Autocare Apprenticeship

Linney Lane Motors

Unit 9, Rutland Way, OL2 8QT

Closes in 30 days (Tuesday 21 January)

Posted on 19 December 2024

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Summary

We have an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Vehicle Technician. As an apprentice, you'll play a key part in supporting the maintenance and repair of a range of vehicles, learning diagnostic skills, and gaining a comprehensive understanding of the automotive industry.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Autocare technician (level 2)
Hours
Monday-Friday, 8:30-17:00.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 27 January

Duration

1 year 7 months

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

  • General servicing
  • Repairs
  • Housekeeping 

Where you’ll work

Linney Lane Motors,

Unit 9, Rutland Way

OL2 8QT

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

MANTRA LEARNING LIMITED

Your training course

Autocare technician (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • S1: Contribute to maintaining a healthy and safe workplace, including the maintenance of key equipment and carrying out general housekeeping
  • S2: Carry out stock procedures including dealing with routine stock deliveries, placing stock into storage, carrying out stock rotation duties and ordering parts for customers following company procedures
  • S3: Carry out vehicle safety inspections and routine maintenance in line with manufactures specifications or approved schedules, company procedures and complete approved documentation.
  • S4: Make recommendations to customers based on the results of inspections, ensuring that sales recommendations are accurate and fully costed, are ethical and in the best interests of the customer at all times, using language that is transparent and avoids jargon.
  • S5: Carry out replacement/repair and balancing of a range of light vehicle tyres, including ultra-low profile, directional, asymmetric and run-flat tyres fitted to a range of wheel sizes and types
  • S6: Carry out the replacement of components on a specific range of vehicle systems including Steering & Suspension, Braking systems, Battery & Charging systems, exhaust systems and Air-Conditioning systems
  • S7: Carry out 4-wheel Geometry operations including adjustments on a range of vehicles with different suspension and steering systems
  • S8: Use a range of specialist tools & equipment, mechanical & electrical measuring tools and diagnostic equipment to support fault identification and repair.
  • S9: Identify & procure correct parts to meet specific customer requirements
  • S10: Access vehicle technical data to inform inspections and make judgements on wear and serviceability.
  • S11: Deal with and resolve low-level customer complaints
  • S12: Communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and colleagues
  • S13: Use specific company IT systems within the workplace, including Point-of-sale systems and hand-held devices.

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

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Reliable
  • Hard-working

Other requirements

Desirable to have a driver's licence or working towards. Must be comofortable with dogs.

About this company

Linney Lane Motors is a garage that specialises in light vehicle repirs and general servicing.

After this apprenticeship

  • Become a Level 3 qualified Technician 
  • Work for the company 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MANTRA LEARNING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292788.

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Closes in 30 days (Tuesday 21 January)

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Company’s application instructions

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