Car Spray Painter

Car Spray Painter - Basildon, Birmingham, Hatfield and Wednesbury

Direct Line Group has an excellent opportunity to join one of our accident repair centres that offer access to an unrivalled amount of training which is just one of the reasons why so many people choose to progress their career with us. So, as well as a dedication to developing your skills, you’ll benefit from a range of rewards that include a company pension, discounts on insurance and financial performance awards.

Job Purpose

You will be responsible for repairing accident damaged vehicles using Thatcham recommended repair methods and relevant Health and safety measures back to pre accident condition in line with Audatex estimates and our own high standards at the UK Assistance Accident Repair Centres (UKAARC).

This will include

• Completing own Paint work as allocated in relation to job card, request parts and sign job card on completion, ensuring all parts are approved and ordered on dismantling receiving relevant sign off.
• Achieving an ongoing high rate of productivity.
• Being responsible for ensuring work is carried out to a high standard of quality in agreed timescales and sign quality check sheet on completion.
• Adhering to Blueprint and PAS125 procedures at all times.
• Ensuring all tasks are carried out in compliance with Health and Safety guidelines wearing all Personal protective equipment (PPE) provided, and work areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Providing timely information and updates to team members, colleagues.
• Prioritising any reworks.

You would have previous experience in a similar role with the following skills/knowledge

• Experience in painting within a bodyshop environment and working on motor vehicles.
• Ability to work with heavy materials in a job that requires physical exertion.
• Ability to prioritise workloads to ensure you achieve targets.

Interested in this role? Our current vacancies are based in the following locations

• Essex - Accident Repair Centre, Yardley Business Park, Luckyns Lane, Basildon, Essex, SS14 3BZ
• Birmingham - Accident Repair Centre, Stechford Retail Park, Unit 15-36, Flaxley Park Way, Flaxley Road, Stechford, Birmingham, B33 9AT
• Hatfield - Accident Repair Centre, Unit 1, North Park, 166-168 Great North Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5JN
• Wednesbury - Accident Repair Centre, Britannia Park, Patent Drive, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 7XD

Career benefits and rewards

It all starts with a competitive salary, benchmarked against our competitors, which will grow as you do. We’ve made sure your annual holiday entitlement is attractive too – and what’s more, we let you choose the rewards that suit your lifestyle.

That kind of flexibility is a key feature of our benefits package. And there’s plenty to choose from, including:

• Pension funding of 9% of your base salary – you can choose to contribute less or more than this
• Income protection
• Life assurance
• Private medical cover (anyone can choose this through our flexible benefits scheme, and managers receive this as standard)
• Direct Line Group employees can apply for 50% off Direct Line and Churchill home, motor and pet insurance policies
• We also provide free Direct Line travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover to our people.

Who we are

Direct Line Group is an organisation with a clear mission: to make insurance much easier and better value for customers. We're one of the leading motor, home and small business insurers in the UK. We’re home to some of the nation’s best-known brands, including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Green Flag and NIG.