Paint Technician

JOB PURPOSE

The role of the Paint Technician is to:

• Accurately and skilfully undertake the preparation and repainting of motor vehicles. Detect and diagnose any additional faults for further repairs.
• Ensure all work is completed safely and complies with retailer, manufacturer and industry guidelines.

• Carry out all repairs according to best practice procedures. Complete assigned jobs with the estimated repair times. Meet acceptable safety and quality standards.
• Receive vehicle, job card & Quality Control (QC) forms from panel shop and check quality of repairs, taking remedial action if necessary. Ensure that QC form has been completed by Technician who previously worked on vehicle and Senior Technician has countersigned when applicable.
• Report accurately and correctly all components, materials, consumables and hours used on each vehicle repair, keeping wastage of all material and consumables to a minimum. Keep work area clean, tidy and free from hazards and ensure the oven is swept and cleaned before vacating.
• Observe, recognise and report on vehicle paintwork. Report on the job card any/all faults or defects detected while working on the vehicle. Report any additional damage found when preparing the vehicle.
• Use all paint mixing schemes and drying areas/equipment accurately for all paint repairs.
• Interpret and implement technical instruction data.
• Check the condition and ensure the correct maintenance of tools, equipment and other materials.
• Safeguard the customer vehicle and its contents while in the workshop.
• Seek clarification in the event a work order is unclear or seems incorrect.
• Undertake all other tasks and activities as requested by the Aftersales Manager.
• Work to support other team members in achievement of their objectives when asked to do so or required by their manager.

Essential

• City and Guilds qualification or NVQ equivalent
• Competency in numeracy and literacy.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Smart appearance.

Desirable

• Competency in IT.

Experience

• Body Shop experience
• Skilled Paint Technician

Harwoods Group is a values led, family owned automotive retail group that was founded in 1931. Our values are lived and breathed by all of our colleagues to enable industry leading customer experience and colleague engagement, as detailed below:

We Treasure our people and our customers

We challenge ourselves to grow & improve

We grab responsibility

We run in the same direction as one team

We inject energy and fun into our work

We are a top 30 automotive dealer group, as ranked by annual turnover on AM100, representing the following brand partners:

Bentley, McLaren, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, Audi, Volvo, BMW & Mini (Service), MAN

We operate across 5 counties in the South East of England, namely:

Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex, Wiltshire, Hampshire.

With a high colleague engagement score of 72%, Harwoods Group has a real differentiator with our industry leading people development programme, including:

recruitment and selection; onboarding; induction; probation; lets talk one to ones;
Harwoods Academy; succession and development; colleague recognition

After continued growth, we now operate with circa 1,100 colleagues across circa 28 state of the art facilities.

We demand the best for our colleagues and our customers and look forward to your application.

Literacy

Numeracy

• Company Pension
• Employee Referral Scheme