorship
• Flight to UK paid for
• First month\'s accommodation paid
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Personal health cash plan – claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Life assurance: three times basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fruit
• Birthday surprise for everybody!

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

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.