Apply to: Commercial Vehicle Paint Spraying Apprentice
Commercial Vehicle Paint Spraying Apprentice
Apply From: 09/11/2024
Learning Provider
Delivered by BOLTON COLLEGE
Employer
THOMPSONS (UK) LIMITED
Vacancy Description
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.
Key Details
Vacancy Title
Commercial Vehicle Paint Spraying Apprentice
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.
Vacancy Location
Unit 1, Thwaites Close, Shadsworth Business Park, BB1 2QQ
Wage Frequency
Custom
Number of Vacancies
1
Vacancy Reference Number
1000284847
Key Dates
Apply From
09/11/2024
Closing Date For Applications
2024-11-30 23:59:59
Interview Begin From
Possible Start Date
2024-12-09 00:00:00
Training
Training to be Provided
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.
Learning Provider
BOLTON COLLEGE
Skills Required
Communication skills, Attention to detail, Team working, Patience, Physical fitness
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