Transport Opportunity: Motor vehicle body repairer

Motor Vehicle Body Repairer Current Vacancies

2009-01-06:

Most other opportunities exist with specialist vehicle repair firms, vehicle restorers, haulage and distribution firms, and bus and coach companies.
Motor vehicle body repairers-builders repair or replace accident-damaged parts on light vehicles - cars, small vans and motorcycles; and heavy vehicles - lorries, plant equipment, buses and coaches.
Body repairers-builders work for garages, specialised bodyshop services, and transport and freight companies; for small jobs, compound sealant is applied; for larger ones, replacement glass is fitted.
The work can be physically demanding and is often carried out in cramped, cold, dirty conditions, eg working under vehicles.
In small garages, body repairers carry out both vehicle body repair and paint spraying, while in larger garages they may specialise in one or the other.
Most body repair work is carried out indoors in workshops or ventilated paint-spraying booths; vehicle body repairers-builders normally work from 8am to 5pm, Monday - Friday; qualified vehicle body repairers-builders earn between 11,500 and 18,000. (Permalink)