Vehicle Mechanic Advanced Apprentice - Bodmin

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Bodmin, PL31 1DE

Closes on Friday 28 February

Posted on 15 January 2025

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Summary

The apprenticeship programme will take approximately 3.5 years to complete. You’ll earn while you learn developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours to become a Vehicle Mechanic.

Annual wage
£17,649 a year

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- 23 days annual leave (26 upon completion of training) + statutory holidays - Competitive pension scheme (Double matched up to 12%) and Sharesave options - Employee Assistance Programme - Protective clothing and safety equipment supplied

Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

3 years 6 months

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

Your Training will include periods of on-the-job training at one of our Fleet workshops. You will be working alongside and learning from experienced and qualified Mechanics, in addition you will attend a technical college for block release study periods, ultimately achieving a Level 3 Qualification in Light Vehicle Mechanics.

A vehicle Mechanic uses their mechanical skills and knowledge to ensure that our fleet is operational 24/7 - 365, thus enabling our teams to deliver a service to the communities and customer’s we serve. That means taking responsibility for safety, ensuring legal compliance and delivering it all cost-effectively

Join us, and we will see you using your skills and participate in activities on our fleet such as:

  • Carrying out routine repair and maintenance on a wide variety of vehicles, plant and ancillary equipment, which includes Electric, ICE, Heavy goods, Cranes, Loaders, Generators, Trailers, etc.
  • Preparing and presenting vehicles for annual testing
  • Road testing, diagnosing and repairing of vehicle faults using the latest diagnostic equipment
  • Attending breakdowns; recovery of broken down or accident damaged vehicles
  • Fabrication and modification of vehicles - to include welding techniques

Where you’ll work

Lostwithiel Road

Bodmin

PL31 1DE

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

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.
  • 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

Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician - Light Vehicle Level 3.


 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths, English and Science plus 2 others (grade C/4 or above)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

  • Maths and/or English (grade Pass)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

About this company

We’re National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), the owner and operator behind the electricity distribution systems for the Midlands, the Southwest of England and South Wales. Serving communities of more than 8 million people, our expert teams deliver heat, light and power for homes and businesses, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts. Net-zero targets are transforming the way we work and increasing the scope of the positive impact we can make. Right now, we’re looking for apprentices to join us.  Our people in Network Services work across a number of teams to keep the lights on for our customers. They might be helping a customer who has lost supply or supporting a developer building a multi-million pound project. They maintain a 24/7 service from faults and maintenance, asset replacement to new connections, working outdoors with underground cables, overhead lines and substations that operate between 230 and 132,000 volts, their work is critical to everything we do.

After this apprenticeship

To become a vehicle mechanic upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED

box.ukapprentices@nationalgrid.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296480.

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Closes on Friday 28 February

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