MOTEST Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship
MOTEST SOUTHERN LIMITED
35/42 East Street, GU9 7SW
Closes in 18 days (Monday 11 November)
Posted on 22 October 2024
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Summary
This apprenticeship is the Level 3 Motor Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle) standard programme with our fantastic client Motest at their site in Farnham, Surrey - GU9 7SW. The right candidate will work alongside Motest’s Technicians, receiving extensive training in maintaining and servicing light vehicles.
- Annual wage
- £18,750 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday (8:00am - 5:30pm - flexible).
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 25 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
As an apprentice, you will work alongside a team of experienced Technicians, where you will learn to maintain and repair customer’s vehicles to a very high standard.
The role of a Light Vehicle Technician falls into three main responsibilities:
- Servicing - working to guidelines to ensure a vehicle is running at optimum performance
- Maintenance - replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail
- Repair - diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem
The techniques and daily responsibilities you will learn will include:
- Using diagnostic, mechanical and electrical measuring equipment to investigate vehicle faults and identify their underlying causes.
- Inspecting and preparing customers vehicles ready for mechanical work.
- Removing, repairing or replacing components to the correct specification.
- Contributing to a safe working environment, by working within Health and Safety processes.
Where you’ll work
35/42 East Street
GU9 7SW
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
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
Your training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
This is a Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship, delivered by Remit Group.
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release at the Remit Academy in Derby. This means you will be required to stay in a hotel for 15 separate weeks (Mon - Fri) over the duration of the programme. All associated costs for training are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also be assigned a dedicated Development Coach who will visit you every 4-6 weeks at the workplace, giving 1-2-1 information, advice and guidance.
As a result, you will receive the following qualification:
- Apprenticeship Standard Light Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
- Functional Skills in English & maths (if required)
- F Gas air conditioning qualification
Requirements
Essential 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
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Mechanically minded
- Motivated
Other requirements
Closing Dates: Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
About this company
Long established as one of the South East’s major MOT testing groups. Motest are a family owned and run company, with branches in Aldershot, Camberley, Eastleigh, Farnham, Hemel Hempstead, Hillingdon, New Maiden, Reading and Swindon. All of their branch managers are highly experienced, with a dedicated staff serving the local community with a trusted, full servicing, repair & MOT resource for cars and vans of any age.
After this apprenticeship
As an apprentice, you will be a full-time employee from the very beginning, and while training you’ll be earning your place as an integral part of the team.
Once you have achieved your qualification, you will have further opportunities to progress to Maintenance Technician, Master Technician, or managerial roles.
Benefits-
- Upper quartile salary
- Generous Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Additional paid holiday up to 5 days dependant on length of service
- Birthday day off
- Private health for you & family – by application
- Death in service benefit @ 2 x salary
- Long term sickness pay after 3 months @ 75% of salary for 2 years
- £1000 staff finder’s fee
- Family & friends Motest discount
- Salary sacrifice scheme for electric car
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000283521.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Monday 11 November)
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