Night Shift MET Technician

Job title: Night MET Technician

Department: Activate Accident Repair

Location: 4 Canary Way, Swinton, Manchester, M27 8AW

We’re looking for a Night Shift MET Technician to be part of our success story.

**Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.
**Great career development opportunities – grow with us.

About the role

Dismantling and reassembling accident-damaged vehicles in line with manufacturers' specifications and to the high standards expected by our customers. 

Various flexible attended hours and working patterns to suit you!

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing group of body shops! If you want to become part of the Activate Group family working in a state of the art, modern and technology led body shop then get in touch.

We're actively recruiting for a Body Shop Technician to join our team as a MET Technician

Our night shift roles receive a substantial shift allowance and also work just four nights, giving you three days off each week!

What can you expect when you join our team?

We know how hard you work, and that's why we work hard to make sure you'll be fairly rewarded in your career with Activate Group. Some of the benefits you can expect to receive are:

• Competitive salary and bonus scheme
• 33 days annual leave including 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Substantial night shift allowance
• Annual pay reviews
• Paid training
• Healthshield Cash Plan to claim back medical costs and get same day doctors appointments
• Life assurance at three times your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Free breakfast cereals, fruit and pastries
• Birthday and Christmas surprises for everybody
• Annual Summer and Christmas parties

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out work detailed in estimate, removing damaged components from the vehicle in preparation for Repair/Paint work to be carried out.
  
• On repair/replacement of the components they must be refitted, restoring the vehicle to pre accident condition.
  
• Deliver the highest standard of quality.
  
• Attain manufacturers' and/or estimated repair times.
  
• Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles.
  
• Accurately report all components, materials and consumables used.
  
• Protect customers vehicles with covers and dust sheets etc.
  
• Safeguard the customers' vehicle and contents whilst being repaired.
  
• Ensure that all work carried out meets acceptable safety and quality standards.
  
• Company repair/refit times to be achieved.
  
• Hours, components, materials and consumables used recorded.
  
• Wastage of materials not to exceed target set by Manager for period.
  
• No customer vehicle or contents to be damaged/lost while vehicles under repair.
  
• Ensure safe and reliable use and maintenance of equipment and that operatives receive adequate training in its use.

Skills and Experience:

• ATA / NVQ level 3 in MET
  
• Good Communication skills.
  
• Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.
  
• Good H&S knowledge/awareness.
  
• Good Time management skills
  
• Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority, and we'll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From little perks like free fruit, breakfast cereals, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, we'll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate the effort you put in.

We also love to have fun together, and our whole company summer and Christmas parties are pretty legendary!

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK's 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 700 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road accident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what it's like to work with us? Take a look at our values. They define who we are, and how we work with team members, customers and suppliers:

• Make it happen – Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
• Strive for better – Be bold. Challenge the norm – make small improvements often.
• Win together – Be a team-player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.

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Last updated on Feb 7, 2025