Senior Panel Technician

Senior Panel Technician

Automotive

Senior panel technicians are responsible for supervising the removal and replacement of body panels.

Personal skills

A good knowledge of automotive systems, strong communication skills, able to establish and maintain relationships with customers, able to organise team members, able to work as part of a team, guiding others where necessary, and the ability to work on your own initiative

Salary

£19,000 to £30,000 per year

Key skills

Technical

Diagnostic

Supervisory

Automotive

  • Total employment in the automotive sector accounts for just over 2% of employment in the UK
  • There are around 585,000 people employed in the sector
  • There is between 68,000 and 75,000 organisations in the sector
  • Approximately 80% of the sector employees are male
  • There are over 1,000 courses in vehicle maintenance/repair/servicing