Jobs at Activate Group Limited

Oversee all bodyshop operations, including resource planning, workflow, production coordination, KPI and budget management, customer complaints, health and safety, compliance, recruitment, team performance, training, and employee engagement. The manager will ensure service-level agreements, repair deadlines, quality standards, profitability, and customer satisfaction targets are achieved while supporting other group sites when needed.

Apprentice Vehicle Damage Assessor learns to inspect damaged vehicles and prepare repair cost estimates. The role combines on-the-job training, virtual and college-based learning (20% study time), mentorship, and occasional overnight college stays. Support and progression opportunities provided throughout the apprenticeship.

Repair accident-damaged vehicles to pre-accident condition by stripping and refitting trim, interiors, and panels; repairing dents and minor body damage; and using measuring, jigging, welding, and smart repair equipment. Ensure repairs meet manufacturer standards, approved methodologies, and safety requirements. The role requires ATA or NVQ Level 3, relevant vehicle repair experience, strong communication, problem-solving, health and safety awareness, and time management.

Repair accident-damaged vehicles to pre-accident condition using approved repair methods and manufacturer standards. Responsibilities include stripping and refitting trim, panels, and interiors; repairing dents and minor body damage; using measuring, jigging, welding, and smart repair equipment; and ensuring completed vehicles meet safety requirements.

Assesses damaged vehicles, prepares repair estimates, determines repair economics, and coordinates bodyshop production. The role manages workflow, capacity, KPIs, customer complaints, warranty claims, job cards, materials, and communication with customers, insurers, assessors, and workshop teams. It requires accurate repair qualification, negotiation, Audatex and Escribe training, compliance with Thatcham repair times, and awareness of vehicle safety and SMART repairs.

Clean, polish, vacuum, and prepare customer and courtesy vehicles for collection. Report damage, incidents, cleanliness issues, and delays to the appropriate teams while maintaining high customer service standards. Follow health, safety, housekeeping, insurance, and vehicle-use policies; complete fuel and driver logs and related paperwork. The role requires attention to detail, effective time management, communication skills, a full driving licence, and the ability to work with cleaning chemicals and equipment.

Assist the Bodyshop Manager overseeing bodyshop operations, plan resources, produce vehicle repair estimates, manage KPIs and customer complaints, ensure H&S compliance, and liaise with insurers and customers to agree repair solutions.

Develop and maintain full-stack web applications using C#, .NET (including .NET 8), Blazor and Angular 15. Build APIs, integrate databases (MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB), write tests, perform code reviews, optimize queries, document systems, and collaborate in Agile teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Drive new customer acquisition across fleet, transport, logistics, vehicle rental, and dealership sectors. Own the full B2B sales cycle from prospecting through contract signature, manage pipelines and CRM records, lead customer meetings and proposals, negotiate commercial terms, and collaborate with Solutions Engineering on ROI-based business cases. Support customer handover, monitor market intelligence, and travel extensively across the UK.

Perform full vehicle body repairs to manufacturer standards across multiple Activate Accident Repair sites. Strip and refit trim and panels, repair dents and minor bodywork, use specialist measuring, jigging, welding and smart-repair tools, ensure safety and report faults, and provide national roaming cover (one-week site rotations).

Estimate vehicle repair costs, conduct visual inspections, manage daily bodyshop production and KPIs, handle customer complaints and warranty claims, prepare manual and system-based estimates, and ensure health & safety and accurate invoicing.

Manage and control bodyshop workshop operations to ensure efficient repair scheduling, resource utilisation, quality technical repairs, H&S compliance, customer service, output monitoring, and vehicle valuation to determine repair economics.

Manage workshop scheduling and resource utilisation to ensure efficient, high-quality vehicle repairs. Monitor output, enforce health & safety, liaise with logistics, value damaged vehicles, control wastage, and deliver excellent customer service.

Manage a defined region of Bodyshops to ensure manufacturer standards, improve compliance, increase repair and parts volumes, conduct audits and vehicle inspections, analyse performance data, produce reports, coach shops on improvement plans, and promote manufacturer programmes to meet KPIs and FTPR targets.

Repair and refit vehicle body panels and trim to pre-accident condition using measuring equipment, body jigs, welding and smart-repair tools. Ensure repairs meet manufacturer and safety standards, report faults, and follow approved repair methodology.