Vehicle Damage Paint Sprayer Apprenticeship
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Company Name: FMG Repair Services (Sheffield)
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Sector: Automotive
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Application Deadline Date: 03/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Location: Sheffield, S9 1TH
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Ref: VAC-17835
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Start Date: 07/09/2026
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Working Week: 40 hours, Monday - Friday
Brief Description
Are you into cars, hands-on work, and love seeing your efforts turn into something shiny and impressive? This could be the perfect job for you. FMGRS are looking for a motivated, detail-focused Paint Technician to join their busy workshop in Sheffield, S9 1TH – and no, you don’t need years of experience to get started.
Vacancy Detail
Through a combination of work and off-job experience, to become a qualified specialist employee, developing those technical and personal skills that will equip the job holder to develop a successful career. This role is ideally suited to individuals who are passionate about motor vehicles and wish to train within a hands-on role.
• Prepare filler to prime.
• Sanding surfaces by hand or with power sanders.
• Covering areas not to be painted with masking tape and paper.
• Colour matches and mixes paint shades or selects pre-mixed paint.
• Applies primer and finishing coats using spray guns and rubs down surfaces between coats.
• Roller priming.
• Touches up paintwork and applies polish to vehicles.
• Removes masking papers, waxes and polishes finished paintwork.
• May paint signs or artwork on vehicles.
• Treat vehicles with rust-proofing protection.
• To undertake supervised development of job skills and to put into practice the technical knowledge acquired.
• To be aware of and adhere to all the Housekeeping and Health and Safety regulations and policies applicable to your position and working environment.
• To undertake such other appropriate tasks as may from time to time be required.
• Must make consistent progress in skill development
• Must make consistent progress in the development of the inter-personal necessary to ensure transition from education into work
• Adhere to all company processes and standard operating procedures.
• To apply right first time approach for repairs.
• To maintain level of efficiency commensurate with this discipline.
• To ensure all repairs have been finished in compliance with BS10125.
• To ensure that vehicles comply with safety standards when returned to customers, or that faults have been reported and noted on job card.
• Ensure that all jobs are completed to pre-accident condition in accordance with the approved Repair Methodology and Manufacturers Standards within the estimated times and to the highest standard of quality.
Qualifications Required
GCSE's grade C or 4 and above in English and Maths or the Functional Skills Level 2 Equivalent
Personal Qualities
Determined: able to recognise the opportunity afforded by the apprenticeship and willing to commit to success
Positive outlook to life and people (glass half full)
Analytical: able to approach logically the cumulative development of skills and knowledge
Focused on delivering planned, agreed outputs
Compliant: prepared to accept leadership and direction
Empathetic: able get on with colleagues
Diligent: determined to get things right first time with close attention to quality
Hard working and Persistent: able to balance
priorities so that, whilst at work ‘the job comes first’
Integrity: is honest with self and others. Considers honesty a virtue not a flaw
Skills Required
Followership: able to work consistently within defined guidelines and performance standards; accepts and implements activity plans diligently
Technical skills: clearly demonstrates the technical skills necessary for the role
Problem solving : Capable of reaching fast conclusions when appropriate
Commercially aware: good understanding of the impact of
behaviour and work standards on customer perception
Future Prospects
In addition to the salary:
• You will be provided with the use of starter tooling kits on joining the company (must remain on site)
• Eligible for the technical apprentice award scheme based on performance entry gates
• On the job training: 80% of your training will be undertaken within a bodyshop where you will be allocated a mentor who will guide and coach you during your apprenticeship.
• Off the job training: this is undertaken at one of our Registered Training Providers or other RTP.
• Contract Duration: normally 3 years but a competency based training approach applies for possible early
completion.
Other Information
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