Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Apprentice - Jenkins & Pain, Whitfield, Dover
Jenkins & Pain
DOVER (CT16 3PT)
Closes in 29 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 July 2025
Contents
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
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£20,800 a year
- Training course
- Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Typically Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5pm. - 28 days Annual Leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 6 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
- 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
WHITE CLIFFS BUSINESS PARK
HONEYWOOD PARK WAY
WHITFIELD
DOVER
CT16 3PT
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
- A full driving licence would be an advantage but is not essential
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Math (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 keen interest and genuine enthusiasm for automotive vehicles and the industry as a whole
About this employer
Our vehicle bodyshop specialises in both car body repair and light van body repair up to 3.5 tones. Our industry qualified technicians are able to repair a whole range of damage type with pride and skill. Jenkins & Pain are proud to call ourselves an award-winning vehicle accident repair centre. We understand how costly and inconvenient it is for a vehicle to be off the road and therefore we use vehicle damage repair processes that ensure your vehicle is repaired quickly and efficiently. Whether it's minor scratch repairs, or major body repair, our vehicle bodyshop can guarantee a high quality service. We also repair light commercial vehicles and motorhomes. We use the latest technologies across all our paint and vehicle damage repair departments and we support a range of environmentally responsible processes and parts. We are a BSI Kitemark approved repairer and we work closely with many insurance partners.
After this apprenticeship
- Following completion of your apprenticeship, depending on performance and availability, you could 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 VAC1000334420.
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Closes in 29 days (Sunday 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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