Panel Beater
Join ABL 1 Touch as a Panel Beater: repair high-quality vehicles with a skilled team, great benefits, and real career growth in a supportive, inclusive workplace.
Panel Beater
Are you an experienced Panel Beater wanting to join a growing company?
What can we offer you?
up to £55K per annum
Team bonus
28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
Length of service awards
Healthcare Cash Plan (including Gym and shopping discounts)
Employee Assistance Programme
Celebration Day (to use as you wish to celebrate a significant day in your life)
Car Insurance discount with LV
Employee Pension
Employee Engagement Budget (money to go out as a team and have fun!)
Access to Mental Health First Aiders
Cycle to Work Scheme
Refer a Friend Scheme (earn £1,000 for referring people to join the team)
More benefits coming soon…..
ABL 1 Touch are a market leading vehicle repair business since 1994, working in partnership with insurance companies. ABL 1 Touch prides itself not only in the quality of its work but in providing excellent customer service.
As a Panel Beater, you will ensure the repair of motor vehicles of all types is carried out to motor manufacturer industry standards or repair methods.
Responsibilities of a Panel Beater will include:
Strip and refit parts where necessary, ensuring proper panel alignment and adjustments.
Identify and report any damage not included in the original job scope.
Assess and report on vehicle structure and paintwork.
Ensure completed vehicles comply with safety standards.
Handle the safe removal and storage/disposal of vehicle components, fluids, and gases.
Complete quality control inspections and sign-offs at each repair stage.
Follow repair methods (e.g. e-scribe, manufacturer guidance) and ensure they are visible on the job.
Use protective coverings (seat covers, foot mats) on all vehicles.
Perform filler repairs to a P180 finish, checking for pinholes.
Apply underseal, weld-through primers, and anti-corrosion treatments as required.
Maintain tools and equipment, and report any defects to your line manager.
Skills and experience required as a Panel Beater:
Previous experience in a similar role
Motor manufacturer’s qualifications and experience
Undertake training courses as required
Driving licence
Current AOM009 welding certificate or BS equivalent
Training in mig braze, spot welding, rivet and bonding, high strength and Boron steel awareness.
Light MET qualification linked to ATA.
Bonding certification
Full UK Driving licence.
Team Player who uses initiative, be flexible and have a can-do attitude.
Cultural and organisational insight and takes responsibility for own actions.
Joining our team at ABL1 Touch means becoming part of a dynamic organisation that values its employees and provides opportunities for professional growth. We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and a supportive work environment.
ABL 1 Touch are committed to growing and maintaining a diverse team and an inclusive work environment. Our goal is to develop inclusive work activities and projects that bring together people with different experiences and backgrounds. Through this we aim to make sure everyone can be at their best at work.
We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us at workforus@abl1touch.com.
- Department
- Production - London & South East
- Role
- Sevenoaks - Panel
- Locations
- Sevenoaks
Colleagues
About ABL 1Touch
Our story is simple. We’ve grown by doing the job better.
ABL started as a family run business over 30 years ago. As we grew, that background and experience gave us our ambition.
So, in 2015 we founded the 1Touch Repair Group with small, innovative, technically smart centres. Each providing an alternative to the large-scale industry sites. They still do. Insurers and clients enjoyed the difference, so we added more. And at the end of 2020, backed by Private Equity investment, ABL and 1Touch Repair became ABL 1Touch.
Quality, cost control and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do. Across the UK, our expert teams combine cutting-edge techniques with eco-friendly practices to deliver efficient repairs that not only restore your vehicle but also protect our planet.
The rest isn’t history. The story is happening now.