Vehicle Body Builder
Do you have experience assembling or repairing body work on commercial vehicles, coaches, cars or similar? Are you looking for something different? Would you be interested building our bespoke commercial crane bodies from the chassis upwards?
We are Palfinger UK. We’re the exclusive UK distributor for Palfinger Lorry Cranes and Epsilon Construction and Recycling Cranes. We’re also the UK’s largest national lorry crane provider that offers in-house assembly and bespoke body-building.
Hours- 39 hours per week
- 08:00-16:30 Mon – Thursday
- 08:00 – 15:30 Friday
- Additional overtime available
As a business we operate state-of-the-art body building workshops where our skilled technicians build any kind of vehicle body (from the bare chassis up), to suit our customer specifications.
You’ll be fitting body kits to a wide variety of commercial vehicles, (flat beds, drop sides, tippers etc.) to complement our crane fits. This will include fabricating components to attach to the bodywork.
We start with the chassis and build the bodywork exactly to specification. We can incorporate steel, alloy, GRP or cage-style drop side sections, safety rails, walkways, central stairs, water tanks, storage compartments, electrical systems and a whole range of specialist designs to meet individual requirements.
The Ideal Applicant- Prior experience within vehicle body building
- Fabrication & welding experience
- Knowledge of mechanical fitting practices
- Be able to read engineering drawings
We offer a wide range of benefits that reward you now and as your career progresses, these include:
- A competitive salary, based on your capability & experience – benchmarked and reviewed annually so your pay remains competitive.
- Sociable hours
- The opportunity to work overtime, when available should you wish to increase your earnings.
- Perkbox high street retail discounts, wellbeing support and online GP access
- 23.5 days holiday plus bank holidays – rising to 26.5 days with service.
- Share Plan – providing our employees with a real stake in the business.
- Company pension scheme offering combined contributions of up to 12.5%.
- Life Assurance cover providing up to 5 times salary with service.
- Staff discounts on a huge variety of products at our group (T H White) store.
Palfinger UK are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse, positive and inclusive workplace.
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