Automotive Apprentice Technician (MET)

R T SERVICES OLDBURY LIMITED

OLDBURY, B69 4PA

Closes in 21 days (Wednesday 23 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 October 2024

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Summary

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

Annual wage
£12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year

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Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Please be aware that you will need to travel once a week on a designated day to West Bromwich for classroom training. Working week is Monday - Friday, with occasional Saturdays to be arranged on a rota basis. Shifts tbc.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

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

  • Removal and fitting of components, recording faults and making recommendations on repairs
  • Carrying out steering and suspension system maintenance, inspection and recording faults procedures involved in the removal and fitting of system components and evaluating their performance, procedures involved in carrying out hydraulic braking system maintenance, inspection and recording faults

Where you’ll work

UNIT 1 POPES LANE

OLDBURY

B69 4PA

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

SANDWELL COLLEGE

Your training course

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
  • Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
  • Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
  • Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
  • Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
  • Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
  • Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
  • Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
  • Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
  • Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
  • Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
  • Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
  • Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.

    • Your training plan

    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.

    Requirements

    Essential 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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental
    • Patience
    • Physical fitness

    About this company

    RT AUTOS is a family run business with over 30 years experience in the motor industry. we specialize in brand new market leading camper van sales at competitive prices. we also offer a large range of cars ranging from small economical cars all the way to sports and classics. if you dont see the car your looking for we also source cars and camper vans for our customers.

    After this apprenticeship

    • A possible permanent job once you have completed your apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SANDWELL COLLEGE

    Sandwell College

    Apprentice@sandwell.ac.uk

    0121 667 5018

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279927.

    Apply now

    Closes in 21 days (Wednesday 23 October at 11:59pm)

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