What is a Panel Beater ?

1. Panel Beater • What is a Panel Beater? • A Panel Beater is a skilled craftsman who carry's out bodywork repairs on vehicles in a bodyshopwhen it has been damaged (i.e. in a crash). • What is the role of a Panel Beater? • The role of a Panel Beater involves removing damaged panels, welding new panels back into place, removing and installing interior trims, straightening the chassis if twisted, bonding new panels and repairing damaged panels where possible, which is where the name ‘Panel Beater’ comes from. • What salary could I earn? • The earnings for a skilled Panel Beater is £22,000 + Bonus. • What skills do I need? • As a Panel Beater, essential skills include being: • Tidy. • Organised. • A team player. • Willing to learn. • A good problem solver. • Good attention to detail. • Due to ongoing skill shortages fully trained Panel Beaters will rarely be out of work. This can be a dusty and noisy environment.

2. Painter • What is a Vehicle Painter? • A Vehicle Painter mixes paints to the correct colour/shade and applies these paints to the vehicle to blend in with the rest of the vehicle’s paintwork. • What is the role of a Vehicle Painter? • The role of a Vehicle Painter includes carrying out filler repairs to dinted panels, masking up areas that are not to be painted, preparing the damage for painting, mixing paint, applying primer, applying colour coats and polishing paintwork. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for a Vehicle Painter is £22,000 + Bonus. • What skills do I need? • As a Vehicle Painter, essential skills include being: • Tidy. • Flexible. • Ateam player. • Good eye for colour. • Good attention to detail. • Due to ongoing skill shortages fully trained Vehicle Painters will rarely be out of work. This can be a dusty and noisy environment.

3. Technician • What is a Vehicle Technician? • Vehicle Technicians are also known as Vehicle Engineers or Mechanics who work on cars, vans, trucks and buses. They carry out servicing, MOT tests or any mechanical/electrical repairs. • What is the role of a Vehicle Technician? • The role of a Vehicle Technician is to diagnose a range of mechanical and electrical faults, strip and repair the faulty part or fit new ones. This will include engines, gearboxes, steering, suspension, brakes etc., working on mechanical, electrical and IT systems. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for a Vehicle Technician is£22,000 + Bonus. • What skills do I need? • As a Vehicle Technician, essential skills include being: • Flexible. • Organised. • A team player. • A good problem solver. • Good attention to detail. • Due to ongoing skill shortages fully trained Vehicle Technicians will rarely be out of work.

4. M.E.T Technician • What is an M.E,T? • An M.E.T. is a Mechanical, Electrical and Trim Technician who works in bodyshops alongside Panel Beaters. • What is the role of an M.E,TTechnician? • This role includes removing and installing bolt on body panels/trims/seats/carpets/lights/engines/gearboxes/steering/ suspensions as well as carrying out repairs as necessary. There will also be full wheel alignment checks. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for an M.E.T. Technician is £21,000 - £23,000. • What skills do I need? • As an M.E.T. Technician, essential skills include being: • Flexible. • Organised. • Ateam player. • A good problem solver. • Good attention to detail.

5. Parts Person • What is a Parts Person? • A parts person is a bit like a shop assistant who controls stock, serves customers and takes payments. • What is the role of a Parts Person? • The role of a Parts Person is to ensure that the correct stock is ordered in, log the stock coming in onto a computer, place parts on the correct shelving, identify customers needs, deal with customers at the counter, pick parts the customers require and take payments. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for a Parts Person is£18,000 + Bonus. • What skills do I need? • As an Parts Person, essential skills include being: • Tidy. • Flexible. • Organised. • Team orientated. • A good communicator.

6. Service Advisor • What is a Service Advisor? • Service Advisors are customer facing and handle all enquiries coming into the service department. • What is the role of a Service Advisor? • The role of a Service Advisor in the motor trade includes booking customers in, preparing job cards, keeping customers informed of progress/delays, invoicing, handling payments, pricing up additional work, arranging collections/deliveries and handing over vehicles. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for a Service Advisor isOTE £23,000. • What skills do I need? • As a Parts Person, essential skills include being: • Helpful. • Positive. • A team player. • Self motivated. • Customer orientated.

7. Sales Admin • What is a Sales Administrator? • A Sales Administrator controls all of the administration regarding the sale of new and used vehicles. • What is the role of a Sales Administrator? • The role as a Sales Administrator in the motor trade includes logging vehicles into stock, checking accuracy of all paperwork, registering vehicle warranties, taxing vehicles, producing management/stock reports, ensuring all costs are allocated to the vehicles, organising dealer exchanges, preparing vehicle hand-over packs and overseeing vehicle payments. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for a Sales Administrator is £18,000 - £19,000. • What skills do I need? • As a Sales Administrator, essential skills include being: • Flexible. • IT literate. • Organised. • A team player. • Great attention to detail.

8. Accounts Assistant • What is an Accounts Assistant? • An Accounts Assistant works in the Accounts department and may have the role of sales ledger or purchase ledger. • What is the role of a Accounts Assistant? • The role of an Accounts Assistant includes keeping a record of all things that the business spends money on and all income it receives. This isn’t just money from selling vehicles, parts or workshop/bodyshop hours, it is also including the small things like buying pens, paper, etc. Their job also includes producing reports, completing VAT returns and controlling debt. • What salary could I earn? • The average earnings for an Accounts Assistant is £18,000 - £19,000. • What skills do I need? • As an Accounts Assistant, essential skills include being: • Accurate. • Organised. • A team player. • A quick learner. • Not afraid to question things.