Evening Shift - Vehicle Panel Beater

EVENING SHIFT - PANEL BEATER
Activate Accident Repair - Water Orton, Birmingham

Mallard Lodge, Water Orton, Birmingham B46 1NS

Evening Shift - Monday - Thursday 12pm - 11.30pm

£5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - paid in full on successful completion of your probation period

We're looking for a Panel Beater to be part of our success story at Activate Accident Repair Birmingham.

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.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

* £5,000 sign-on bonus, paid in full after you complete your probation period
* Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme
* 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
* Holiday buy and sell
* Flexible hours to suit your needs
* Paid training
* Health Shield cash health plan, so you can 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

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

* Completing all bodywork, including stripping and refitting trim and panel interior
* Refitting new and repaired panels, and repairing small dents and minor bodywork on accident-damaged vehicles
* Repairing panel damage to pre-accident condition in line with approved repair methodology and manufacturer standards
* Using specialist body repair equipment, including measuring equipment, body jigs, welding equipment and SMART repair tools
* Making sure vehicles meet safety standards before they're returned to customers, or reporting and noting any faults on the job card

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

* ATA or NVQ Level 3
* Good communication skills
* Good decision-making and problem-solving skills
* Good Health and Safety knowledge and awareness
* Good time management skills
* Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician

WHAT WE OFFER

* A competitive salary
* A time-saved bonus scheme that rewards your efficiency
* A supportive, professional working environment
* The opportunity to grow with a dynamic and ambitious company
* Genuine career development and progression opportunities

ABOUT ACTIVATE GROUP
Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider vision and purpose: making someone's bad day better. Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide, working with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies to support drivers 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) bodyshops 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 schemes, and deliver fully-automated solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.

OUR PURPOSE AND VALUES
Our purpose underpins everything we do: to 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