Night Shift Paint Technician

33 days holiday

Competitive Bonus

Job title: Night Shift Paint Technician

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: Unit 2 Balliol Business Park, Benton Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8EW

We’re looking for a Night Shift 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:

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

Painting and prepping of Motor vehicles

 Key responsibilities

• Ensure customer satisfaction in the repair and painting of motor vehicles of all types.
• Carry out such work in a safe and economical manner.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle structure and paintwork.
• Interpret and implement technical instruction data.
• Indent for replacement parts and record usage.
• 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.

Skills and experience

• ATA / NVQ level 3 Paint Technician.
• Good Communication skills.
• Good Decision Making/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, 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’s 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 900 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's 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.