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Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician - Express Bodyworks Midlands Limited - Hinckley
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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.
Requirements
- Desirable qualifications:
- GCSE in English (grade 4 or C Grade/Level 2 or above)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4/C or above)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Skills:
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Other requirements:
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic and organised.
- Keen to support others as a cooperative team member.
- Eager to learn.
- Genuine passion for cars and all things automotive.
Responsibilities
- 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
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Benefits
- Wage: £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age. National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices.
- Training course: Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3).
- Hours: Typically, 40 hours per week. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday.
- Start date: Monday 14 September 2026
- Duration: 2 years 6 months
- After this apprenticeship:
- Your earnings can increase over time.
- 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.
Application Process
- Closes on Thursday 3 September 2026
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About Express Bodyworks Group
Express Bodyworks Group is one of the fastest growing independent repair groups in the UK. Throughout our journey to date, Express Bodyworks has repeatedly impressed and set industry standards with unparalleled service excellence.
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The Company remains family-owned, supported by a committed and experienced team. This mix of professional and family values helps us deliver a quality, forward-thinking initiatives, whilst not losing the personal touch.
Express Bodyworks Group continues to reinvest in the latest technology and repair solutions to ensure that as a group we are at the forefront of modern, advancing changes but also leading the way across agility, scale, and sustainability to deliver the next generation of repair excellence.
Accident repair is often seen as an inconvenience — we aim to make it a seamless part of modern life. Our Static sites, mobile repair vehicles, and same day services are designed with customer convenience and outcome in mind. This lifestyle integration redefines customer satisfaction, transforming a distress purchase into a positive, premium experience that aligns with modern expectations of convenience and care.
https://www.expressbodyworks.co.uk/about-us
Contact
- The contact for this apprenticeship is:
- AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED
- Joanne Jones
- Joanne@auto-assessltd.co.uk
- The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036405.
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