Scania Vehicle Damage Panel Bodyshop Apprenticeship

Summary

Are you passionate about a long-term career within the automotive industry? Are you hands-on and creative? Do you want to join one of the World’s leading manufacturers? TruckEast Scania are on the search for enthusiastic individuals to join their expert team as a Bodyshop Apprentice!

Wage

£15,764 a year

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Training course

Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)

Hours

8.00am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday (Shifts may vary).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 2025

Duration

2 years 8 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

What Will You Learn?

As a Body Repair Apprentice, you’ll become the go-to expert for bringing vehicles back to life! Whether it’s a scratched-up panel or major damage, you’ll be the person with the skills to fix it up and make it look brand new. Here’s the kind of stuff you’ll be getting stuck into:

What’s the job all about?

Checking out the damage – You’ll inspect trucks to figure out how bad the damage is.
Making the call – Should you fix it or swap it out? You’ll learn how to make the right decision based on what you find.
Swapping parts – Removing and replacing body panels and other key parts to get the car back in shape.
Putting it all back together – Refitting panels so everything looks clean, tight, and ready to roll.
Fine-tuning the details – Fixing dents, holes, and rust spots with filler to make sure every product leaves the shop looking slick.

Where you'll work

Venture Road
Lawn Farm Business Park
Woolpit
IP30 9RZ

Training

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

College or training organisation

REMIT GROUP LIMITED

Your 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

Your training plan

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 or equivalent in:

English/Maths (grade A*-C 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Enthusiasm to learn
Initiative
Mechanically minded
Organisation skills
Passion for mechanics
Presentation skills

About this company

TruckEast is an established Scania dealer, and one of the UK’s largest independently owned commercial vehicle workshop operators. Representing the Scania brand enables them to provide premium quality new and used vehicles for customers across the eastern counties. With 13 dealer points, across Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex, they can provide specialist aftersales support. This means convenient, local access to a one-stop-shop for commercial vehicle servicing, repairs and maintenance.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship is not the end. As the major heavy truck distributor in the East of the country, TruckEast continue to develop all of their technicians through the Scania accreditations scheme.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REMIT GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320973.

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Closes in 23 days (Monday 9 June 2025)

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