Apprentice Motorcycle Technician - Triumph - Ipswich
P.F.K. LING LIMITED
UK, IP4 5TH
Closes on Wednesday 27 August 2025
Posted on 4 February 2025
Contents
Summary
An exciting role has just become available as a Motorcycle Technician Apprentice. The ideal candidate will be passionate about bikes and keen to start a career in the automotive industry. The ideal candidate will live within 30 minutes commute to the dealership.
- Wage
- £15,704 a year
- Training course
- Motorcycle technician (repair and maintenance) (level 3)
- Hours
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40 hours between 8am-6pm Mon - Sat.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 29 August
- 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
If bikes are your passion, then Triumph will provide you with first-class training on the very latest products and innovations, with dedicated Triumph trainers who will help build knowledge and develop your skills.
Training will be provided both in the workplace and at our state-of-the-art facility in Doncaster.
All we ask is that you are committed to the Apprenticeship Programme for 3 years and have the passion and ambition to grow into a highly skilled Motorcycle Service Technician.
You will also be required to have a grade 4 or above in maths & English at GCSE level or equivalent.
Duties:
- Repairing engines, brakes, electrical systems, ignition systems, fuel injection systems, plugs and carburettors
- Doing inspections and routine services
- Fitting tyres
- Customising or fitting accessories to motorcycles
- Advising customers of necessary repairs and giving an estimate
Where you’ll work
Bonneville Corner
Ipswich
UK
IP4 5TH
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
ROBERT BOSCH LIMITED
Your training course
Motorcycle technician (repair and maintenance) (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Perform the fundamental engineering tasks which most procedures include, such as: cutting, drilling, filing, removing and replacing bolts, screws and clips, replacing seals, extracting damaged fasteners and using fabrication skills
- Assist in upholding high standards of safety and efficiency in the workshop, adhere to the requisite business processes (e.g. environmental awareness, health and safety practices, record keeping, and customer contact) and standard workshop
- Safely secure motorcycles to ramps and use specialised supporting stands in order to remove road wheels and major components, including: brake systems, suspension and drive (chain, belt or drive shaft)
- Successfully inspect and prepare a motorcycle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer e.g. following a service, complex repair, pre-delivery inspection by checking work against
- Service and maintain motorcycles in line with manufacturer specifications logged in manuals and online
- Remove, repair and replace components in line with manufacturers defined instruction
- Use diagnostic methods, mechanical and electrical measuring tools and equipment to check compliance and rectify faults
- Investigate symptoms of motorcycle fault(s) and identify the underlying causes prior to repair
- Access specific information e.g. motorcycle repair information, wiring diagrams, maintenance tables, technical production information, safety recalls
- Apply advanced diagnostic principles, logical problem-solving techniques and complex
Your training plan
This is a Motorcycle Technician Apprenticeship, delivered by Robert Bosch Ltd. Off the job training is enabled in the workplace and is also delivered on a block release basis at the Training Centre in Doncaster. This means your residential-based training will be delivered away from home, and you will be required to stay in a hotel for separate training blocks over the 3-year duration of the course. All associated costs for training are met by the employer/the programme and there will be no cost to yourself/your parents or guardians.
Support will be provided by the workplace mentor and by your dedicated trainer.
Your programme of study will enable you to have the required knowledge, skills & behaviours to achieve your: - Motorcycle Technician (Service and Maintenance) Level 3 Apprenticeship standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
There’s nothing averageabout Triumph. Powerful, determined and poised for action whenever you are, theTriumph range is sure to get your adrenaline racing for all the right reasons.At Lings Triumph Suffolk, we’re passionate about biking and will do all we canto help you find your perfect match.
After this apprenticeship
Possible permanent role and further training on successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROBERT BOSCH LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300601.
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Closes on Wednesday 27 August 2025
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