Commercial Vehicle Paint Spraying Apprentice

As a Commercial Vehicle Paint Sprayer, your day-to-day duties would typically involve preparing and painting large commercial vehicles like tipper trucks. Here are some common responsibilities:

1. **Surface Preparation**: Sanding, cleaning, and masking vehicle surfaces to ensure a smooth, even paint application. This step also includes checking for dents or imperfections and applying fillers if needed.

2. **Mixing Paints**: Accurately mixing paints to achieve the desired color and finish, often matching to specific customer requirements.

3. **Spraying Vehicles**: Using specialized spray guns and equipment to apply primer, paint, and protective coatings on vehicles, ensuring an even coat and high-quality finish.

4. **Quality Control**: Inspecting the painted surfaces for any inconsistencies or flaws and touching up areas as needed to meet quality standards.

5. **Maintenance and Cleaning**: Keeping equipment, tools, and the work area clean and in good working condition to ensure a safe and efficient working environment.

6. **Health & Safety Compliance**: Adhering to safety protocols, including using PPE and handling chemicals responsibly, to maintain a safe workspace.

These tasks require a strong eye for detail, steady hands, and a focus on quality, as you'll be working to meet high standards in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

Training:

You will be working towards a level 3 qualification in Vehicle Damage Paint repair which will require you to attend Bolton College one day a week.

Training Outcome:

A full-time permanent role may be available for the right candidate who achieves the qualification and meets the expectations of the company.

Employer Description:
Welcome to the Thompsons Group, the UK’s leading bodybuilder for trucks working in the tipping, construction, waste and environmental services industries. Starting off in East London over 50 years ago, we have built our reputation on an unswerving commitment to quality, excellence and service in everything that we do. Whether in product design, specification, manufacture, finish, delivery, customer relations or after sales support, we strive not only to be the best, but to be better still. Today, we have over 350 highly skilled employees working at our factories in Croydon, Blackburn, Edinburgh and Dover. Their expertise affords us an unrivalled range of products that daily serve the needs of the hundreds of our customers across the UK. Ours is a tough and demanding industry, where close partnerships are essential, and we thank all our customers for their continuing support and confidence in us. Together, we are all Team Thompsons.

Working Hours :
Monday to Thursday - 7.30am to 4.30pm (8 hours) – 2 x 30 minute breaks. Friday – 7.30am to 12.30pm (5 hours) – 1 x 15 minute break.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Team working,Patience,Physical fitness