Apprentice Bus and Coach Technician

Summary

Are you wanting to jump start your career? S&B Automotive Academy are recruiting! As a Bus and Coach technician you will inspect, diagnose, repair and test equipment and systems. If you are a 'can-do', enthusiastic, and motivated individual who works well as a team player, this will be a great opportunity for you!

Annual wage: £17,420.52 a year
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Training course: Bus and coach engineering technician (level 3)
Hours: 08:00 - 16:00 Mon - Thurs, and Friday, 08:00 - 15:00
39 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 October
Duration: 3 Years
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 successful applicant will be working on a range of busses and coaches while learning their trade to a nationally recognised standard. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hardworking person to work in the automotive industry.

Task to be carried out:

Understand the fundamentals of existing and emerging mechanical vehicle design and systems
Carry out routine mechanical servicing, planned preventative maintenance and “health checks”
Carry out routine servicing
Inspect, diagnose and repair braking systems
Use diagnostic equipment and software to diagnose and rectify located faults on mechanical components

Where you’ll work

152-156 Castle Street

Salisbury

SP1 3UA

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

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Bus and coach engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Training is delivered in the workplace and via seven weekly college training blocks per year at S&B's specialist Automotive Academy in Bristol.

The apprentice will be assigned a workplace mentor and a college mentor who will offer support, advice, and guidance by monitoring progress via a purposely bespoke and developed electronic logbook that all parties can access any time.

Apprentices take a Gateway Assessment at the end of every year to progress until the completion of the End Point Assessment.
The apprentice will be required to travel to S&B's Academy and stay in hotel accommodation. All costs for any public transport (if required) and accommodation including breakfast and a two-course evening meal are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.

As a result, you will receive the following qualification:

Level 3 Bus and Coach Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths & English (if required)

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C)
Maths (grade 4/C)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working

Other requirements

The competition for apprenticeship placements is strong so please ensure your application is tailored to the type of apprenticeship you are applying for, pay attention to presentation, spelling and grammar and include any relevant experience, hobbies/interests, or qualifications.

About this company

Salisbury Reds has a proud heritage that can be traced back to 1915 when Wilts & Dorset ran its very first bus service between Salisbury & Amesbury. The company soon established a reputation for high quality bus and coach services in Wiltshire. With our head office based in Salisbury, our current routes cover this area as well as Swindon, Amesbury, Andover, Devizes, Fordingbridge and more. We operate five park and ride sites around the city centre and two of the sites are operated with our first electric zero emission buses helping to keep this historic market town on the move. The company currently operates 84 buses on local bus services within Swindon and to nearby towns and villages including Blunsdon, Wanborough, Aldbourne, Ramsbury, Hungerford and Marlborough. We also run services out of Marlborough to Avebury, Calne, Great Bedwyn and Hungerford. We run around six million kilometres and carry in the region of eight million passengers per year. The company has 250 staff of which there are 195 drivers, 30 engineering staff with the remainder in supervisory and administration roles.

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After this apprenticeship

As a company we are committed to providing development and training opportunities to our employees. An apprenticeship is the grounding for your future development and there are lots of opportunities to develop your career

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

Yasmine Thomson

Ythomson@sandbaa.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278300.

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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 13 October at 11:59pm)

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