Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician - Fix Auto Birmingham East

Introduction

As an Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician, you will work as part of a highly skilled workforce that is committed to quality, preparing, spraying and finishing vehicles that have been involved in collisions and other incidents. The successful candidate can expect a high-quality training package with excellent career prospects.

About the Employer

Fix Auto Birmingham East joined the Fix Auto UK network in February 2012 and is the network’s longest established repair centre in the city.  

Housed in two adjoining buildings spanning 15,000 sq ft of workspace with ample secure car parking, as the name suggests the vehicle repair centre is situated on the east side of Birmingham and is easily accessible from the main A452 ‘Chester Road’ arterial carriageway and is close to the M6. 

Owned by the Healey family, the business is managed by the founder’s son, Ben, with an award-winning 22-strong team of experts. 

With the capacity to repair more than 1,600 vehicles annually, like all Fix Auto UK vehicle repairers the business holds the prestigious BS10125 accreditation which provides the ultimate confidence that all repairs are carried out to the highest British Standards and as such ensures all car accident repairs, dent removals, dent repairs, bumper repairs, wheel alignment and wheel tracking are repaired or rectified to the highest standards.  

The team at the car body shop specialises in all car accident repairs, paintless dent removals and paintless dent repairs and effortlessly correct those annoying car scratches and door dinks caused in supermarket car parks!  They also have the facilities to re-gas air conditioning systems. 

What You'll Do

• Repair of minor scratches and dents
• Preparation of new and repaired panels for refinishing
• Preparing vehicle surfaces for masking and priming
• Paint refinishing techniques, paint detailing
• Paint detailing and buffing 
• Polishing the paintwork of the panel to a suitable finish

Training Outcome

• Following completion of your apprenticeship, you can have a full-time career within the automotive industry with many opportunities to progress to positions of authority such as workshop controller, Vehicle Damage Assessor or Bodyshop Manager
• The opportunities are endless. Having a highly regarded set of skills, apprentices can go on to develop their careers within the automotive sector following their own interests and ambitions

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Qualifications

• Desired - GCSE - English - 4 or C Grade/Level 2 or above
• Desired - GCSE - Maths - 4/C or above

Course Information

Course: Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

Level: 3

Route: Engineering and manufacturing

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.

Expected Duration: 2 Years 6 Months

Training Provider: AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED