Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprentice Level 3
VEHICLE BODYCARE CENTRE LTD
Cross Green Industrial Estate (LS9 0NX)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 6 July 2026)
Posted on 19 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you wanting to start your career in the Automotive Industry? Are you hands-on and passionate about Vehicles? Vehicle Bodycare Centre is looking for a Vehicle Paint Apprentice to join their expert team!
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed between 08:00 - 17:00.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 July 2026
- Duration
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2 years 8 months
- Positions available
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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
As Paint Technician, we know there’s no better feeling than seeing a customer's vehicle at the front of the workshop, waiting for them to collect it - it is what our business is built on.
Duties will include:
- Preparing paint spraying equipment
- Preparing the bodywork of the vehicle
- Mix paint by eye or using computer technology to ensure the best color match
- Applying several coats to the car, including primers, colors, and protective finishes
- Solving paint application problems; defects, causes,s and cures
- Maintaining and cleaning equipment
- Storing paints in the correct conditions
A certain amount of administration and customer interaction is also required:
- Keeping a record of work carried out and time taken
- Liaising with the customer or insurance company
- Providing quotations and estimations
- As part of the service a Bodyshop offers, you may also carry out valeting, to ensure the vehicles look as good as new
- Wash down the outside of the car to remove dirt and mud
- Polish the windows, wheels, door handles, and mirrors
Where you'll work
Cross Green Industrial Estate
LS9 0NX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Training course
Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
This is a Vehicle Damage Panel Apprenticeship programme, delivered by Remit Group.
Awarding Body: Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI)
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Automotive Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 12 separate weeks (Mon – Fri) over the duration of the programme, which equals 4 weeks per year. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks either in the workplace or remotely via Microsoft Teams, giving 1-2-1 advice and guidance to help you achieve the following IMI qualifications:
Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Level 3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 4/C)
- English (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Practical hands-on ability
Other requirements
Closing Dates:
- Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications
About this employer
Vehicle Bodycare Centre Ltd has been established for 26 years and has grown to be one of the premier independent vehicle body repair specialists in the North of England.
The company operates from modern, purpose built workshops based at a 2-acre site on Knowsthorpe Road, Cross Green Industrial Estate, Leeds.
In order to help vehicle operators meet the exacting logistical demands placed upon them, the company aims to provide a 'one stop shop' entailing a prompt and efficient service for the repair of any accident damaged commercial vehicles.
The company's aim is to achieve good quality commercial repairs in a quick turn round time hence keeping the operators downtime to as short as possible. Our company can assist by taking on the recovery process, and all the way through to painting and re-delivering - we can be confident of achieving the results you require.
The company has invested in the very latest body repair technology the industry has to offer; this enables the facility to undertake every aspect of body repair and refinishing for all types of commercial vehicles.
A long standing relationship with major insurance companies means that Vehicle Bodycare Centre Ltd can gain approval for repairs fast, which enables the business to provide a smoother repair process and reduce downtime on vehicles off the road.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- If you’re looking for a motor industry apprenticeship that could lead not just to a job but a long-term career with opportunities for promotion and progression, then this could be for you!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
# Natalya Saunders
jobenquiries@justapply.co.uk
0115 975 9550
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038225.
Apply now
Closes in 17 days (Monday 6 July 2026)
After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.