Apprentice Vehicle Damage Paint Technician

BRISTOL BUBBLES SMART REPAIR LIMITED

Bristol (BS10 7SE)

Closes on Monday 20 October 2025

Posted on 21 July 2025


Summary

Have you always had a passion for vehicles? S&B are recruiting! There is no better feeling than seeing your hard work pay off. As a Paint Technician you will apply coatings and protection to all vehicles for a clean and pristine finish.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 21 October 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Where you'll work

Unit M 1 Severn Road
Hallen
Bristol
BS10 7SE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Training course

Vehicle damage paint technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Ability to undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair e.g. substrate surface preparation, paint volume calculation etc
  • Ability to correctly identify the substrate materials to be refinished e.g. plastic, steel, aluminium etc
  • Ability to interpret relevant technical data and methods to create paint manufactures specified application
  • Ability to use refinishing materials following paint manufacturer specifications to reinstate vehicle finish back to high quality
  • Ability to identify and operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process e.g mixing systems, paint booths, UV lamps and spray equipment

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

S&B Automotive Academy is a specialist apprenticeship training provider located in Bedminster, Bristol. Whether you're seeking to kickstart your career in the automotive industry or business industry, S&B Automotive Academy is your go-to partner for excellence in training!

 

S&B has been training apprentices since the 1970’s and are one of the largest training providers in the Automotive and Business sector. We pride ourselves on our collaboration with a wide range of employers.

 

To be considered for this apprenticeship you must have GCSEs, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent), If your grades are below this, we will discuss your options for taking functional skills in Maths and/or English. As well as this, predicated grades are accepted, and work experience or knowledge is beneficial but not essential.

As a result you will receive the following

  • Level 3 Vehicle Damage Paint Technician Apprenticeship Standard
  • Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English, if required

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

About this employer

Mobile SMART Repair service for mobile car body repair in Bristol, such as bumper repair, car scratch repair, dent repair, car paint repair, stone chip removal and alloy wheel repair. Mobile car body shop units are essentially ‘ body shops on wheels ‘, which are fitted with high quality tooling which allow a vehicle technician to undertake a wide variety of vehicle repairs and industry standard water based paint systems that allow the vehicle technician to paint refinish the vehicle to manufacturer paint specification. We have a real passion to provide private and commercial clients with the best quality mobile car body repairs service that will leave clients delighted with the standard of work on their vehicle.

https://bristolbubblesmartrepair.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Luke Morrison

lmorrison@sandbaa.com

07719 545586

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332880.

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Closes on Monday 20 October 2025

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