Maintenance Fitter Apprentice
MASON STREET FURNITURE LTD
WELLINGBOROUGH (NN29 7XA)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 May 2025
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Summary
Assisting the fleet maintenance team based at Podington, including repairing any mechanical faults, diagnosing problems with both the truck and plant and all basic electrical and hydraulic repairs.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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9:00-17:00 Monday-Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 30 June 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Helping with day-to-day jobs within the depot
- Maintaining and servicing our fleet of vans and tippers, small plants, and our diggers (2.7-8ton)
- Helping with the upkeep of the depot
- Planning their working week schedule with the help of the depot and transport manager
- Delivering or picking up parts for the jobs
Where you'll work
UNIT 2 GORE ONG FARM
AIRFIELD ROAD
PODINGTON
WELLINGBOROUGH
NN29 7XA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
Your training course
Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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
1 day a week at Northampton College.
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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this company
MSF is a nationwide highways contractor specializing in street lighting, traffic signs, technology, civil engineering, EV charging & independent connections (ICP). 4 depots nationwide employing over 200 staff
After this apprenticeship
Full-time work with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NORTHAMPTON COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323278.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 16 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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