Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Technician

Summary

Walsall College are recruiting on behalf of MJB Truck Services Ltd who have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to start their career and join their skilled team as a Heavy Vehicle Technician. If you are interested, apply now!

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm 30 minute unpaid lunch.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Saturday 9 November
Duration: 3 Years
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

A Heavy Vehicle Service Technician will inspect, maintain, and repair large vehicles weighing 3.5 tonnes and over.

The Heavy Vehicle Technicians jobs fall into three main categories:

· Servicing - carrying out checks

· Maintenance - replacing/repairing engine parts

· Diagnostics - using the latest diagnostic equipment

As an apprentice, you will observe, learn and gain an understanding of a wide range of engineering skills and processes while under the instruction of skilled technical staff.

You will be able to:

· Demonstrate these skills and processes as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team

· Learn and understand the importance of Health and safety within the workplace

· Learn the fundamental technologies - Heavy Vehicle chassis design, engine, fuels, transmissions, hydraulic and air braking, etc.

· Develop the skills to construct or modify apparatus and instruments from verbal instructions and drawings

· Learn how to maintain workshop equipment and to keep it in good repair

Where you’ll work

215 CHESTER STREET

ASTON

BIRMINGHAM

B6 4AE

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

WALSALL COLLEGE

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Being a Heavy Vehicle technician requires a reasonable level of physical strength, patience and stamina.

About this company

MJB Truck Services Ltd is a family run business founded in 2014. Over the years we have expanded from a 1 bay workshop to the 5 bay workshop we have today, we have moved to bigger premises twice during this period to support the expansion which enables us to successfully provide the services to support our ever growing contracted customers.

http://www.mjbtruckservices.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression into full time employment upon successful completion of apprenticeship program

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