Heavy Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice

BRIAN EASEY TRANSPORT LTD

Downham Market, PE38 0PT

Closes on Monday 24 February

Posted on 17 January 2025

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Summary

Working within the workshop, helping to maintain, repair and inspect a variety of vehicles and trailers and report directly to the workshop manager.

Annual wage
£15,704 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Hourly rate - £7.55 (This is negotiable)

Training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Hours
7am - 5pm, working days TBC

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 March

Duration

3 years 7 months

Positions available

2

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

Working within the workshop, helping to maintain, repair and inspect a variety of vehicles and trailers and report directly to the workshop manager.

Whilst gaining knowledge and experience in accordance of your apprenticeship.

  • Work on a range of HGV vehicles and various trailers
  • Undertake all levels of maintenance work, including repairs, servicing and diagnostics
  • Completion of service and repair paperwork

Where you’ll work

The Old Mill

Sedge Fen

Southery

Downham Market

PE38 0PT

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

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Your training course

Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Carry out the basic tasks with tools and equipment common to all procedures involving basic mechanical and electrical procedures related to HV
  • The ability to keep updated with emerging new technologies within the HV industry.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop and adhere to the company and legislative processes.
  • Access specific and related HV technical information appropriately.
  • The ability to service, inspect and maintain HVs and trailers to meet company, Driver and vehicle standards agency (DVSA) and manufacturers’ standards.
  • Use a range of diagnostic and electrical measuring equipment to identify faults and underlying causes on HV’s.
  • Successfully inspect and prepare vehicles and trailers to meet DVSA standards prescribed in the tester’s manual.
  • Carry out final quality checks before handover to the customer without supervision.
  • Apply advanced diagnostic principles and logical/problem solving techniques and regimes.
  • Maintain records to company and operators’ licence obligations and regulation.
  • To be able to communicate effectively in both oral and written mediums both internally and with customers on a range of topics that will support, HV inspection and diagnosing techniques.

Your training plan

Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Level 3.

College attendance will be one day a week at Peterborough College. There will also be an additional bi-monthly portfolio workshop session at Peterborough College to support with the creation of your work-based portfolio.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE 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

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Time management
  • Repair Skills
  • Inspection Skills
  • Equipment Handling
  • Working in a team
  • Working independently
  • Essential Technical Skills
  • Commitment to learning

About this company

Brian Easey Transport Ltd is a family run business, operating a fleet of 33 Units, Tankers, Tippers and Curtainsiders. Based at Sedge Fen near Downham Market, which is a relatively new site.

After this apprenticeship

To become a fully qualified mechanic, keeping up with future technology to help the business grow.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRE EDUCATION GROUP

Lauren Hopkins

Lauren.hopkins@ieg.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296866.

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Closes on Monday 24 February

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