Apprentice Vehicle Damage Panel Technician - THE BODYSHOP (SKEGNESS) LIMITED t/a FIX AUTO SKEGNESS

THE BODYSHOP (SKEGNESS) LTD

LINCS (PE25 3RN)

Closes in 20 days (Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 June 2026

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Summary

As an apprentice vehicle damage panel technician, you will be repairing accident damage to vehicles, i.e., removal, repair and replacement of vehicle body panels to vehicle manufacturer specification. The vehicles can include cars and light commercial vehicles. Expect a high-quality training package with excellent career prospects.

• Wage:

  £16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  28 Days Annual Leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

• Training course: Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
• Hours: Typically 40 hours per week between - Monday- Friday 8.00am- 5.30pm

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 6 July 2026

• Duration:

  2 years 6 months

• 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

• Undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements
• Identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to
• Interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly
• Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology
• Remove, repair, and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently
• Operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools
• Identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection
• Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicles structure that’s integral to its safety
• Maintaining high standards of housekeeping

Where you'll work

GRANTHAM DRIVE
SKEGNESS
LINCS
PE25 3RN

Training

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

Training provider

AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED

Training course

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Ability to undertake appropriate job preparation prior to commencing repair, including safety precautions, panel preparation and body measurements.
• Ability to identify the material used in the construction to enable the correct joining techniques and manufacturer specifications to be adhered to.
• Ability to interpret relevant technical data and methods to make sure that any joints are in line with vehicle manufacturer specification and the vehicle/body panels are aligned correctly
• Ability to identify and understand the correct joining technology, e.g. when to use resistance spot welding or mig brazing or bonding.
• Ability to remove, repair and replace vehicle body panels and components of the vehicle safely and efficiently
• Ability to identify and operate the correct repair tools, equipment and devices used in the process, panel pulling systems, jig and alignment tools, spot welders, brazing tools.
• Ability to identify and communicate supplementary damage such as panels that were deemed to be reparable but once worked on were found to be beyond repair along with damage that could not be established on original inspection.
• Ability to detect and rectify faults within a vehicles structure that’s integral to its safety

Training schedule

Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprenticeship Standard:

• Our training partner will deliver a high-quality Level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician programme here in our state-of-the-art Bodyshop 
• No college attendance required
• You will work alongside a highly skilled mentor who will support you in becoming a skilled and qualified vehicle panel technician
• Level 2 maths and English Functional Skills (if not already achieved)

More training information

There is a physical element to automotive repair, including lifting, pulling and using kinetic tools such as hammers and compressed air devices

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English GCSE (grade Grade 4/C or above)
• Maths GCSE (grade Grade 4/C or above)

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

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

A genuine passion for cars and everything automotive

About this employer

Fix Auto Skegness falls within the realms of being one of the longest members of the Fix Auto UK network having joined in October 2009.  

Owned and managed by brothers Joe and Peter Chapman, the repair centre is a 12,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility encompassing several buildings. 

Like all Fix Auto UK vehicle repairers, the business holds the prestigious BS10125 accreditation which provides the ultimate confidence that all repairs are carried out to the highest British Standards and as such ensures all car accident repairs, dent removals, dent repairs, bumper repairs, wheel alignment and wheel tracking are repaired or rectified to the highest standards. 

Further to this, Fix Auto Skegness holds official manufacturer repair approvals for the following car brands; Alfa Romeo, DS, Lancia, Jeep, Abarth, Citroën, Fiat, Peugeot and Vauxhall models.  

The team at the car body shop specialises in all car accident repairs, paintless dent removals and paintless dent repairs and effortlessly correct those annoying car scratches and door dinks caused in supermarket car parks!    

https://fixauto.com/uk/en/shop/fixauto-skegness/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

• Following completion of your apprenticeship you can expect permanent employment as well as opportunities to progress into roles such as workshop controller, vehicle damage assessor or bodyshop manager
• The opportunities are endless, having a highly regarded set of skills, apprentices can go on to develop their careers within the automotive sector following their own interests and ambitions

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

AUTO-ASSESS LIMITED

Jo Jones

joanne@auto-assessltd.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029190.

Apply now

Closes in 20 days (Thursday 25 June 2026 at 11:59pm)