MET Technician
Location: AAR Bristol, 1 Orpen Park, Ash Ridge Rd, Bradley Stoke, Bristol BS32 4QD
Department: Activate Accident Repair
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
About the role
We’re looking for a MET Technician to join our team, and play a key role in Activate Accident Repair.
Activate Group is a growing UK business approaching 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.
About the role
Dismantling and reassembling accident-damaged vehicles in line with manufacturers' specifications and to the high standards expected by our customers.
Key responsibilities
· Carry out work detailed in estimate, removing damaged components from the vehicle in preparation for Repair/Paint work to be carried out.
· On repair/replacement of the components they must be refitted, restoring the vehicle to pre accident condition.
· Deliver the highest standard of quality.
· Attain manufacturers' and/or estimated repair times.
· Report all faults, defects noticed whilst working on vehicles.
· Accurately report all components, materials and consumables used.
Skills and experience
· ATA / NVQ level 3
· Good Communication skills.
· Good Decision Making/Problem solving skills.
· Good H&S knowledge/awareness.
· Good Time management skills
· Relevant industry experience and time served as a repair technician.
Benefits
We believe in rewarding our people for the great work they do. When you join Activate Group, you can expect:
What you can expect from us
At Activate Group, we want everyone to have the tools and support they need to do their best work. We’re an innovative business that continuously reviews and improves our systems, processes and ways of working, making sure they support our teams to do their jobs effectively.
Every role at Activate Group is aligned to our wider business vision and purpose – making someone’s bad day better. You’ll understand how your role contributes to the bigger picture and how your work helps deliver excellent outcomes for customer and partners.
We believe work should be enjoyable. We make time to celebrate success, recognise achievements and bring people together at team events and company-wide celebrations. We’ll also support your ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning.
Whether you’re based in one of our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough or Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or working from home, you’ll be part of a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.
A bit about us
Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide.
We work with some of the UK’s largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in road incidents through our contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough and Huddersfield.
We manage every step of the repair journey - repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) body shops, as well as through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.
We also work with the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting their approved repair programmes, and deliver innovative technology solutions to fleets, vehicle repair centres and dealerships.
Our purpose & values
Our purpose underpins everything we do: Make someone’s bad day better
Our values define how we work with our team members, customers and suppliers:
We’re Activate Group - The faster, smarter accident management partner. Our brands service hundreds of thousands of motor claims every year from end-to-end, on behalf of some of the UK’s best-known insurers, brokers, and fleet operators.
Our mission is to get drivers and policyholders back on the road quickly and safely after an incident, supporting them through every step of the claims and repair journey, while controlling costs and repair quality.
Together, our group businesses form a fully-connected, data-driven claims & repair ecosystem, delivering everything from incident reporting, to engineering, vehicle repair, parts supply, connected technologies, and specialist claims management:
🚗 Motor Repair Network – Customer-focused motor claims partner, delivering cost-effective, right-first-time claims & repair journeys for insurers, MGAs and brokers.
🚛 sopp+sopp – Fleet-specialist accident and claims management, reducing downtime, controlling costs, and protecting fleets’ commercial reputations.
🛠️ Activate Accident Repair – A UK-wide network of state-of-the-artrepair centres, strategically located where demand is highest, ensuring fast, high-quality repairs.
🔩 Activate Parts – Our in-house vehicle parts supplier and aggregator, sourcing and delivering cost-effective, sustainable parts at speed.
We believe we have the power to ‘make someone’s bad day better’ - that’s our core purpose, applying to both our connections with claims customers, and our day-to-day workplace culture. Our people are the heart of everything we do, driving our market-leading service with empathy, innovation, and commitment - from our call handlers, to our operational support teams, and expert vehicle repairers.
To find out more about Activate Group, and our industry-leading accident and claims management solutions, visit: www.activate-group.com
