Apprentice HGV Motor Mechanic

EMERGENCY SERVICES FLEET MANAGEMENT HUMBERSIDE LTD

NORTH FERRIBY (HU14 3BQ)

Closes on Sunday 15 June 2025

Posted on 29 April 2025

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Summary

This role involves working on Emergency Vehicles such as Fire Appliances and Police Cars. It is a great opportunity to work within a professional environment to gain the skills to be a HGV mechanic. The high standard of work for the Emergency Services means that your job will make a difference.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 30 June 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

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

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in HGV maintenance and repairs. Your duties will include: 

  • Working with experienced technicians to learn HGV maintenance processes and how to diagnose problems
  • Assisting with vehicle safety checks including servicing, brakes, emissions, and testing specialist equipment
  • Be keen to develop mechanical and electrical skills, and learn how to use diagnostic equipment
  • Taking an active role in workshop health and safety and housekeeping
  • Keeping working area in a clean and safe condition, dispose of displaced material, fluids, packaging etc. into receptacles provided

Where you’ll work

WYKE WAY
MELTON
NORTH FERRIBY
HU14 3BQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

DN COLLEGES GROUP

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

  • Training will be at North Lindsey College/ Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
  • Block release/ Day release
  • You will undertake the Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship standard
  • https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/heavy-vehicle-service-and-maintenance-technician-v1-2
  • Level 4 as a minimum for maths and English
  • Must have driving license
  • Position available subject to police vetting
  • You will undertake both on and off the training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates.

About this company

Emergency Services Fleet Management (Humberside) Limited (ESFM) operate a modern, state-of-the-art facility, repairing emergency vehicles.

After this apprenticeship

  • Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Stephen Baker

stephen.baker@northlindsey.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317506.

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Closes on Sunday 15 June 2025

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