Paint Technician

Activate Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive repair company in Glasgow is seeking a skilled Paint Technician to join their team. The role requires expertise in painting and prepping motor vehicles, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Employees enjoy a competitive salary and attractive benefits including 33 days of annual leave, flexible hours, and health plans. Join a rapidly growing firm recognized for its commitment to team welfare and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Flexible hours

Paid training

Healthshield Cash Plan

Life assurance

Free breakfast

Birthday and Christmas surprises

Annual Summer and Christmas parties

Qualifications

• Proven experience in painting and prepping motor vehicles.
• Strong attention to detail in using paint mixing schemes and equipment.
• Ability to ensure safety standards are met during repairs.

Responsibilities

• Accurately use paint mixing schemes and drying equipment.
• Ensure vehicle compliance with safety standards.
• Report faults and defects noticed while working.

Skills

ATA / NVQ level 3

Good Communication skills

Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills

Good H&S knowledge/awareness

Good Time management skills

Relevant industry experience

Job description

Overview

Job title: Paint Technician

Achievable OTE of £75,000

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

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 time-saved bonus scheme
• 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Holiday buy and sell
• Flexible hours to suit your needs
• Paid training
• Healthshield Cash Plan to 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

About the role

Painting and prepping of Motor vehicles

Key responsibilities

• Accurately use paint mixing schemes and drying areas/equipment.
• Ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on job card.
• Attain manufacturers\' and/or estimated repair/paint times.
• Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles.
• Take care of equipment, special tools and personal tools.

Skills and experience

• ATA / NVQ level 3
• Good Communication skills.
• Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness.
• Good Time management skills
• Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority. Whether you\'re at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices, one of our AAR sites or working from home, we\'ll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, and little perks like free fruit and cereal, we\’ll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK\u2019s 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 800 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK\u2019s largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what it’s like to work with us?

Take a look at our purpose and values. They define who we are, and how we work with team members, customers and suppliers:

Purpose: Make someone\'s bad day better

Values:

• 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.