Panel Technician - Newport
Location:
Newport
Salary:
£56,160
Sector:
Bodyshop
Contract Type:
Permanent
Reference:
30786
Job Description
Panel Technician, Panel Beater role with the UK’s largest repair group. Great salary, benefits, overtime and bonus opportunities.
Must have right to work in the UK status.
Location: Newport
Pay / salary: up to £24 per hour, plus bonus and £5000 Golden Hello
Job type: Permanent / Full time role
Shift and schedule: 45 hours per week, primarily Monday to Friday with a Saturday morning rota as required.
Benefits:
• £5000 Golden Hello to welcome you aboard
• Fantastic uncapped monthly bonus schemes, plus guaranteed average bonus when you're on holiday!
• Overtime opportunities
• Holidays - 24 days, increasing to 26 days with service plus bank holidays and your birthday off. Plus, the flexibility to buy or sell up to 5 extra days each year.
• Life assurance (2x your salary)
• Well-being services (incl. Colleague Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plan, Dental Plan & Travel Insurance).
• Exclusive colleague-only vehicle-leasing schemes
• Pension & save-as-you-earn share scheme.
• Benefits App offers unlimited access to retailer discounts
• Training – personal development plan to aid progression
Company - The Company has 65 UK-wide repair centres, working with many of the UK’s foremost motor insurers and fleets companies. UK's leading independent provider of fleet incident management and specialist vehicle recovery services. We provide outsourced incident management support, specialist rapid response and recovery management to a wide range of insurers and blue light services.
Skills and experience
• Previous experience in panel repair/replacement in a bodyshop setting, with completion of a panel technician apprenticeship (or equivalent)
• Ability to carry out major and structural panel repairs
• Demonstrate a positive, “right-first time” attitude
• A strong team-player
• Ability to work to a very high standard, with precision and attention to detail
• ATA or IMI accreditation is desirable, but not essential
Job Responsibilities for the Panel Technician role:
• Replacing and repairing panels, including straightening and filling
• Performing body alignment
• Welding and bonding
• Carrying out jig work and chassis alignment where required
• Filler work, dent removal, and pin pulling
• Ensuring vehicles are thoroughly examined and reporting findings (oral and/or written), with emphasis on customer safety and satisfaction
• Working efficiently and accurately recording all job times
• Keeping work areas clean, tidy, well organised, and safe—in full compliance with Health and Safety standards
If you would like to know more and be considered for the role, or simply want a Job Pack with more details, please apply.
Consultant: William Olivier – Octane Recruitment
WOOJ
Octane Recruitment is a specialist Automotive and Motor Trade recruitment agency, working with a variety of businesses across the sector.
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