Vehicle Paint Technician

Activate Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job description

Job title: Night Paint Technician

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: AAR Glasgow, Radial Point, Cardonald Business Park, Glasgow, G51 4GA

We’re looking for a Paint Technician to be part of our success story.

Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britain's fastest-growing private companies. Great career development opportunities – grow with us.

About the role

Painting and prepping of motor vehicles

Various flexible attended hours and working patterns to suit you!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing group of body shops! If you want to become part of the Activate Group family working in a state of the art, modern and technology led body shop then get in touch.

We're actively recruiting for a Body Shop Technician to join our team as a Paint Sprayer.

What can you expect when you join our team?

We know how hard you work, and that's why we work hard to make sure you'll be fairly rewarded in your career with Activate Group. Some of the benefits you can expect to receive are:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 33 days annual leave including 8 bank holidays
• Substantial night shift allowance
• Annual pay reviews
• Paid training
• Healthshield Cash Plan to claim back medical costs and get same day doctors appointments
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Free breakfast cereals, fruit and pastries
• Birthday and Christmas surprises for everybody
• Annual Summer and Christmas parties

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction in the repair of motor vehicles of all types.
• Carry out such work in a safe and economical manner.
• Employ such knowledge and skills as may be required to restore vehicles to a high standard.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle body damage.

Skills and Experience

• Great attitude to work and all members of staff.
• Work well as a team.
• Good communication skills.
• Good decision making and problem solving skills.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness and compliance.
• Time served repair technician.
• Good time management skills.
• Relevant industry experience.

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, we want everyone to have the tools and support they need to do their best work. We’re an innovative business that continuously reviews and improves our systems, processes and ways of working, making sure they support our teams to do their jobs effectively.

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider business vision and purpose – making someone’s bad day better. You’ll understand how your role contributes to the bigger picture and how your work helps deliver excellent outcomes for customer and partners.

We believe work should be enjoyable. We make time to celebrate success, recognise achievements and bring people together at team events and company-wide celebrations. We’ll also support your ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning.

Whether you’re based in one of our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough or Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or working from home, you’ll be part of a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.

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.