Summary
This apprenticeship is the level 3 Vehicle Damage Panel Technician standard programme with MC Truck & Bus in Hythe, CT21 4LR. As an apprentice, you will learn how to repair, and replace, damaged bodywork on HGVs using specialist techniques with traditional tools and the latest equipment.
Wage
£17,339.40 a year
Training course
Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
Hours
Alternate shifts, Monday - Friday (earlies 6am-2:15pm & lates 2pm-10pm).
39 hours a week
Possible start date
Tuesday 1 July
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
MC Truck and Bus Ltd are part of the Volvo dealer network for Volvo trucks. Volvo trucks are world leaders in innovation and technical excellence and are one of the world’s leading truck manufacturers.
MC Truck and Bus are currently recruiting for high quality Apprentices to train as a Volvo Technician through the award-winning Volvo Technician Apprenticeship Programme which is considered one of the best in the industry.
Remit are proud to be partnered with MC Trucks to deliver their HGV Panel/Body Repair apprenticeships.
Start date is July 2025
As an apprentice you will learn how to repair, and sometimes replace, damaged bodywork using specialist techniques with traditional tools and the latest equipment.
• Assessing a vehicle to establish the extent of damage
• Based on the initial assessment, deciding whether to repair or replace bodywork
• Removal and replacement of body panels and associated components
• Refitting new/repaired panels
• Repairing damaged bodywork using traditional dolly and hammer or more modern techniques incl MiG brazing
• Repairing small dents, holes, or corroded areas using a compound filler
Hours: 39 working hours per week. There may be slight variances per depot generally the alternating shift pattern. Earlies 6am – 2:15pm, lates 2pm – 10pm.
Salary: 1st year apprentice wage is £7.55 per hour (+ additional £1 per hour for shifts).
Training delivery.
In this programme, all aspects of body repair are embedded in this dedicated programme and involve a mix of academic learning and on-the-job training.
• Practical learning in the workplace, shadowing your mentor and carrying out the work while being supervised
• Online studies, completing workbooks and job cards, attending online sessions and virtual classes with your Development Coach, all done during your working day
• Attending block release to the Remit Training Academy in Derby, DE24 8NB every 2 months. All costs of your hotel food and accommodation plus all travel arrangements are covered by MC Truck & Bus
What are the benefits?
• Full-time employment from day one
• Competitive salary as you progress
• 31 days holiday including bank holidays
• Auto Enrolment Pension
• Free Life Assurance
• Tool Kit Provided
• Residential training with expert support and guidance
• Internationally recognised accreditation
• Fully paid for training course, including all qualification fees and accommodation
What you’ll achieve.
On successfully completing the Volvo Apprentice Programme, you will gain national qualifications recognised throughout the automotive industry:
• Vehicle Damage Panel Technician level 3
Where you’ll work
Link Park
Lympne Industrial Estate
Lympne
CT21 4LR
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Your training course
Vehicle damage panel technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
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
Your training plan
This is a Vehicle Damage Panel Apprenticeship programme, delivered by Remit Group.
Awarding Body: Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI.)
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Automotive Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 12 separate weeks (Mon – Fri) over the duration of the programme, which equals 4 weeks per year. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks either in the workplace or remotely via Microsoft Teams, giving 1-2-1 advice and guidance to help you achieve the following IMI qualifications:
• Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Level 3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English (grade 4/C)
* Maths (grade 4/C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Enthusiasm to learn
* Mechanically minded
* Physical fitness
Other requirements
Closing Dates: Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications