Vehicle Accident Repair Technician Apprenticeship Henley-On-Thames ABL 1 Touch

Do you want a dynamic and exciting career in the automotive industry? Fix Auto are offering a fantastic opportunity for an Apprentice Accident Repair Technician to join their busy body-shop. Learning how to provide industry leading repair services to clients and provide them with support during the repair process.

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Closing date: 14 Oct 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £10,982.40

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Mon-Fri 08.30 -17.00.

    Total hours per week: 40.0

  • Expected duration

    33 Months

  • Possible start date

    18 Oct 2023

  • Date posted

    14 Aug 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000190816

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

A multi-skilled technician repairs all elements of a vehicle after it has taken some type of collision damage.

Includes:

  • MET, air conditioning, vehicle alignment and hybrid & electric. Panel-repair
  • Replacing panels, filling defects and carrying out techniques such as welding, bond and riveting and correcting misalignment, paint-surface repair. 
     
    Duties will include:  
  • Accurately and skilfully undertake all aspects of the motor vehicle body repair
  • Detect and diagnose any additional faults for further repair
  • Working under direct supervision at all times to achieve full competence and qualification
  • Ensure all work is completed safely and complies with manufacturer and British Standard industry guidelines

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

The programme for the Multi-Skill Accident Repair Apprenticeship incorporates underpinning knowledge delivered in partnership and managed by EMTEC College.  

  • Multi-Skill Accident Repair Standard - Level 3  

Regular review and welfare visits from appointed assessors who will observe all evidence opportunities that occur naturally in the workplace  

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

  • Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, the role holder will progress to full-time employment with the company

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Team working, Initiative

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4/C or above) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4/C or above) Essential

Things to consider

Candidate must be able to travel to the workplace according to working hours.

About the employer

Fix Auto UK is a fully-branded franchised bodyshop network with over 100 sites repairing in excess of 150,000 vehicles per annum. With a 30-strong head office team, we provide our bodyshops with operational, marketing and procurement support, along with a seat at the negotiating table. In the past five years alone, we’ve secured over £65m worth of annual repair work from major insurer clients, on behalf of our bodyshop customers. We are focused on maintaining a sustainable and profitable network. Using our ‘working together’ ethos, we achieve this by sharing best practice across our network through dedicated site visits, a monthly network magazine, quarterly regional meetings and an annual national conference. Our sophisticated Fix Auto UK dashboard connects the entire network together, facilitating benchmarking as well as providing the platform for our electronic CSI system, which enables the live capture and analysis of each bodyshop’s Net Promoter Score. We also offer our franchisees a suite of retail marketing materials, which enables our bodyshops to order low-cost, tailored, branded print in order to help them win profitable retail work.

Employer

ABL 1 Touch

Address

Unit 2/3 Thamesview Estate,

Henley-on-Thames

RG9 1HG

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Training

Training provider

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

Apprenticeship standard

Accident repair technician

Level 3 (A level)

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