Kia Light Vehicle Apprentice Technician

Summary

The Kia Academy offers a bespoke apprenticeship programme that focuses on education in electrification, delivered at the Kia Academy in Derby. Kia Apprentices will obtain the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to not only become an expert Kia Technician but also ensure they have a successful career with Kia whilst maximising personal growth.

Annual wage: £13,312 a year
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Training course: Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, with some Saturdays required. Shifts to be confirmed (TBC)
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Sunday 1 December
Duration: 3 years
Positions available: 1

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

Servicing - working to manufacturer servicing guidelines to ensure the vehicle running at optimum performance
Maintenance - replacing parts that have wear and tear before they fail
Repair - diagnosing the reason for vehicle failure and fixing the problem
Shadowing qualified Kia Technicians in the workshop to understand and learn how to carefully service and diagnose repair/faults for customer vehicles

Where you’ll work

Hawkins Motors

Unit 1

A30 Business Park

Lodge Way, Indian Queens

TR9 6FZ

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

SKILLNET LIMITED

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.

Your training plan

The Kia Apprenticeship Programme operates using a 12-week cycle. Within each 12-week period, Apprentices will receive the following teaching learning and assessment:

One college block attendance with teaching delivered by dedicated Tutors (both via Virtual Classroom Training and face to face at the Kia Academy in Derby)
One workplace visit face to face with their dedicated Skills Coach
One tripartite progress review involving the Apprentice, Skills Coach and their workplace mentor
One 1:1 teaching session with their dedicated Skills Coach via virtual classroom

Please note that accommodation is provided to apprentices travelling to the Academy for training.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Autocare (grade Level 2)

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
Team working

Other requirements

If you do not currently have a Level 2 Autocare qualification, Skillnet will support you to achieve this as part of your apprenticeship programme.

About this company

Hawkins Motor Group are Cornwall’s longest established family owned car dealership group and since 1933 have been delivering unbeatable value and outstanding customer service. It is our aim to make every aspect of buying and servicing a vehicle easy and our friendly and knowledgeable staff are here to ensure this. We are franchised dealers for new cars and commercial vehicles from six major manufacturers: Hyundai, Peugeot, Citroën, KIA, MG and Nissan. We have a large group stock of used cars and commercial vehicles at our dealerships located at St Stephen, St Austell, Blackwater, Truro, Penryn, Hayle and Launceston.

https://www.hawkins.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

A full-time career within the automotive industry with many opportunities to progress to positions of responsibility including a Service Manager, Master Technician and Dealership Principles.

The opportunities are endless. By having a highly regarded set of skills, Apprentices can go on to develop their careers within the specific interests they may have.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SKILLNET LIMITED

Shannon Brownsell

shannon.brownsell@skillnet.org.uk

01923 630800

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000282284.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 29 November at 11:59pm)

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