Apprentice Vehicle Damage Panel Technician
Express Bodyworks Midlands
Apprenticeship
Apprentice Vehicle Damage Panel Technician
Express Bodyworks Midlands
Apprenticeship
Hinckley (LE10 3BY)
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
Full-time
In person
For candidates not already in education
03 Sept 2026
About the Organisation
Mechanical
Automotive
Express Bodyworks Group is one of the fastest growing independent repair groups in the UK.
Throughout our journey to date, Express Bodyworks has repeatedly impressed and set industry standards with unparalleled service excellence.
The Company remains family-owned, supported by a committed and experienced team. This mix of professional and family values helps us deliver a quality, forward-thinking initiatives, whilst not losing the personal touch.
Express Bodyworks Group continues to reinvest in the latest technology and repair solutions to ensure that as a group we are at the forefront of modern, advancing changes but also leading the way a across agility, scale, and sustainability to deliver the next generation of repair excellence.
Accident repair is often seen as an inconvenience, aiming to make it a seamless part of modern life. Their Static sites, mobile repair vehicles, and same day services are designed with customer convenience and outcome in mind, This lifestyle integration redefines customer satisfaction, transforming a distress purchase into a positive, premium experience that aligns with modern expectations of convenience and care.
About the role
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.
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
Unit 11, Hinckley Business Park
Brindley Road, Dodwells Bridge Industrial Estate
Hinckley
LE10 3BY
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)
What you'll learn
Course contents
Our training partner will deliver a high-quality programme here in our state-of-the-art Bodyshop alongside a highly skilled mentor - both will support you in becoming a skilled and qualified vehicle paint technician
Once the apprenticeship is complete, you will achieve a Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard Vehicle Damage Paint Technician
Level 2 maths and English Functional Skills (if not already achieved)
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.