Daimler Heavy Vehicle Technician Apprenticeship
CITY WEST COMMERCIALS LIMITED
Woodbury Salterton (EX5 1EW)
Closes on Wednesday 1 April 2026
Posted on 3 February 2026
Contents
Summary
This apprenticeship is the level 3 Heavy Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician standard programme with Euro Commercials in Exeter, EX5 1EW. As an HGV technician apprentice, you will learn how to maintain and repair Daimler trucks to the manufacturers and DSVA standard.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Heavy vehicle service and maintenance technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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2 years 8 months
- 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
Are you looking for a rewarding, lifelong career that will provide you with job satisfaction in a friendly team environment? Euro Commercials is looking for the right person to join their Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle franchised business as a Commercial Vehicle Apprentice.
Throughout your career with Euro Commercials, we commit to invest in vital training and continual support to maximise your potential and ensure you are best equipped with the right skills and knowledge to fulfil your potential in the commercial motor trade. With Euro Commercials, your hard work and commitment won’t go unnoticed. With career development opportunities, staff incentives, and a great working environment, your time at Euro Commercials will be satisfying, rewarding, enjoyable and beneficial.
What you’ll be learning:
The role of a HGV Technician is to carry out fault diagnosis, service and repairs to HGV’s and buses
During the course and amongst other duties you will learn how to carry out:
- Servicing - carrying out inspections
- Maintenance - general and preventative maintenance
- Repairing - repairing/replacing parts
- Diagnostics - diagnosing faults in the onboard systems
Training delivery:
- In this programme, all aspects of heavy vehicle technology are embedded in this dedicated programme and involves a mix of academic learning and on-the-job training
- Practical learning in the workplace, shadowing your mentor and carrying out the work while being supervised
- Online studies, completing workbooks and job cards, attending online sessions and virtual classes with your Development Coach, all done during your working day
- Attending block release to the Daimler/Remit Training Academy in Derby every 2 months
- All costs of your hotel food and accommodation plus all travel arrangements are covered by Euro Commercials
Where you'll work
Unit 45, Greendale Business Park
Woodbury Salterton
EX5 1EW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
REMIT GROUP 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
Training is delivered in the workplace and on block release to the Daimler Training Academy in Derby.
There are a total of 16 x 1 week blocks over the 32 month programme.
The costs of hotel accommodation, food and travel are met by the employer and there will be no cost to you.
You will also receive 1-2-1 support from your Development Coach to help you achieve:
IMI Heavy Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician Level 3
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4/C)
- English (grade 4/C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Enthusiasm to learn
- Mechanically minded
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Closing Dates:
- Please submit your application along with your CV as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive enough applications
About this employer
As part of the national Mercedes-Benz dealer network, City West Commercials strive to offer the highest levels of service possible. They ensure you are in the best possible hands by offering routine servicing, diagnostic and major repair work for Daimler Truck, FUSO and Unimog. They want to help support you and your business by providing you with the help you need. They take the time to get to know you as a customer and put together a service solution which you are happy suits your business needs and budget. With branches in Bristol, Avonmouth, Devon, Cornwall and Somerset we are conveniently situated throughout the whole of the South West to service your needs. In addition, Their out of hour's Service 24h providing immediate access to Roadside Assistance across City West Commercials coverage in the South West.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will achieve an automotive industry recognised qualification. After this Ciceley Commercials will continue to invest in your future, by providing training and development opportunities so you can excel in your role and further your skills and experience as a fully qualified Technician
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
REMIT GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012460.
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Closes on Wednesday 1 April 2026
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