Hyundai Service & Parts Advisor Apprenticeship - Birmingham – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

At Hyundai, You’ll be working within a fast-paced, challenging, environment, where you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and challenge convention. As a global automotive manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing, you’ll have the opportunity to work within an international business environment, and grow with the company.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm with a 30 min lunch
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 15 October
Duration: 1 Year 3 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

The Hyundai Apprenticeship Programme is designed to train and develop you in a way that enables you to learn the core elements of your job role using advancing technology as well as fostering an exceptional level of customer service.

This is an exciting role with first-class training and outstanding long-term career prospects. The comprehensive programme provides you with an exciting and challenging opportunity to achieve formal qualifications through extensive product training as well as building up confidence and gaining valuable work experience whilst undertaking the role.

Duties will include:

Ordering car parts using on-line systems
Chasing up missing or incorrect parts with suppliers
Packaging and returning any unused/unwanted parts
Regular communication with mechanics
Liaising with customers to let them know when parts have arrived
Inbound and outbound telephone calls
Advice and guidance of products
Drive the department forward with external sales and to maximise sales at every opportunity
Working to a high level of customer service at all times and remain courteous and police to customers
Acting as the first point of contact for all customers entering the dealership and ensuring they receive the best customer service experience
Upselling and cross-selling additional products and services
Booking in cars for MOT's and service
Liaising with workshop vehicle technicians for updates with vehicle repair timescales
Liaising with customers in a professional, polite and courteous manner both face to face and via the telephone
Working to a high level of customer service at all times
General ad hoc duties as and when required

Where you’ll work

68 Hagley Road West

Smethwick

B67 5EZ

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

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

Your training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.

Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/or

Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.

Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.

Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.

Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.

Demonstrate patience and calmness.

Show you understand the customer’s point of view.

Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.

Maintain informative communication during service recovery.

Your training plan

Candidates will work towards achieving Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner apprenticeship standard. They will also be required to study towards achieving level 2 maths and English functional skills if they do not already hold equivalent qualifications. https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/customer-service-practitioner-v1-1

Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner apprenticeship standard,

Standard Training will include:

Nationally recognised qualifications
IMI level 2 Certificate in Customer Service for the Automotive Industry
ATA Accreditation Customer Service Advisor
Bespoke Hyundai certified training
Regular in dealer review and assessment visits
Functional skills if needed

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths And English (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

The candidate must be available to start as soon as possible and be able to travel to the workplace according to the working hours. The candidate must be able to attend the block release training weeks in Nottingham. The current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices is £6.40 per hour. This applies to 16-18year old apprentices and those aged over 18 in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other apprentices the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The Minimum Wage for Apprentices applies to time spent on the job plus time spent training. * Please note that anyone under the age of 18 will only work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Any role which exceeds these hours on advert will be amended accordingly to fall in line with the legislation * Please note that if the successful applicant is found prior to the closing date the vacancy maybe withdrawn early

About this company

Welcome to Hyundai Birmingham West. As your authorised Hyundai retailer, we're dedicated to providing exceptional service and driving progress for humanity with electrified vehicles tailored to your needs. Explore our diverse range of Hyundai models, from stylish saloons like the IONIQ 6 to versatile SUVs like the TUCSON. Our team is here to ensure a seamless buying experience with our state-of-the-art service centre staffed by trained technicians, dedicated to keep your Hyundai running smoothly. At Hyundai Birmingham West, we're more than just a retailer – we're part of your community. Thank you for choosing us for all your automotive needs.

After this apprenticeship

Possible permanent position on the completion of the apprenticeship.

On completion of the apprenticeship the average salary of a parts and service advisor is anywhere between 22k-28k.

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