Paint Technician

Location and hours

Coalville Site based

Monday - Friday 7.00am 5.00pm

Salary

Up to £36,000 + Plus benefits

What you ll be doing

Joining the UK s largest vehicle leasing company. Due to growth and the opening of their new state of the art refurbishment centre they are seeking a paint technician to join their vehicle reconditioning team in Coalville, Leicestershire. Reporting into the cosmetic team leads, the principal objective of this role is to ensure that vehicles are prepared in accordance with the required reconditioning standards.

Their paint technicians play a crucial role, ensuring that vehicles meet specific performance and quality standards by enhancing the appearance of their vehicle s paintwork.

As a paint technician, your day-to-day job will include applying primer, basecoat, clear coat, and preparing vehicles ready for the paint process. You will have access to new booths, spray guns, market leading products and all the required PPE.

About you

They are a diverse business looking for a paint technician, with a passion for the automotive industry that puts quality at the beginning of every process. Your keen eye and technical knowledge will ensure that vehicles within the cosmetic teams are accurately repaired to high standards. Being proficient in using the latest methods and enjoys working in a dynamic environment where you can collaborate with a team to achieve their goals.

Minimum criteria

• Able to legally drive a manual vehicle in the UK
• Paint application experience
• Primer application experience
• Accident repair experience
• Masking and booth vehicle preparation
• Paint mixing experience

Who you ll be working with

As a paint technician, you will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality vehicles to their customers. You will work alongside other vehicle professionals who share your passion for automotive industry and technology.

What they can offer you

Pay: competitive salary, with a yearly discretionary bonus, based on your performance

Holiday: 28 days, and you can buy and sell days

Pension: 15% non-contributory pension (9% during probation)

Health and wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance cover available for all employees and free health screenings for over 50s. Life assurance at four times your basic salary, to give you a peace of mind. Free access to healthcare apps like Peppy, Unmind, and Aviva Digital GP. Mental Health Allies and an Employee Assistance Programme

Development: A library of internal training on their myLearn platform

Family friendly: They have competitive family leave policies

Diversity and inclusion: They embrace the diversity of their people and empower them to come to work as their true selves. They want them to flourish and be rewarded equally. They have Employee Network Groups, and they pride themselves on being inclusive and all their offices have first-rate disability access

Helping their community: One volunteering day each year, and access to volunteering platform Neighbourly

Schemes: Car Benefit Scheme for electric and hybrid cars. This means you can lease a brand-new electric or plug-in hybrid car, with insurance and more, for a fixed monthly amount. Cycle to Work Scheme. Employee Discount Scheme, to save money across lots of retailers

Other, voluntary benefits: charitable giving, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, health and cancer screenings for you and your partner, discounted gym memberships and season ticket loans, free fresh fruit and snacks in the office

Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.