Job Ref: 392

Date Added: 10-02-2025

Closing Date: 31-12-2025


Location: Pontypool

Category: Automotive

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £28k per year + excellent benefits


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Role Overview

You will be tasked with rectifying paint on parts using a machine operated polisher. A comprehensive understanding of sanding materials and polishing processes is required. In addition you will need to demonstrate experience in:


  • Paying attention to detail that affects the aesthetic standards of the product
  • Prepare surfaces and/or rectify paint contaminates paint inclusions, orange peel etc, finding solutions that utilises your expertise in paint understanding
  • Experience with using machine operated polisher & ability to hand polish to requirements
  • Ability to follow a process with experience to suggest process improvements that benefits the overall quality of the product 
  • Able to work to strict deadlines that impact overall productivity levels

Key Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required


  • A good understanding of, Quality improvement requirements and of Continuous Improvement
  • Be numerate and have good oral and written communication skills.
  • Be able to work under pressure and prioritise own workload as required
  • Uphold an upbeat can do attitude with outgoing personality to motivate and lead teams
  • Proactive and positive approach, with a desire to succeed both personally and for the business
  • Demonstrable experience of correcting surface defects and contamination 
  • Experience and understanding of paint thickness measurements and paint finishes
  • External paint detailing & surface finishing corrective actions
  • Experience and understanding of paint processing would be an advantage in this role to support corrective actions 
  • Automotive trade certificate in related discipline (machine polishing / vehicle detailing) 

Hours and Salary


  • Monday - Thursday 7am - 4pm, Friday 7am - 1pm
  • £28,000 per annum


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