Apprentice Motor Vehicle Service and Maintenance Technician
CHANDLERS (FARM EQUIPMENT) LIMITED
Lincolnshire (NG32 2LX)
Closes in 31 days (Thursday 16 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 March 2026
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Summary
Join a forward-thinking, dynamic team that values your skills and nurtures your potential. We are seeking an apprentice vehicle technician to become a vital part of our workshop, working with the latest automotive technology in an environment that champions innovation, collaboration, and personal growth.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 5.00pm.
Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 8 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 3 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
This is a hands-on role where you'll learn from experienced technicians while working towards a recognised qualification.
Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
- Routine Maintenance: Servicing, checks, and lubrication.
- Vehicle Systems: Engine mechanics, cooling systems, fuel, exhaust, and ignition systems.
- Chassis and Electrical: Replacing braking components, suspension units, and auxiliary electrical parts.
- Workshop Safety: Health and safety protocols, using tools, equipment, and materials.
- Diagnosis: Identifying and fixing non-complex mechanical and electrical faults.
Where you'll work
Belton
Grantham
Lincolnshire
NG32 2LX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LINCOLN COLLEGE
Training course
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
- Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and efficient workshop. Segregate waste for disposal or recycling. Comply with industry environmental legislation.
- Demonstrate due regard for own safety and that of others in the workshop and minimise risk of injury and vehicle damage.
- Carry out fundamental tasks associated with removal and replacement procedures on a vehicle.
- Obtain diagnostic and repair information.
- Interpret diagnostic information and use electrical wiring diagrams to determine system serviceability.
- Use a range of diagnostic equipment.
- Follow recognised diagnostic procedures, logical diagnostic sequence and apply advanced diagnostic principles and problem-solving techniques to establish faults.
- Report faults using company procedures and recommend suitable further actions.
- Follow recognised repair procedures to complete a wide range of repairs including those which involve complex procedures, or in depth knowledge.
- Test the function of repaired and fitted components.
- Adhere to business processes and complete documentation following workplace procedures.
- Use ICT to create emails, word-process documents and carry out web based searches.
- Complete a range of services and inspect and prepare a vehicle to the required quality standard for handover to the customer.
Training schedule
- The apprentice will work towards their Apprenticeship Standard in Apprentice Level 3 Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle apprenticeship standard ST0033.
- The successful candidate will be assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide support and guidance throughout the course.
- This is a Day Release programme, which means you will attend Lincoln/Newark College, 1 day per week, term time only. This will fall within your contracted working hours.
Course outline:
Motor vehicle service and maintenance technician - light vehicle / Skills England
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Chandlers are one of the largest AGCO dealers in the UK with 17 depots covering 9 counties, supplying a range of high-quality agricultural machinery, including Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, and JCB, alongside a comprehensive selection of complementary leading brands in the industry. Chandlers also specialise in the sale of Used Challenger, Used Fendt, Used MF, Used Valtra and Used JCB machinery and carry a large stock of high-quality agricultural Used Farm Equipment for retail, trade or export sale throughout the UK and Europe.
After this apprenticeship
- Diagnostic Technician: Focusing on complex electrical faults, oscilloscope readings, and advanced engine management.
- Master Technician: The highest tier of workshop expertise. You become the "final boss" for problems other mechanics can't solve.
- Service Advisor: Transitioning to the front desk to bridge the gap between the customer and the workshop.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LINCOLN COLLEGE
Kateryna Shevchenko
apprenticeships@lincolncollege.ac.uk
01522 876284
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021225.
Apply now
Closes in 31 days (Thursday 16 April 2026 at 11:59pm)