Daimler Trucks Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
RYGOR GROUP LIMITED
South Marston Industrial Estate (SN3 4TG)
Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025
Posted on 31 March 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship is the level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician standard programme with Rygor Auto in Swindon, SN3 4TG. As an apprentice, you will learn how to maintain and repair large commercial vehicles to the manufacturers and DSVA standard.
- Wage
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£15,704 a year
- Training course
- Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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2 years 8 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
Rygor Auto is a multi-award-winning business, owned by Rygor Group - a UK Best Workplace™ for two years running, a UK Best Workplace for Wellbeing™ two years on the trot, a certified Great Place to Work® 2022, 2023 and 2024, and a UK Best Workplace for Development™.
At Rygor Auto, we have an established Apprenticeship programme and work with Daimler UK to train Team Rygor’s next generation of HGV Technicians.
We are looking for the next gen of Team Rygor to join our business. So, if you are committed to career development, want to find a role you’ll love, work for an award-winning business with an expert and inclusive team and get paid to learn – please apply to join us as a Rygor Auto Apprentice!
Looking for a hands-on role where no two days are the same? As an HGV Technician Apprentice, you’ll be part of the team that keeps trucks and buses on the road and businesses moving. From safety checks to fault-finding, you’ll learn the skills to become a qualified expert in a vital industry — all while earning as you learn!
There’s a lot that goes into keeping HGVs running safely and efficiently. As an HGV Technician Apprentice, you’ll gain a strong understanding of key industry standards, including 6-week safety inspections, Operator (O) Licence requirements, and legal compliance. You'll also receive expert training to meet both manufacturer and DVSA standards.
What you’ll be learning:
As an HGV Technician, your role will involve diagnosing faults, performing services, and carrying out repairs on HGVs and buses. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will learn to:
- Perform vehicle servicing and inspections
- Carry out both general and preventative maintenance
- Repair and replace vehicle parts as needed
- Diagnose faults using advanced onboard diagnostic systems
Our apprentices benefit from:
- Dedicated and experienced expert mentors for one-to-one on-site support
- Access to Rygor’s in-house, award-winning Training and Development Programme
- A full yearly apprentice events calendar
- Branded uniform
- Rygor’s established Reward and Recognition Programme, including our annual Group Awards, ‘just because’ treats, and a birthday cake on your first Rygor birthday!
- Technician’s toolbox and tools awarded upon successful completion of year one
- Physical and mental wellbeing support resources
- Team Rygor activities and events
Where you’ll work
Hunts Rise
South Marston Industrial Estate
SN3 4TG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
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
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release to the Daimler Training Academy in Derby. There are a total of 16 x 1 week blocks over the 32 month programme. The costs of hotel accommodation, food and travel are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also receive 1-2-1 support from your Development Coach to help you achieve:
- IMI Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Level 3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4/C)
- English (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
- Physical fitness
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
Rygor Auto has 11 authorised Mercedes-Benz Van and Truck branches located across the UK, committed to selling and maintaining commercial vehicles. Having started life in the 1960’s as a family haulage business in the Mendips, Rygor Group originally became an authorised Mercedes-Benz repairer in the 80’s and became a full Dealer shortly afterwards. Rygor Auto was delighted to be announced as winners in the ‘Franchised Dealer of the Year’ category at the 2019 Commercial Motor Awards, ‘Van Dealer of The Year 2021’ at the WhatVan? Awards and Customer Service Provider of the Year at the 2022 WhatVan? Awards.
After this apprenticeship
- Rygor Autoprovide all their apprentices with the skills needed to become fully qualified and competent individuals
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311413.
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Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025
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