Volkswagen Bodyshop Paint Technician Apprenticeship

Volkswagen Group (VWG) is one of the UK's largest car retailers encompassing premium brands such as Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Volkswagen, TPS, Volkswagen Group Paint and Body and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles. Our network of Volkswagen Group approved Paint and Body centres delivers a first class service to customers using teams of highly trained experts and the same paint, parts and materials that are used at our factories. Our apprenticeship programme gives you the opportunity to become part of this network, working within an approved body shop and receiving world class training from our industry experts. Our Paint Technicians work within the Volkswagen Group Approved Repairer network to help return our customers vehicles back to factory standards following accidents including bumps and scrapes. This means that our customer's vehicles will become as good as new. Paint Technicians are responsible for preparing vehicles to be painted after damage has occurred or once panels have been replaced. This will include repairing minor scratches to match the rest of the vehicle. Some of the day-to-day duties include: Ensuring all parts have been stripped from the vehicle in order for it to be painted. Sanding down relevant area and adjoining area for blending. Masking out areas to be treated. Etching and priming areas to be treated. Selecting matching and mixing colours using the approved Volkswagen Group colour palette. Spray painting panels or vehicle parts using a variety of techniques to ensure a factory standard finish.