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Apprentice Vehicle Damage Panel Technician
As an apprentice vehicle damage panel technician, you will be repairing accident damage to vehicles, i.e., removal, repair and replacement of vehicle body panels to vehicle manufacturer specification. The vehicles can include cars and light commercial vehicles. Expect a high-quality training package with excellent career prospects.
What you'll do at work
- Undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements
- Identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to
- Interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly
- Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology
- Remove, repair, and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently
- Operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools
- Identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection
- Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicle’s structure that’s integral to its safety
- Maintaining high standards of housekeeping
Where you'll work
WATERLOO AVENUE
BIRMINGHAM
B37 6RE
Training provider
AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED
Training course
Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Ability to undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements.
- Ability to identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to.
- Ability to interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly.
- Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology, e.g. when to use resistance spot welding or mig brazing or bonding.
- Ability to remove, repair and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently.
- Ability to identify and operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools.
- Ability to identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection.
- Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicle’s structure that’s integral to its safety.
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Training schedule
Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprenticeship Standard:
- Our training partner will deliver a high-quality Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician programme here in our state-of-the-art bodyshop.
- No college attendance required.
- You will work alongside a highly skilled mentor who will support you in becoming a skilled and qualified vehicle panel technician.
- Level 2 maths and English Functional Skills (if not already achieved).
More training information
There is a physical element to automotive repair, including lifting, pulling and using kinetic tools such as hammers and compressed air devices.
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English GCSE (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Maths GCSE (grade 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
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, enthusiastic and organised. Keen to support others as a cooperative team member and eager to learn, with a genuine passion for cars and all things automotive.
About this 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.
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- 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.
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After this apprenticeship
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Following completion of your apprenticeship you can expect permanent employment as well as opportunities to progress into roles 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.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED
Jo Jones
Joanne@auto-assessltd.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045762.
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