Panel Beater

Competitive time-saved bonus

Job title: Panel Beater

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: 41 Hampstead Ave, Mildenhall, Bury Saint Edmunds IP28 7AS**

We’re looking for an Panel Beater to be part of our success story.

Activate Group is a growing UK business approaching 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.

Benefits

• · Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme

• · 33 days annual leave including bank holidays

• · Holiday buy and sell

• · Substantial night shift allowance

• · Flexible hours to suit your needs

• · Paid training

• · Healthshield Cash Plan to claim back medical costs and get same day doctors appointments

• · Life assurance at three times your basic salary

• · Free breakfast

• · Birthday and Christmas surprises for everybody

• · Annual Summer and Christmas parties

About the role

To complete all body work, including stripping and refitting trim and panel interior. Refitting new / repaired panels and repairing small dents and minor body work for accident damaged vehicles.

Key responsibilities

• Repair and panel damaged vehicles to pre-accident condition in accordance with approved Repair Methodology and manufacturers standards.

• Use specialist body repair equipment – measuring equipment, body jigs, welding equipment and smart repair tools.

• Ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on job card.

• Skills and experience

• · ATA / NVQ level 3

• · Good Communication skills.

• · Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.

• · Good H&S knowledge/awareness.

• · Good Time management skills

• · Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.

• A bit about us

• Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide.

• We work with some of the UK’s largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in road incidents through our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough and Huddersfield.

• We manage every step of the repair journey - repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) body shops, as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.

• We also work with the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting their approved repair programmes, and deliver innovative technology solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.

• Our purpose & values

• Our purpose underpins everything we do: Make someone’s bad day better

Our values define how we work with our team members, customers and suppliers:

• 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.