Apprentice Light Commercial Vehicle Mechanic

NL COMMERCIALS MANAGEMENT LTD

Leeds, LS11 0EN

Closes in 23 days (Saturday 12 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 13 September 2024

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to be part of our team to help with the maintenance & repair of light commercial vehicles.

Annual wage
£14,144 a year

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Training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 17:30. Saturdays on a rota basis, 08:00 - 13:00.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

Duration

2 Years 9 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Vehicle Servicing
  • Replacing brake pads/discs
  • Replacing tyres
  • General vehicle maintenance & repairs
  • Maintaining cleanliness of the workplace
  • Progress onto timing belts/turbos

Where you’ll work

Brown Avenue

Unit 16B

Leeds

LS11 0EN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • S1: Contribute to maintaining a healthy and safe workplace, including the maintenance of key equipment and carrying out general housekeeping
  • S2: Carry out stock procedures including dealing with routine stock deliveries, placing stock into storage, carrying out stock rotation duties and ordering parts for customers following company procedures
  • S3: Carry out vehicle safety inspections and routine maintenance in line with manufactures specifications or approved schedules, company procedures and complete approved documentation.
  • S4: Make recommendations to customers based on the results of inspections, ensuring that sales recommendations are accurate and fully costed, are ethical and in the best interests of the customer at all times, using language that is transparent and avoids jargon.
  • S5: Carry out replacement/repair and balancing of a range of light vehicle tyres, including ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric and run-flat tyres fitted to a range of wheel sizes and types
  • S6: Carry out the replacement of components on a specific range of vehicle systems including Steering & Suspension, Braking systems, Battery & Charging systems, exhaust systems and Air-Conditioning systems
  • S7: Carry out 4-wheel Geometry operations including adjustments on a range of vehicles with different suspension and steering systems
  • S8: Use a range of specialist tools & equipment, mechanical & electrical measuring tools and diagnostic equipment to support fault identification and repair.
  • S9: Identify & procure correct parts to meet specific customer requirements
  • S10: Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
  • S11: Deal with and resolve low-level customer complaints
  • S12: Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and colleagues
  • S13: Use specific company IT systems within the workplace, including Point-of-sale systems and hand-held devices.

    • Your training plan

    • Apprenticeship training will take place at Printworks Campus, Leeds
    • You will be required to attend Leeds City College one day per week

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    About this company

    We are a one stop solution and offer a range of vehicles of all sizes. Whether it is a small car or a truck you require, we will have something to suit your needs.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Level 3 Apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    LUMINATE EDUCATION GROUP

    Katie Elsworth

    katie.elsworth@luminate.ac.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000276677.

    Apply now

    Closes in 23 days (Saturday 12 October at 11:59pm)

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