Multi-Skill Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship - Swindon

Nottingham College; Swindon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A vocational training institution in the United Kingdom seeks candidates for the Multi-Skilled Vehicle Accident Repair Technician role. This position provides formal qualifications through extensive training in vehicle repair, including mechanical, electrical, and paint surface techniques. Successful candidates will gain industry certifications such as British Standard Welding and Refrigerant Handler. Join a robust apprenticeship programme that offers hands-on experience while employed full-time, enhancing your skills in vehicle alignment and repair.

Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical and electrical vehicle systems.
• Familiarity with panel-repair techniques such as welding and bonding.
• Knowledge in paint-surface repair techniques like sealing and priming.

Responsibilities

• Repair vehicle systems including air conditioning and alignment.
• Carry out bodywork repairs including panel replacements.
• Refinish surfaces through various paint techniques.

Skills

Welding techniques

Vehicle alignment

Electrical systems repair

Paint refinishing

Education

Industry qualifications in vehicle repair

Job description

The Gemini Apprenticeship Programme provides you with an exciting and challenging opportunity to achieve formal qualifications through extensive product training, while in full-time employment.

A Multi-Skilled Vehicle Accident Repair Technician repairs all elements of a vehicle after it has taken some type of collision damage.

This will involve learning the skills required to take an accident damaged vehicle through various stages of repair to the pre-accident condition.

These fall into three main areas of skills training:

• MET-Mechanical, Electrical & Trim. Candidates will learn to refit processes of all main vehicle systems including air conditioning, vehicle alignment and Hybrid & Electric vehicle systems
• Panel-repair. Candidates will learn to repair bodywork by replacing panels, filling defects and carrying out techniques such as welding, bond and riveting and correcting misalignment
• Paint-surface repair

Candidates will learn how to prepare surfaces and carry out paint refinishing through the following techniques:

• Sealing
• Masking
• Priming
• Application of base coat & lacquer
• Repairing defects and polishing

In addition to the above techniques, the employer will also provide successful candidates with additional training to achieve industry qualifications in the following techniques, throughout the programme:

• British Standard Welding Certificate
• Refrigerant Handler
• Electric and Hybrid Repair
• Senior Accredited Assessment

The post holder will also be required to complete any other tasks deemed by the line manager as appropriate in line with the role.