Apprentice Panel Beater

Summary

We offer our apprentices the opportunity to develop their skills further through our local paint supplier’s academy and learn with your local college. We provide on-site training with qualified staff.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday- Thursday: 08.00 to 16.30 Friday: 08.00 to 15.30
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Friday 28 February
Duration: 3 years 3 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Responsible for assisting in all areas of repair as required. All stripping must be carried out as per job card, or other instruction from the Workshop Manager. You will also be responsible for:

Assisting Stripping vehicles for repair
Stripping vehicles as per job card
Checking parts whilst stripping
Mark up with the correct ID all displaced parts and store them safely and securely
Reporting extra parts needed to Estimator
Repair as per job card
Jig and pull if required or requested
Check repair methods before carrying out repairs
Align all panels

Where you’ll work

Albert Road

Morley

Leeds

LS27 8TT

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

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 vehicles structure that’s integral to its safety

Your training plan

Training is work-based learning meaning that you will not need to attend college but you will have an Assessor who visits you in the workplace and sets you the required work to meet the criteria of the Apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

Archbold Car and Van was established in 1987 and is a family owned business with family values. We aim to treat all our customers fairly and with the understanding that all customer’s matter. This is why our company is amongst the top 5% of Ford Dealers for customer satisfaction in the country. The business is run by Ian and his team, who pride themselves on providing fantastic customer service. As a result, our repair workshop is consistently in the top 5% of all Ford’s UK dealers, voted for by you – our customers.

After this apprenticeship

Full time position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

apprenticeships@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000294625.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 31 January at 11:59pm)

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