Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Technician
STEF Langdons Ltd
Somerset, TA6 6AJ
Closes in 27 days (Saturday 9 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 October 2024
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Summary
Are you wanting to start your career in the automotive industry? As a Heavy Vehicle Apprentice, you will be working alongside experienced team members to service, inspect and repair vehicles. If you are keen to join the industry and develop your skills apply today!
- Annual wage
- £17,900 a year
- Training course
- Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00.
Lunch Break ½ hr.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Sunday 10 November
- Duration
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3 Years
- Positions available
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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
You will have the opportunity to gain new skills and knowledge whilst carrying out maintenance and repairs on heavy vehicles in your workplace, this will include mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical vehicle systems.
Some of the tasks you will be working on include:
- Servicing vehicles – carrying out checks and general maintenance according to the manufacturers’ guidelines
- Repairing and replacing faulty parts and components
- Maintaining repair and service records
Where you’ll work
Showground Road
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 6AJ
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
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
Training is delivered in the workplace and via seven weekly college blocks per year at S&B Automotive Academy, you will be required to travel to the college and stay in hotel accommodation whilst on blocks. All costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
As a result, you will receive the following qualifications:
- Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship Standard qualification
- Level 2 Functional Skills in maths & English (if not already exempt)
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
Other requirements
The competition for apprenticeship placements is strong so please ensure your application is modified 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
Langdons delivers chilled and frozen food consignments throughout Great Britain from a network of 8 depots. With 1,500 employees spread across our 8 depots, we provide excellent geographic coverage and handle close to 2.7m pallets a year on behalf of nearly 2,000 customers. This makes us a market leader in this sector. Since 1920, we have been reinventing ourselves to support developments in the supply chain and food distribution. Our history is closely linked to technological progress, fueled by our ambition and our taste for innovation.
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. At the successful completion of training the intention is for the apprentice to be offered full-time employment as a skilled heavy vehicle technician.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
David Watts
DWatts@sandbaa.com
07852344136
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278303.
Apply now
Closes in 27 days (Saturday 9 November at 11:59pm)
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