Apprentice Paint Technician
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Company: BRISTOL BUBBLES SMART REPAIR LIMITED
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Location: Bristol, BS10 7SE
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000045152
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Application Deadline Date: 25/08/2026
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Start Date: 05/10/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday (Times to be confirmed).
Brief Description
Join our team as a Paint Technician Apprentice! Learn to prepare, mix, and apply paints and coatings to vehicles and equipment while mastering surface repair and colour matching. Work alongside experienced professionals to develop hands-on skills in automotive refinishing, safety, and quality standards for a rewarding technical career.
Training to be Provided
The apprenticeship training is delivered via weekly block releases at S&B throughout a year, learning will also take place in the workplace and a S&B Development Coach and Workplace Mentor are allocated to support and monitor your progress to help you reach your goals and manage your workload. Your employer will pay you when you are attending weekly training blocks at S&B.
Future Prospects
As a company we are committed to providing development and training opportunities to our employees. This apprenticeship is the grounding for your future development and there are lots of opportunities to develop your career within our company.
Vacancy Detail
Once the body repair technicians have worked on repairing the vehicle, it will then be your job to follow defined processes to restore the vehicle to a high-quality paint finish. Modern paints preparation and refinishing techniques are becoming increasingly complex, and it is essential that today's paint technicians are fully conversant with the most recent technology.
This is an unmatched opportunity with excellent training and superb future career prospects. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to undertake valuable work experience whilst gaining on the job qualifications.
Tasks the successful candidate can be expected to carry out:
- Repair of minor scratches and dents
- Preparation of new and repaired panels for refinishing
- Preparing vehicle surfaces for masking and priming
- Paint refinishing techniques paint detailing
- Paint detailing and buffing
- Polishing the paintwork of the panel to a suitable finish
Other Information
The competition for apprenticeship placements is strong so please ensure your application is modified to the type of apprenticeship you are applying for, pay attention to presentation, spelling and grammar and include any relevant experience, hobbies / interests or qualifications.