Apprentice Bus and Coach Technician
Salisbury Reds
Salisbury, SP1 3UA
Closes in 14 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2024
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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
- Training course
- Bus and coach engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 08:00 - 16:00, and Friday, 08:00 - 15:00
39 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Tuesday 5 November
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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 VAC1000281954.
Apply now
Closes in 14 days (Monday 4 November at 11:59pm)
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