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Vehicle Body Builders and Repairers

Overview

£25,128 Entry Level Salary

£33,016 Average Salary

£48,817 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Positions, secures and repairs external fittings including windows, doors, door handles, catches and roof attachments.
  • Installs and repairs interior fittings including seats, seatbelts and fascia in cars, sinks and special features in caravans and mobile shops.
  • Hammers out dents in bodywork, fills in small depressions or corroded areas in solder, plastic or other filler compound and replaces body panels using hand and power tools.
  • Repairs damage to chassis and engine mountings using hydraulic rams, jacks and jigs.
  • Selects, cuts, shapes and assembles materials to form parts of vehicle underframe, framework and body.
  • Diagnoses job requirements or ascertains work specifications from drawings or instructions.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 11%
Level 1 8%
Level 2 25%
Level 3 37%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 8%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 6%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 4%

1 Annual Opening

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Skills & Knowledge Employers Are Asking For

Over the past year, employers in Lincolnshire have asked for the following skills & Knowledge in their job postings for Marketing and Commercial Managers.

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Knowledge

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