Hyundai Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice - Tilbury Port – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

At Hyundai, You’ll be working within a fast-paced, challenging, environment, where you’ll be encouraged to push boundaries and challenge convention. As a global automotive manufacturer, and one of the fastest growing, you’ll have the opportunity to work within an international business environment, and grow with the company.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Year 1: £22k Year 2: £26k Year 3: £28k

Training course

Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)

Hours

Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm with a 30 min lunch

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 30 July 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

3

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

Tilbury Hyundai are currently seeking a Motor Vehicle Technician Apprentice to join their team. This is an exciting role with first-class training and outstanding long-term career prospects.

Job Purpose:

To train and develop individuals to the required standard to successfully work on Hyundai and Genesis vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

Learn with the company’s assigned experienced staff
Participate in classes and any workshops that might take place on-site or off-site
Complete the prescribed tests and assignments
Gain knowledge, skills and experience throughout their apprenticeship
Learn about the industry and specific best practice in the field

Personal Specification:

Determination to learn and grow as a professional
Good communication skills
Passion and willingness to learn
Being proactive and autonomous when required
Being savvy and problem solving
Being hard working and resilient
Having the relevant industry-specific skills (advantageous, but not necessary)
Being able to take in feedback

Core Values (The Hyundai Way):

Customer (Safety & Quality, Tenacity)
Challenge (Progress, Agility)
Collaboration (Alignment, Resilience)
People (Diversity & Inclusion, Expertise)
Globality (Integrity, Data Driven Thinking)

Where you’ll work

Riverside House
Riverside Approach
Tilbury
RM18 7DL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

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

Candidates will work towards achieving the Light Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship Standard at level 3. They will also be required to study towards achieving level 2 maths and English functional skills if they do not already hold equivalent qualifications. https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/motor-vehicle-service-and-maintenance-technician-light-vehicle-v1-3

The programme lasts for 36 months. The training incorporates underpinning knowledge in partnership and managed by EMTEC Colleges. Throughout the duration of the programme the candidates will be expected to travel to EMTEC’s training centre in Nottingham for 24 separate weeks to carry out skills training.

Regular visits to the dealership from EMTEC Vocational Learning Advisors will take place, who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace.

Assessment Includes: On-going assessment of soft skills and behaviours, a behaviour assessment, Knowledge and understanding tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2, Skills tests at the end of Gateway 1 and 2.

This is followed by the synoptic assessment, of which there are four components: Log book (final year review to assess apprentice’s progress), Behaviour Assessment, Knowledge Test (an in-depth, online test exploring knowledge/ understanding of the apprentice) and Skills Test (two-day practical examination of the skills of the apprentice).

Each apprentice will achieve the following:

· Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (Light Vehicle) (ST0033/AP03) Standard

· Level 3 Award in Automotive Refrigerant Handling (EC842-2006) QCF

· Level 3 Award in Electric/Hybrid Vehicle System Repair and Replacement QCF

· Certified Hyundai courses

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths And 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
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

* Please note that anyone under the age of 18 will only work a maximum of 40 hours per week. Any role which exceeds these hours on advert will be amended accordingly to fall in line with the legislation * Please note that if the successful applicant is found prior to the closing date the vacancy maybe withdrawn early

About this company

The Hyundai import center at the Port of Tilbury in Essex is the primary import hub for Hyundai vehicles in the UK. It's been operating for almost 20 years, processing over 100,000 vehicles annually. The port's strategic location facilitates efficient distribution to major UK population center

After this apprenticeship

Possible permanent position on the completion of the apprenticeship.

Further opportunities to develop career to become a fully qualified master technician and MOT tester.

On completion of the apprenticeship the average salary of a light vehicle technician is anywhere between 28k-30k. While most experienced technicians may earn up to £33k per year.

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