Body Maker / Coach Builder – Permanent
Salary dependent on experience | 40 hours | Monday–Friday | Permanent
Are you an experienced Body Maker, Coach Builder or Vehicle Body Repair professional who takes real pride in your workmanship?
Do you have a keen eye for detail and hands-on experience across fabrication, welding, body repairs and paint spraying?
We are recruiting for a skilled Body Maker / Coach Builder to join an established engineering team on a full-time, permanent basis.
This is a fantastic long-term opportunity for someone who is passionate about their craft, has exceptional attention to detail and gets genuine satisfaction from seeing a job through from start to finish.
Whether you’re fabricating components, repairing damaged bodywork or achieving a high-quality paint finish, we’re looking for someone who believes in doing the job properly and taking pride in the finished result.
What’s on Offer?
Salary dependent on experience
40 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Shift options: 06:00–14:00 or 08:00–16:00
Full-time, permanent position
28 days’ paid holiday per annum, inclusive of bank holidays
Workplace pension scheme
Long-term stability and job security
Varied work across a fleet of vehicles
Supportive engineering and workshop environment
The Role
Working across a varied vehicle fleet, you’ll carry out a broad range of coach building, fabrication, body repair, refurbishment and paintwork.
Your responsibilities will include:
Coach and vehicle body repairs and refurbishment
Fabrication and modification of metal components
MIG welding and general fabrication
Repairing and replacing damaged body panels
Panel beating and accident damage repairs
Preparing vehicles and panels for painting
Sanding, filling, masking and priming
Paint spraying and achieving a professional-quality finish
Repairing and replacing internal and external body components
Identifying defects and determining the best repair solution
Carrying out general coach body maintenance
Ensuring work is completed safely and to a consistently high standard
What Are We Looking For?
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about quality, has excellent attention to detail and takes genuine pride in their workmanship.
Ideally, you’ll have experience in some or all of the following:
Coach building / body making
Bus or coach body repairs
Commercial vehicle bodywork
Vehicle fabrication
MIG welding
Metal fabrication and panel work
Panel beating and accident damage repair
Vehicle refurbishment
Paint preparation and spray painting
Previous experience working with coaches, buses or commercial vehicles would be advantageous.
However, we’d also love to hear from experienced candidates from automotive bodyshops, HGV/commercial vehicle repair, fabrication or similar backgrounds who have the right transferable skills.
Most importantly, you’ll be someone who cares about the quality of their work, doesn’t cut corners, can use their own initiative and wants to become a valued, long-term member of the team.
Interested?
If you’re looking for a secure, permanent position where your skills, craftsmanship and attention to detail will be genuinely valued, we want to hear from you.
About Venatu Automotive Group
Your privacy matters to us. By applying for this role, your details will be added to our recruitment system, allowing us to contact you regarding this vacancy and other suitable opportunities. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Policy on the Venatu Automotive Group website.
BUSPERM
