Panel Beater
Tradestaff
Listing Description
Description
Panel Beater – Tauranga Skilled trade. Quality work. Local opportunity. We’re looking for an experienced Panel Beater to join our dynamic team in Tauranga. If you're passionate about vehicles and enjoy hands-on, high-quality work, this is your chance to join a workshop where your skills will be recognised, and your career can grow. What you’ll be doing You'll be working on a variety of vehicles, completing full repairs to return them to top condition. Tasks include:
- Removing damaged panels, upholstery, and accessories to access repair areas
- Repairing dents by hammering and reshaping panels
- Straightening damaged vehicle frames and components using hydraulic and mechanical equipment
- Replacing severely damaged sections with new or second-hand parts
- Filling dents and imperfections with plastic filler, sanding and smoothing surfaces for painting
- Cutting and welding replacement sections as needed
- Refitting repaired or new panels, trims, door locks and other body fittings
- Assisting in custom restoration projects including vintage or specialty vehicles
- May assist in spray painting and finishing work
Preferred Experience & Requirements
- Minimum 3 years' experience in panel beating or a related automotive role, and/or relevant trade qualification
- Reliable transport and punctuality
- Able to provide at least two work references
- Strong commitment to health and safety practices
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test
What we offer
- Competitive pay rates starting between $30 – $40 per hour, based on experience
- Guaranteed minimum 30 hours per week
- Consistent, varied, and challenging work
- Long-term career development opportunities in a supportive environment
Sound like you? If you're a detail-oriented Panel Beater looking for steady hours, great rates, and a chance to grow, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to join a team that values your experience and craftsmanship. Why work with Tradestaff? We’ve been connecting skilled tradespeople with top employers for over 25 years. As proud members of the RCSA, we hold ourselves to the highest industry standards and work hard to ensure you’re supported, paid well, and set up for success.
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Tradestaff
Now with nearly three decades of experience supplying temporary and permanent workers to the trades and industrial sectors, Tradestaff has grown to become the industry leader.
Through consistent action in a positive, fun and innovative environment, we have connected more than 80,000+ New Zealand workers with upwards of 20,000+ local businesses of all shapes and sizes over the years. Twenty eight years on, we are incredibly proud to still be a 100 per cent owned and operated New Zealand business that can provide industrial recruitment solutions nationwide.
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