Coachbuilder

**Salary**

£15.40 per hour

**Coachbuilder Kilmarnock**

We are looking for a flexible and reliable skilled coachbuilder for our depot in Kilmarnock, who is able to work on their own initiative and will enjoy being part of a friendly and dedicated team. As a skilled coachbuilder your role will include maintaining the Company's vehicles to the strictest standards set by both Stagecoach and the DVSA.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there's lots of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach West Scotland team. We can offer:

- **WEEKLY PAY**:

- £15.40 per hour Mon - Fri
- **Great benefits**:

- including a generous company pension scheme, up to 33 days holiday, free travel for you and your partner/relative, free financial education and affordable loans and a range of money saving opportunities which includes discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, hotels, attractions and lots more. We also have an employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing.
- **Hours **- day shift, 39 hours per week Mon - Fri
- **Training **- a dedicated high level training programme to reinforce your existing skills
- **Plenty of job security **from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people maintaining our fleet of vehicles.
- **Safe environment - **we provide boots, overalls and specialist equipment so no need to worry about being safe and protected or having the right kit for the job.
- **Career development **for those who want to progress with the company.
- **A great working environment **with lots of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates and managers who work hard to create great places to work.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Preparing vehicles for repaint.
- Adhering to Company Health & Safety policies.
- Observe, recognise and report on body or structured defects or symptoms of impending failure.
- Carry out vehicle manufacturers or company modifications as required.
- Marking out, cutting and forming sheet metal, pillar section, plywood, hardboard, glass fibre panels, preparatory to fitting on a vehicle.
- Fitting panels to vehicle body frames, using anti-fretting and corrosion materials, adhesives on lap and toggle joints, screws, nails, rivets and other fixing devices including moulding strips.
- Cutting out apertures and fitting windows.
- Hanging doors, both horizontally and vertically, of wood or metal.
- Repairing damaged vehicles by removing damaged panels and body members, straightening panels and members (where possible) and replacing any removed parts
- Carry out repair to body structure using welding equipment.
- Making good damaged paintwork on a vehicle body, with a complete re-paint to include matching colours.
- Manufacture, repair or maintenance of body fittings and accessories.

**Training & Qualifications**:
You should ideally be qualified to the following level:

- City & Guilds Level 3
- PSV or HGV S/NVQ Level 3 Engineering
- PSV or HGV
- BTEC

So if that's you, and you like what we're offering, then we want to hear from you

**Location**:
Stagecoach Kilmarnock Mackinlay Place Kilmarnock KA1 3DN