Apprentice Bus and Coach Technician (Mechelec)
ENSIGN BUS COMPANY LIMITED
Essex (RM15 4YF)
Closes on Monday 18 August 2025
Posted on 6 June 2025
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Summary
Have you always had a passion for anything automotive? As a Bus and Coach Technician, you will inspect, diagnose, repair and test equipment and systems. If you are a 'can-do', enthusiastic, and motivated individual who works well as a team player, this will be a great opportunity for you!
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Bus and coach engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 07:30 - 15:30
30 minute lunch break.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 19 August 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
The successful applicant will be working on a range of buses and coaches while learning their trade to a nationally recognised standard. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and hardworking person to work in the automotive industry.
Due to the UK skills shortage within the automotive sector, you will be the next generation of body shop technicians with the ability to adapt and change. This is a great role for someone who is willing to jump-start their career!
Task to be carried out:
- Understand the fundamentals of existing and emerging mechanical vehicle design and systems
- Carry out routine mechanical servicing, planned preventative maintenance and “health checks”
- Carry out routine servicing
- Inspect, diagnose and repair braking systems
- Use diagnostic equipment and software to diagnose and rectify located faults on mechanical components
Where you'll work
The Rifle Range Juliette Close
Purfleet Industrial Park
Aveley South Ockendon
Essex
RM15 4YF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
Your training course
Bus and coach engineering technician (level 3)
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Your training plan
The apprenticeship training is delivered via weekly block releases at S&B throughout a year. Learning will also take place in the workplace and an S&B Development Coach and Workplace Mentor are allocated to support and monitor your progress to help you reach your goals and manage your workload.
Your employer will pay you when you are attending weekly training blocks at S&B.
More training information
S&B Automotive Academy is a specialist apprenticeship training provider located in Bedminster, Bristol. Whether you're seeking to kickstart your career in the automotive industry or the business industry, S&B Automotive Academy is your go-to partner for excellence in training!
S&B has been training apprentices since the 1970’s and is one of the largest training providers in the Automotive and Business sector. We pride ourselves on our collaboration with a wide range of employers.
To be considered for this apprenticeship, you must have GCSEs, Functional Skills or Key Skills at grade C/4 or above in English and maths (or equivalent). If your grades are below this, we will discuss your options for taking functional skills in Maths and/or English. As well as this, predicated grades are accepted, and work experience or knowledge is beneficial but not essential.
As a result, you will receive the following:
- Level 3 Bus and Coach standard
- Level 2 Functional Skills in Maths and English (if the learner is not exempt or has opted out)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The competition for apprenticeship placements is strong, so please ensure your application is modified to the type of apprenticeship you are applying for, pay attention to presentation, spelling and grammar and include any relevant experience, hobbies/interests, or qualifications.
About this company
Ensignbus has been in business for 50 years and during those years we've sold over 20,000 buses to nearly 100 countries, undertaken around 25,000 MOT tests, converted over 1,000 buses to open top, undertaken over 5,000 single door conversions, operated on three continents and carried tens of millions of passengers on local service and sightseeing buses. We are an award winning business with 50 years experience in Bus Sales, Service Work, Sightseeing Tours, Bus Conversions and Restorations. Ensignbus was formed in 1972, since which time it has been involved in many aspects of the bus industry. In the early days a number of small contracts were operated for people such as the Port of London Authority and Lesney the toy manufactures. These small operations however became secondary to the role which Ensign has today made its own, that of buying and selling high quality used buses and coaches.
After this apprenticeship
- As a company, we are committed to providing development and training opportunities to our employees
- This apprenticeship is the grounding for your future development and there are lots of opportunities to develop your career within our company
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
S & B AUTOMOTIVE ACADEMY LIMITED
David Watts
dwatts@sandbaa.com
07852344136
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324850.
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Closes on Monday 18 August 2025
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