Evening Shift - Panel Beater

Join us at our Kings Langley Open Day - Saturday 26 September, 11am - 3pm

Come and see what it's really like to work at Activate Accident Repair. We're opening our doors at Kings Langley from 11am to 3pm for a site tour, the chance to meet our site manager and regional manager, and a look at our state-of-the-art facilities. There'll be food on the day, and if you're a great fit, we can even offer an interview on the spot. Come along and find out more about life at AAR.

33 days holiday & Competitive time-saved bonus

Job title: Panel Beater

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: Unit 3 Kingley Park, Station Rd, Kings Langley WD4 8GW

Hours: 3pm - 12pm

We’re looking for a Panel Beater to join our team, and play a key role at Activate Accident Repair.

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

· 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

• Ensure customer satisfaction in the repair of motor vehicles of all types.
• Carry out such work in a safe and economical manner.
• Employ such knowledge and skills as may be required to restore vehicles to a high standard.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle body damage.

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, we want everyone to have the tools and support they need to do their best work. We’re an innovative business that continuously reviews and improves our systems, processes and ways of working, making sure they support our teams to do their jobs effectively.

Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider business vision and purpose – making someone’s bad day better. You’ll understand how your role contributes to the bigger picture and how your work helps deliver excellent outcomes for customer and partners.

We believe work should be enjoyable. We make time to celebrate success, recognise achievements and bring people together at team events and company-wide celebrations. We’ll also support your ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning.

Whether you’re based in one of our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough or Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or working from home, you’ll be part of a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.

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.