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Panel Beater

Activate Group Limited

Competitive time-saved bonus

Job title

Panel Beater

Department

Activate Accident Repair

Location

  • 41 Hampstead Ave, Mildenhall, Bury Saint Edmunds IP28 7AS
  • We’re looking for an Panel Beater to be part of our success story.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and time-saved bonus scheme
  • 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
  • Holiday buy and sell
  • Substantial night shift allowance
  • 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

To complete all body work, including stripping and refitting trim and panel interior. Refitting new / repaired panels and repairing small dents and minor body work for accident damaged vehicles.

Key responsibilities

  • Repair and panel damaged vehicles to pre-accident condition in accordance with approved Repair Methodology and manufacturers standards.
  • Use specialist body repair equipment – measuring equipment, body jigs, welding equipment and smart repair tools.
  • Ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on job card.

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.

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.