Apprentice Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician (36253)
BELLE VUE (MANCHESTER) LTD
STOCKPORT (SK4 5DZ)
Closes in 28 days (Friday 5 September 2025)
Posted on 6 August 2025
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Summary
Belle Vue Coaches in Stockport have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join their company. Working in their workshop on HGV’s, you will help keep vehicles in good order, servicing, repairing and fully operational.
- Wage
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£15,704 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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6am – 3pm or 10am – 7pm Monday to Friday.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 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
- Keeping the workshop clean & tidy
- How to use tools & equipment used in vehicle maintenance & repair
- Safe working procedures in the workshop
- Assisting other vehicle and ground-side equipment technicians with their work whilst receiving on-the-job training
- How to service and inspect a vehicle
- How to safely remove and replace engine, chassis, electrical and transmission components
- How to carry out simple and complex fault diagnosis and repairs on engine, chassis, transmission, and electrical systems
How you will be supported:
Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role
What will happen next:
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team.
You will then have the opportunity to find out:
- More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
- Any training you need to complete
- What the next steps will be
How you could get there:
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take
Where you'll work
THE TRAVEL CENTRE
DISCOVERY PARK
CROSSLEY ROAD
STOCKPORT
SK4 5DZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
- Full apprenticeship training provided, working towards an Advanced Level Apprenticeship gaining a Level 3 qualification in heavy vehicle service and maintenance
- Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Punctuality
- Reliability
- Honesty
- A disciplined attitude
Other requirements
Please note, it is essential that you have already attained a Level 2 qualification in Heavy Good Vehicle Technician or a Level 2 Light Vehicle Maintenance Technician qualification.
About this employer
Belle Vue Coaches offer a bespoke Coach Hire Management Service catering for any group travel requirements, working with a fleet of 80 vehicles and also hundreds of approved suppliers operating across the UK. Whether you’re looking for a chauffeur driven car, a minibus, midicoach, standard coach, executive coach, luxury coach, double decker coach, accessible coach or a vintage bus or coach, Belle Vue have the fleet and supplier network to handle any travel requirement from a trip around the corner to a multi vehicle event carrying thousands of passengers.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335761.
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Closes in 28 days (Friday 5 September 2025)
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